Tristan Taylor
Michigan Marches Unite Palestine Solidarity and BLM, Pointing the Way Forward
The mass mobilizations across the globe for Palestine and against the racist violence of the Israeli state show the depth of this important struggle for self-determination. They also shown the growing political maturity of protesters, expressing solidarity between the BLM movement and the fight for Palestinian liberation against U.S. imperialism.
Tristan Taylor
May 22, 2021The Police Stood By as the Far Right Invaded the Capitol. The Working Class Must Stop Them
This afternoon, thousands of Trump supporters from across the country stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to stop the certification of the Electoral College vote. The action began with a rally at which Trump himself encouraged his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol. Protesters confronted police, broke through barricades, and stormed the […]
Tristan Taylor
January 6, 2021Local BLM Chapters Blast National Leadership
BLM chapters across the country are demanding more democracy and transparency from the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
Tristan Taylor
December 18, 2020Detroit Police Put BLM Leader in a Chokehold, Call It a “Two-Hand Restraint”
The Detroit Police put protest leader Nakia Wallace in a chokehold. They are now calling it a “two-hand restraint.” This whitewashing is part of a broader attack on the movement in Detroit.
Tristan Taylor
December 7, 2020Detroit Activists Threatened with Intimidating Texts
Two dozen Detroit activists received threatening text messages last night and this morning. The movement against racism will not be intimidated by such tactics. Left Voice stands with the activists against intimidation and repression.
Tristan Taylor
November 29, 2020Marches, Assemblies, and a Public Tribunal: How Detroit Activists Are Building Power
On June 20, Detroit protesters staged a Public Tribunal Against Police Brutality. This was only the latest action in a series of growing militant activity in the Motor City. What powers the movement? Daily assemblies and marches.
Tristan Taylor
June 25, 2020“Success Isn’t Guaranteed, but Defeat is if we Don’t Do Anything.” Interview With Socialists Stopping Evictions in Detroit
Detroit was hit hard by COVID-19. But mass displacement and racist austerity measures have been a scourge in the city for decades. Left Voice sat down with Detroit revolutionary socialist Tristan Taylor to discuss evictions, and how to fight them.
Tristan Taylor
April 16, 2020