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That time Malcolm X received Fidel Castro in Harlem in 1960. (A thread) A year after the Cuban Revolution, Castro and his delegation came to New York to attend the

On this day in 1983, socialist revolutionary Thomas Sankara became president of Burkina Faso at the age of 33. He only lasted 4 years, because he was killed in a

Meet Ruby Bridges. At 6 years old, she was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the American South. ⁠⁠For her to attend school her first

Thread on communities in Minneapolis without police.In Minneapolis, in the face of organized abandonment from the police:- Community defense units have organized neighborhood by neighborhood and even block by block.

On African Liberation Day, we remember Burkinabé socialist revolutionary Thomas Sankara.Sankara became the President of Burkina Faso at the age of 33. He only lasted 4 years, because he was

Malcolm X was born on this day 95 years ago. To commemorate Malcolm X's legacy we have colourised some of the most iconic photos and put them together with other

The Indian communist-run state of Kerala has reported 4 COVID-19 deaths with little over 500 cases after 90+ days since the first outbreak in January.⁠⁠A state with 34 million+ people

Today marks 35 years since the Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a West Philly neighborhood, specifically on the house of a Black liberation group called MOVE, killing 11 members,

Vietnam has reported 0 COVID-19 related deaths with 268 cases after 90+ days since the first outbreak in January.⁠⁠A country with over 96 million people, bordering on China, managed to

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Italy's defeat of fascism and the German occupation, also known in Italy as Liberation Day. #25aprile In 1945, anti-fascist partisans, largely led by communists,