✊🏽Today we honor revolutionary socialist and Chairman of the Chicago Black Panther Party Fred Hampton, on what would have been his 78th birthday. Assassinated at the age of 21 by the Chicago Police Department and the FBI, Fred Hampton was a pillar of the fight for Black liberation, a defender of all oppressed communities, and unifying force for working people from all walks of life who understand they have a common enemy. Today, freedom fighters continue to stand on his shoulders. As Chairman Hampton said himself, “You can kill a revolutionary, but you can never kill a revolution.”

🇨🇺END THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA! Instead of funding people’s needs at home, Trump and Rubio are using our tax dollars to wage a silent genocide against the Cuban people. Why? For daring to build a society premised on their independence, sovereignty and well-being rather than a deference to Washington and US empire. 🧵

🇨🇺Today marks the 100th birthday of Fidel Castro — historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and an international symbol of the socialist and anti-imperialist struggle. Fidel inspired Cuban workers, students, and peasants to challenge U.S. imperialism and fight for a society built by and for the Cuban people. Fidel always emphasized the importance of internationalism, which in Cuba has taken the form of everything from direct support for liberation movements — from Angola to Vietnam, Palestine to the Congo — to sending doctors and teachers abroad. Fidel understood that Cuba’s revolution could never be separated from the struggles of people fighting for self-determination around the world. Today, Cuba is being brutally punished by the U.S. government for daring to forge its own path of independence and social equality – the ideals that Fidel fought his entire life for. Fidel's spirit and vision for a socialist future lives on in the determination of the Cuban people, who continue to defend their revolutionary project in the midst of these brutal, ongoing attacks. Socialist Cuba shows that it is possible for the people to take power and defend their revolution against all odds. We commit to learning from Cuba and defending its sovereignty! End the genocidal U.S. blockade on Cuba now! Let Cuba Live!