DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus

Comrades: We gotta run it back. Join us for monthly announcements, general body approval on the tabled WG/committee proposals. Bylaw changes are now open for submission for March discussion. You can submit bylaw resolutions by emailing [email protected].

We will be joined by a comrade from NJ DSA + National Abolish ICE Commission to facilitate the "Abolition & Abolish ICE" training to close out the meeting.

Don't miss out. All BIPOC, good-standing DSA members are welcomed!

RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/natl-afrosoc-general-body-meeting-march-2026/

Family, it’s Black History Month! Join us our Nat’l General Body Meeting on February 22nd at 8 PM ET.

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AFROSOC General Body Meeting | February 2026 Join us for announcements, a chapter spotlight on ATL AFROSOC with a walkthrough of the Start a Local Chapter Packet, and general body discussion on WG/committee proposals. WG proposals are still being accepted, and bylaw changes are now open for submission for March discussion. Debate, voting, and....

On January 7th, 2026, ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle exercising her right to protest near Portland Avenue and East 32nd Street in Minneapolis. This murder occurred less than a mile from where George Floyd lost his life to police brutality. Good’s right to protest and Floyd’s right to life were both stomped on by brutality disguised as ordinary law enforcement. This attack was an infringement upon the basic principles of life and liberty.

Days prior on New Year’s Eve, another devastating marker in this pattern of unchecked ICE violence resulted in the killing of Keith Porter in Northridge, a suburb of Los Angeles. Porter, a Black man, was shot and killed during an encounter with off-duty ICE agents who claimed enforcement authority but exercised lethal force.

Porter’s murder reinforces how immigration policing collapses into racialized state violence. His killing, like so many others, was quickly buried under bureaucratic justifications and internal reviews that prioritized agency self-protection over truth or accountability. Porter was not afforded dignity, due process, or care – only the full weight of an enforcement apparatus trained to escalate and immunized from consequence. This makes clear that ICE’s mandate does not merely target immigration status: it also endangers Black lives and expands a policing regime where death is treated as collateral rather than a profound moral and political failure.

ICE agents are operating with a direct license to racially profile and an apparent license to kill. This is a grave failure of federal accountability and a continuation of a trajectory in which Black, Brown, Immigrant, and other racialized communities bear the barrel of the gun of militarized policy. Aggressive enforcement regimes are funded while the working class keeps asking for housing stability, healthcare access, community-based violence prevention, and genuine public safety – a clear indication that fiscal decisions are not morally neutral. What we witnessed is not an isolated tragedy but the predictable outcome of an immigration apparatus that has been over funded, under-scrutinized, and structurally insulated from local democratic control.

Read our full statement on Medium: https://medium.com//ice-violence-is-state-violence-afrosoc-dsa-condemns-violence-by-ice-in-minneapolis-and-beyond-faf4d089370c

The DSA Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color held elections via OpaVote from December 10th to December 18th at 11:59pm ET for our 2026 Executive Committee. Linked below are the official candidate statements of those who have been nominated to run. This compendium was made available for member’s viewing to best vote on the next leadership. The following are the results of the elections!

After the Executive Committee’s first onboarding and meeting on Monday, January 5th, we did our first internal election for positions and the results are in:

Co-Chairs: Ciné Julien (they/them) + Chris W./BRG (he/him)
Secretary: Nigel Harris (they/them)
Treasurer: Priscilla Otero Guerra (she/her)

We are excited to get the new year started with you all! If you have any questions, please turn them to [email protected] or join our discord server: https://discord.gg/dqaYFmeKtR

Comrades, we mourn the transition of elder Assata Shakur in Cuba on September 26, 2025 from natural causes. Sheltered by the steadfast spirit of the Cuban people, she passed not in solitary, but among comrades, a testament to our collective strength.

Assata lived a life defined by struggle and resistance. As a Black Panther, she organized demonstrations and community programs, while challenging patriarchy and white chauvinism in the movement. In the Black Liberation Army, she fought for Black freedom, suffering wounds and injustice. Captured in 1973, she survived medical torture, a rigged trial, and a life sentence.

Liberated in 1979 and welcomed by Cuba, Comrade Assata never abandoned her beliefs or revolutionary commitment. Her unwavering spirit, resilience, and conviction continue to inspire us. We honor her legacy and the freedom struggle she embodied.

It Is Our Duty To Fight For Our Freedom: On the Transition of Comrade Assata Shakur October 3, 2025

The next General Body Meeting will be held on September General Body Meeting on Thursday, September 11th at 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT on Zoom!

AfroSoC is a space for Black, Indigenous, and other Socialists of Color -- DSA members & Non-DSA members looking for a political home -- to connect, collaborate, and cultivate a socialist movement that bridges and benefits our respective communities and society at large.

Tap in, join us in discussing how we want to move forward into a new future for AfroSoC. Click the link below to RSVP:

https://actionnetwork.org/events/afrosoc-september-general-body-meeting?source=direct_link

Join us for our AfroSoC July General Body Meeting on Thursday, July 10th at 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT on Zoom! This is a space for Black/POC DSA & Non-DSA members to connect, strategize, and build together.

Our agenda includes getting plugged into AfroSoC with updates from our Committees, hear local chapter updates and share what’s happening in your region.

Tap in, join us in discussing how we want to move forward into a new future for AfroSoC. Don’t miss this chance to help shape our next steps!

Link below to register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/afrosoc-july-general-body-meeting

WE OUTSIDE WITH THE HOMIES 🖤

This Friday morning at the Socialism Conference, AfroSoC and New Politics are co-sponsoring a panel by AfroSoC member, Robert Cuffy, titled “BLM Under Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?” This panel will be moderated by Haley Pessin, and it’ll be highly interactive with crowd participation providing insights and answering questions on how we organize our movement under the second Trump presidency.

Click the link below to learn more and register for this event!

https://linktr.ee/afrosoc.dsa

Following a caucus-wide vote, the AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus (AFROSOC) endorses a NO vote on Resolution 10 at the 2025 DSA Convention. We're urging all DSA delegates to vote this resolution down and, instead, put your full weight into supporting AFROSOC, locally and nationally, in its ongoing mission to grow a multiracial and multicultural socialist base, institutionalize an anti-racist and decolonial organizing praxis across DSA chapters, and cultivate genuine solidarity between DSA and communities of color.

Read the full statement below:

https://medium.com//afrosoc-calls-for-a-no-vote-on-resolution-10-at-the-2025-dsa-convention-5a113160bab8

OH YEAH, ALL RIGHT: Join our section of DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus this Saturday, June 21, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM for a free screening and discussion of "Sorry to Bother You" at TrimTab Brewing Company!

This class- and race-conscious comedy is bootsriley's first film. In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, Calif., telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green's career begins to take off, his friends and co-workers organize a protest against corporate oppression. Cassius soon falls under the spell of Steve Lift, a CEO who offers him a salary beyond his wildest dreams.

We'll hold a discussion on the two-hour film immediately after the screening, then socialize.

This event is open to all, not only those who self-identify as BIPOC. It's also great for those who are DSA- and/or AFROSOC-curious. If you can, bring a friend!

RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/sorry-to-bother-you-a-birmingham-dsa-afrosoc-film-screening. ☎️

We, the DSA AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus, express our deepest revolutionary solidarity with comrades struggling in the uprisings in Los Angeles and nationwide against ICE, police terror, and fascism. Swipe through to read an abbreviated statement or click the link below to read the statement on Medium.

We are with the people, always.

https://medium.com//to-rebel-is-justified-afrosoc-statement-on-the-los-angeles-uprising-1ca52fe5b4a6