The Indypendent
History
Following Mamdani’s recent push to clean the city, let’s look back to the garbage movement of the 1960s
Nancy Hoch’s article about organizing with her neighbors against ICE reminds me of a classic first-person essay written in response to the historic 1934 Minneapolis teamsters’ strike.
The Persecution of Jews During the Spanish Inquisition Highlighted in New Novel
Author Barbara Stark-Nemon’s new book, Isabela’s Way, follows 14-year-old Isabela de Castro Nunez as she flees her Portuguese hometown.
The photographer Weegee captured the raw, gritty reality of life in NYC during the 1930s and ’40s.
Rucker Park: From Streetball Jewel to National Treasure
Harlem’s Rucker Park has been designated a national commemorative site for its contribution to Black history and culture.
International Women’s Day in Sunset Park
The modest gathering in Brooklyn aimed to highlight the economic and class struggles of women who are often overlooked.
New Book for Teachers and Students Interested in Palestine
A collection of well-researched essays, memoirs, poems and detailed lesson plans geared toward middle and high schoolers.
Malcolm X’s foreign travels and push to forge ‘greater unity’ between Africans and Black Americans alarmed top officials at the FBI and CIA.
The Right Wing’s Goal of Repealing the 20th Century Is Now Within Reach. Who Will Stop Them?
For Trump and the broligarchy, rolling back more than a century of progressive reforms is essential to their drive to plunder as much wealth as they can from the rest of society.