For Black America, Cinco de Mayo needs to be seen as a day to celebrate a war of resistance against a colonial power that was, de facto, allied with the Confederacy and a day to celebrate an abolitionist state which welcomed many of our ancestors and “blood.”
Filmmaker Anne Lewis speaks about her film “A Strike and an Uprising! (in Texas)” on a historic Texas strike and its leader Emma Tenayuca.
Remembering Mexico’s acts of solidarity with the USSR is a legitimate way to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over fascism, but reflecting deeply on that historical experience is a better way to honor it.