“Without revolutionary consciousness there is no Revolution. All those who have conducted revolution agree on this. But where does this revolutionary consciousness come from, since it is certain that it is not basic datum, nor does come into being and develop spontaneously? History teaches us it is created and developed through ideological education and revolutionary…
Category: Revolutionary Voices
Amilcar Cabral: Freedom Fighter
Amilcar Cabral, 1924-1973 Carlos Pinto Santos Translated by John D. Godinho WHEN IT ALL HAPPENED… 1924: Amílcar Cabral is born on September 12, in Bafatá, Guinea. – 1932: Moves to Cabo Verde. – 1943: Finishes secondary schooling in Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente. – 1944: Obtains a job at the National Printing Office,…
Hugo Chavez Interview With RT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was in Moscow for talks on cooperation between Russia and Venezuela, gave this exclusive live interview to RT, where he discusses everything from ideology to internationalism, to his own political role. Simultaneous translation in English.
Haile Selassie’s Address to the United Nations
Haile Selassie By Haile Selassie Spoken to the United Nations General Assembly on October 6, 1963. This speech is typically credited as the inspiration for Bob Marley’s hit song “War”. The translation is that provided by the United Nations, running concurrent with his speech. Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the rostrum…
Eyes of the Rainbow: Assata Shakur Documentary
“Like most poor people in the United States, I have no voice. The Black press and the progressive media, as well as Black civil rights organizations, have historically played an essential role in the struggle for social justice. We should continue and expand that tradition. We should create media outlets that help to educate our…
Who Killed the Lion King?
Why do We Always Betray those of Us that Fight for Afrika’s Freedom? Thomas Sankara.Born on December 21, 1949, in Upper Volta, formerly Burkina Faso; died Oct 15,1987 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. ‘I would like to leave behind me the conviction that if we maintain a certain amount of caution and organization we deserve victory……
Kwame Nkrumah: The Greatest African
For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. The white man arrogated to himself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to “civilize” Africa. Under this cloak, the Europeans robbed the continent of vast riches and inflicted unimaginable suffering on the African people. – I Speak of…
President Chávez Full Speech at the UN SC September 20, 2006
Full text of Chavez’s UN speech: Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, Delivers Remarks to U.N. General Assembly, New York, September 20th, 2006 HUGO CHAVEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPULIC OF VENEZUELA President Chávez: Madame President, Excellencies, Heads of State, Heads of Governments, and high ranking government representatives from around the world. A very good day to…
Hugo Chavez Proud of African Heritage
President Hugo Chavez September 20, 2005
Safeguarding Nasser’s Legacy
Hoda Abdel-Nasser, daughter of the late president, has spent her professional career as a historian gathering the materials for a just assessment of her father’s life and legacy, as she explains to Gamal Nkrumah Click to view caption Nasser with Hoda and her family; A close family friend of the Nkrumahs, Nasser holds the…
Ibrahim Kaypakkaya on the Kurdish National Question (1972)
Ibrahim Kaypakkaya on the Kurdish National Question (1972) – pdf Remember Comrade Ibrahim Kaypakkaya Revolutionary Worker #959 In May of 1985, a million people in Istanbul, Turkey, were watching the evening news on TV when the soundtrack was suddenly replaced by a revolutionary message from Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist. The message from the TKP/ML, a…
Open Letter from Assata Shakur
My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an ex-political prisoner, and I have been living in…
