By: Abi X It has been almost two years since the Uprising for Racial Justice irrevocably changed our lives. Since then, in Washington DC, an ecosystem of mutual aid collectives, political education groups, radical community-building organizations, and non-profits has grown and become more interconnected. Many who marched in 2020 or organize now might not haveContinue reading “The Time is Now: Two Years Later”
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The Parallels Between Two Occupied Nations: Ukraine and Palestine
By Miriam Over the last few weeks, news channels and feeds have been flooded with news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is undeniable the damage caused by the Russian army has been brutal and destructive, displacing over 1.5 million Ukrainians from their homes. The reaction to Ukrainian refugees has been welcoming inContinue reading “The Parallels Between Two Occupied Nations: Ukraine and Palestine”
Are We Really Revolutionary? Accountability, Transformation, and the Differences We May Not Be Ready For
By: Abi X This piece is the second in an ongoing dialectical discussing the successes and failures of accountability processes in social justice/Black liberation spaces in DC. Each piece is written by contributors to The Washington Revolutionary and represents the personal views of the writer, not the perspective of the Wash Rev itself. We hopeContinue reading “Are We Really Revolutionary? Accountability, Transformation, and the Differences We May Not Be Ready For”
Building Solidarity as a Form of Resistance to Fight HIV/AIDS
By: Miriam Today marks the 23rd anniversary of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; this day raises consciousness about the virus’ prevention, care, and treatment in communities of color1. After almost 41 years since the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.2, the silent epidemic still looms in the background as it remains dominated byContinue reading “Building Solidarity as a Form of Resistance to Fight HIV/AIDS”
Queering Accountability; On the Limits and Possibilities of Abolition
By: Spoons This piece is the first in a two-part dialectical discussing the successes and failures of accountability processes in social justice/Black liberation spaces in DC. Each piece is written by contributors to The Washington Revolutionary and represents the personal views of the writer, not the perspective of The Wash Rev itself. We hope thisContinue reading “Queering Accountability; On the Limits and Possibilities of Abolition”
Propaganda or Copaganda? What Copaganda Is and How to Identify It
By: Lex, Co-Editor of The Washington Revolutionary On October 13th. 2021, news swept social media of a rape that took place on a Philadelphia SEPTA train car while dozens stood by and did nothing, some even filming. The chief of police, Timothy Bernhardt condemned the bystanders and the story became just one of many circulatingContinue reading “Propaganda or Copaganda? What Copaganda Is and How to Identify It”
The Problem/Power of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
By: Aaron, from Remora House DC Business Improvement District’s (BIDs) are public-private partnerships between city governments and property owners that intensify processes of gentrification and displacement. Often located in urban areas that experienced decades of disinvestment, BIDs attempt to attract potential investors and residents by “rebranding” an area’s image. The first BID started in TorontoContinue reading “The Problem/Power of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)”
Why We Need to Build Back Fossil Free
By: Natalie Mebane, former policy director of 350.org For months, we have been subjected to the ping pong political game of Congress trying to upgrade our failing infrastructure while pretending to give a damn about climate change. In March 2021, President Biden proposed a plan that was supposed to finally invest in the failing physicalContinue reading “Why We Need to Build Back Fossil Free”
Democrats Lose Virginia to New Racism
By: Abby X On Tuesday, November 2nd, the Virginia Governor’s election was won by Republican Glenn Youngkin, who defeated former Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, upsetting the strength of Democrats’ takeover in 2020. While abolitionists are rightfully skeptical of the impact electoral politics can have on people’s lives in a system of brutal racialized capitalism, editorsContinue reading “Democrats Lose Virginia to New Racism”
Police as a Threat to the Rule of Law
From: The Negro Subversive While the founders of this country were unconcerned with the rights of anybody who wasn’t a rich White man; they held their own rights to be sacred, and were terrified of losing them to a powerful military establishment. It was seen as obvious that a militaristic mindset and a democratic mindsetContinue reading “Police as a Threat to the Rule of Law”
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