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Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jamala Rogers

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member and Columnist, Bill Fletcher, Jr., is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfricaForum, and the author of “They’re Bankrupting Us” - And Twenty Other Myths about Unions. He is also the co-author of Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice, which examines the crisis of organized labor in the USA. Mr. Fletcher is also Co-editor of "Claim No Easy Victories: The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral". Other Bill Fletcher, Jr. writing can be found at billfletcherjr.com. Contact Mr. Fletcher and BC. David A. Love, JD Managing Editor: Nancy Littlefield, MBA Publisher: Peter Gamble

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Cover Story

Creating a Viable Black Left: Sixteen Lessons Learned In Building The Black Radical Congress

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

that has a grassroots membership rather than just a non-profit staff; a formation that is militant, if not audacious, challenging racial capitalism and imperialism; an organization that is internationalist in its framework and actions; and a formation that is broad and welcoming.

There is a tendency for older activists to want one more grasp at the ‘ring’. Put differently, older activists are often unwilling to share the limelight…

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Cover Story

Creating a Viable Black Left: Sixteen Lessons Learned In Building The Black Radical Congress

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

that has a grassroots membership rather than just a non-profit staff; a formation that is militant, if not audacious, challenging racial capitalism and imperialism; an organization that is internationalist in its framework and actions; and a formation that is broad and welcoming.

No one said it would be easy Preface: “…Where is the BRC when we need it?” We have heard this question over the years from Black…

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