 | MISSION STATEMENT
BWFJ believes that African American workers need self organization to help empower ourselves at the workplace, in communities and throughout the whole of US society to organize, educate, mobilize and struggle for power, justice, self-determination and human rights for African Americans, other oppressed nationalities, women and all working class people whether employed or unemployed, union workers or unorganized. We work to build the strength and leadership of Black workers in the Black Freedom and labor movements. |
  | Sister Ida Boddie-Presente!
Beloved Black Workers for Justice member and Rocky Mt. activist joined the ancestors on July 24. Sister Ida, born in Edgecombe County in 1936 was a fierce and loving freedom fighter. This is the expression offered at her funeral on behalf of the Black Workers for Justice. It was read by Ashaki ...
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 | Durban+10 Coalition Formed
To honor the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa, and to continue the global fight against racism and xenophobia, a broad alliance of non-governmental organizations ...
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 | 4th Encuentro de Afrodescendientes in Caracas, Venezuela
The 4th meeting of African Descendants was held from June 19- 22.While there was no formal US delegation, many African Americans representing a number of organizations attended. The Black Left Unity Network from the US circulated this statement about the significance of the meeting and some of the ...
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 | N.C. Legislature attacks unions and worker's organizations
With the passage of Senate Bill 727 today in the NC State Senate, we are seeing an escalation of the attacks on workers and our organizations. Activists have expressed a need for unity and bold action now more than ever to help fight back this vicious tide.
They are asking workers and their ...
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 | For the Dreamers
This is for my sister freedom fighter Viridiana Martinez who again and again has shown me what is to have courage and strength and to fight for what is right .......
http://www.thedreamiscoming.com/viridiana/
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 | US Military and Africom: Between the rocks and the crusaders
The Western bombardment of Gaddafi?s forces in Libya has become an opportunistic public relations ploy for the United States Africa Command (Africom) and a new inroad for US military stronghold on the continent. This involvement of Africom in the bombardment is now serving to expose the ...
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 | March of the Drums: There is Nothing to Celebrate
In the glorious Month of African Heritage we commemorate one more year in which this land was blessed. Blessed because more than two centuries ago the African plant set foot on it bringing with it the richness that decorates it today.
Today after 214 years, our own drums, symbols of resistance, ...
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