Assata Shakur wrote the introduction and this poem for the 1990 book Hauling Up the Morning: writings & art by political prisoners and prisoners of war in the U.S.

Francia Márquez is reopening diplomacy with Africa and forcing Colombia to confront the racism it has perpetuated against Africans for centuries.

A nation that builds independence outside its system is always met with a smear campaign. The lies about Eritrea are not a plea for justice but a warrant for its sovereignty.

They call her a fugitive; we claim her as a compass. Her words will continue to chart the path toward our liberation.

The empire has a new plan for Haiti, and it requires a ruthless force unbound by rules. This new force is not an answer to Haiti's pain; it is a weapon against its people.