Four members of the Uhuru Movement and African People’s Socialist Party were indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, April 18, with charges of "acting as agents of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification." The people indicted include Omali Yeshitela, the

Students for a Democratic Society Condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli military forces. The fact that the attack has occurred during the holy month of Ramadan makes it all the more contemptible. So far, over 500 Palestinians have been injured and

On March 6th, Students for a Democratic Society at USF in Tampa protested to demand President Rhea Law and her administration take a stand against Governor DeSantis’ latest attacks on diversity, ethnic studies and Black history in universities, and were met with brutalization and arrest by the University of South

Recently, the state of Arkansas has taken steps to further deregulate child labor laws through the Youth Hiring Act of 2023. This act means that children who are under 16 years old could be sent to work without needing permission from the Department of Labor. This would also preclude the

Attacks on Affirmative Action and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are intensifying across the country, in both Blue and Red states, from Florida to Connecticut and Oklahoma, with the Supreme Court set to make a ruling on Affirmative Action some time this year. Multicultural studies programs, including African American, Chicano,

On March 6th, Students for a Democratic Society at the University of South Florida held a protest near their University President’s office to demand that their university take a stand against House Bill 999, which is the latest in Governor DeSantis’ attacks against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs,

On the 28th of December, Governor Ron DeSantis launched yet another attack on multicultural studies and diversity programs in the state of Florida, all under the banner of cracking down on "critical race theory". He demanded all public colleges compile and send in “a comprehensive list of all staff, programs,

On January 18th, 2023, police officers in Atlanta killed a peaceful protestor after repeated calls by activists to not bring firearms into the Weelaunee Forest. Acting as an invading force, officers swept the forest in SWAT gear, equipped with bulldozers, search dogs, lethal and non-lethal weapons, and ended up killing

On January 3rd, 2023, Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old Black high school teacher, was murdered by the Los Angeles Police Department, after they tased him repeatedly on the street as he begged for his life. Keenan was the cousin of a co-founder of the national Black Lives Matter organization, Patrisse Cullors.

The Supreme Court is set to rule on two cases sometime this year that will determine the constitutionality of affirmative action. The cases are brought by a Republican-backed front organization led by Edward Blum, who has been working for decades against affirmative action. The Republican-backed majority Supreme Court has already

Students for a Democratic Society stands in unconditional solidarity with the railroad workers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED-IBT), SMART-TD, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen as they fight determinedly for a fair contract and livable conditions on and off the

Students for a Democratic Society stands with the people of Colorado Springs in the wake of the shooting that took place at Q-Nightclub on the 19th of November. We condemn this act of senseless, bigoted violence. According to a report from Colorado Public Radio, the shooter, a 22 year old

Students for a Democratic Society condemns the so-called “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act '' being introduced into congress. This legislation comes in the wake of continuing attacks on LGBTQ+ youth. Through this bill, Florida’s HB 1557, otherwise known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, becomes national in