The image of a black fighter in the CNT-FAI International Brigade is one of the seminal images of the anarchist movement in the 20th century. We do not know his name, where he was from, or what brought him to fight fascists in Spain, but we do know he exists and was black. This has been the story of Black Anarchists around the world, unknown, unnamed, but always willing to put in the hard yards to fight for justice and freedom all over the world. Anarchism, which started at as a 19th century European tradition, slowly, rhizomatically, spread its philosophy and praxis all over the world and the world of people of African descent is no different.

From the Awareness League and the Sudanese Anarchist Group in Africa, to Martin Sostre and Kuwasi Balagoon in the belly of imperial US Prisons, we have been here and we have been active, proposing theory and acting out on it. Our numbers have grown in the last decade because of the unique problems the world has faced and the failure of State Leftism.

Freedom is devoting its Spring 2026 issue to celebrate Black Anarchists, highlight our concerns, and see what the movement in the 21st Century has to add to the discourse circulating all over the world. To the unknown soldier and all the black anarchists who have passed, we thank you. The fight goes on.

We invite essays and reflections, reports on actions and campaigns, personal accounts, and other non-fiction writing. Possible topics include:

– Accounts of recent black anarchist organising (UK/World)
– Histories of UK black anarchism
– Black anarchism and: class struggle / ecology / internationalism / LBGTQ+ / precarity / etc. (UK/World)
– Reviews of UK black anarchist fiction or nonfiction

Please send articles of about 800 or about 1,600 words to editor@freedompress.org.uk

Deadline 22 March 2026