Reprinted with permission of The Guardian, independent radical weekly, NYC Brother Fred Ahmed Evans was scheduled to die in the electric chair of the Ohio State Prison on Sept. 23, but was granted a temporary reprieve at the last moment. …
FE Author: Julius Lester
From the other side of the tracks
by Julius Lester
Fifth Estate # 88, September 18-October 1, 1969
There now exists a segment of the movement which officially considers itself Marxist-Leninist. Unfortunately it regards Marxism-Leninism more as a temple in which one must worship than a tool to be used creatively.
From the Other Side of the Tracks
by Julius Lester
Fifth Estate # 62, Sept. 19-Oct. 2, 1968
Reprinted from the National Guardian [New York City] It is ironic to find the Pope’s recent encyclical on birth control to be in line with the statements of many black militants. The Pope, of course, tries to place his opposition …
From the Other Side of the Tracks
by Julius Lester
Fifth Estate # 61, Sept. 5-18, 1968
July 23, 1968 will have to go down in the history of the black revolutionary struggle as a day of even more importance than July 25, 1967 (Detroit) and August 11, 1965 (Watts). It was on Tuesday night, July 23, …