Black Socialists in America (BSA) is an American
socialist political group that organizes predominantly among black working-class people and whose stated goal is to create a national platform and network for those who identify as Black American socialists.
Since its foundation, the group has worked on
grassroots
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...
initiatives with organizations across the country, received national media coverage and an endorsement from
Noam Chomsky.
The group has also hosted a number of public panels and discussions featuring both civil rights era and radical black leaders such as
. Members of the group acting on behalf of the organization have also been represented in a number of other lectures or interviews done by figures such as economist
Richard D. Wolff
Richard David Wolff (born April 1, 1942) is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor ...
, and television networks like
Free Speech TV.
See also
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African-American socialism
African-American socialism is a political current that emerged in the nineteenth century, specifically referring to the origins and proliferation of Marxist ideologies among African-Americans for whom socialism represents a potential for equal c ...
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American Left
The American Left consists of individuals and groups that have sought egalitarian changes in the economic, political and cultural institutions of the United States. Various subgroups with a national scope are active. Liberals and progressives b ...
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Labor history of the United States
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Marxism
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