African-American leftism

For Leftism among African-Caribbeans, see Afro-Caribbean leftism

African-American leftism refers to left-wing political currents that have developed among various African-American communities in the United States.^[1] These currents are active around social issues, and often call for an African-American led movement that aims at bringing about some form of socialism between the African-American community and White community and other minority groups.^[2]

Organizations

• African Blood Brotherhood
• Black Liberation Army
• Black Panthers
• Black Radical Congress
• Black Socialists in America
• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
• Detroit Revolutionary Union Movement
• League of Revolutionary Black Workers
• National Brotherhood of Workers of America
• Sojourner Truth Organization
• W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America
• Black Alliance for Peace

See also

• United States portal
• Politics portal

• Civil rights movement (1896–1954)
• Afro-Caribbean leftism
• The Communist Party USA and African-Americans
• Black conservatism in the United States
• Black-Palestinian solidarity
• Hip hop and social injustice