July 4, 2026: 250 years of genocide and ethnic cleansing. 250 years of resistance!

Saturday, July 4, 2026. Occupied Manahatta, Lenapehoking (Manhattan, New York City). – July 4, 2026, marks 250 years since white supremacists, thieves of Native American lands, murderers of Native American people, owners of enslaved Black people, White European terrorists declared THEIR AND ONLY THEIR independence from Britain.

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July 4, 2026, marks 250 years of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Native Americans. 250 years of the theft of Native American and Mexican lands. 250 years of resistance against white supremacy. 250 years of resistance against the yankee imperialism. 250 years of resistance against the terrorism of the United States of America.

Are we too comfortable in our bubble, preferring not to know what is happening around us? Have we grown accustomed to comfort and ease, wanting to remain in this bubble—but at what cost? The forces that should not hold power are actively working to keep us blind, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

History has taught us what happens when we cede our power to others: we get manipulated, lied to, and brainwashed by their propaganda. Do we have the courage to wake up and take action? I understand that change can be difficult, but remaining passive is no longer an option.

Whether it is learning a language, such as Spanish, English, or another language, building community, or participating in protests, small changes matter.

If you have internet access, you can read about a wide range of topics. Do not let the mainstream media lie to you. Do not let republican and democrat politicians lie to you. Do not let the Republican Party and Democratic Party lie to you. More soon.

At least 12 presidents of the United States of America held Black people in slavery throughout their lives, and at least 8 of those presidents had enslaved Black people while in the White House.

White supremacist presidents who held Black people in slavery: George Washington (1st President), Thomas Jefferson (3rd President), James Madison (4th President), James Monroe (5th President), Andrew Jackson (7th President; one of the founders of the imperialist, zionist, corrupt, interventionist, terrorist, genocidal, fascist Democratic Party; signed the “Indian Removal Act,” which was used to steal Native American lands and commit genocide and ethnic cleansing against Native American people), Martin Van Buren (8th President; the other founder of the Democratic Party; stole Native American lands and committed genocide and ethnic cleansing against Native Americans), William Henry Harrison (9th President), John Tyler (10th President), James Knox Polk (11th President; member of the Democratic Party; invaded Mexico from 1846 to 1848, and as a result of that invasion, the USA stole more than half of Mexican territory), Zachary Taylor (12th President), Andrew Johnson (17th President), Ulysses S. Grant (18th President).

What others say about the 4 of July, 2026.

Hüseyin Dogru

“Today is US Independence Day, but for Native Americans, there isn’t much to celebrate.

Millions of Indigenous and Black individuals have endured enslavement, torture, forced displacement, and brutal killings.

Today, racism towards Indigenous and Black people still persists,” said journalist Hüseyin Dogru on X on July 4, 2026.

Adolfina Brooklyn

On July 4, 2026, Adolfina Brooklyn said on Instagram, “There is nothing to celebrate while Puerto Rico remains a colony.

July 4 is a reminder that U.S. “freedom” has always come at the expense of colonized peoples. We refuse to celebrate an empire that continues to deny Puerto Rico sovereignty, impose austerity, and profit from our people’s suffering.

Read our statement in collaboration with @iwa_usa and organize with us for a free Puerto Rico!

¡Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre! ¡Mujeres Pa’lante!” Read their full statement here.

Andre Easton

Public school teacher Andre Easton is running for the United States Congress to represent New York’s 15th Congressional District in the Bronx, New York City.

New York’s 15th Congressional District is represented by zionist, corrupt, AIPAC, pro-genocide Ritchie Torres. Corrupt Ritchie Torres has taken at least 2 MILLION from the pro-Israel lobby.

On July 4, 2026, Andre Easton said on X, “While the Trump administration celebrates 250 years of white supremacy, exploitation, extraction, and enslavement, we reflect on 250 years of the revolutionary struggle for freedom led by Black, Indigenous, working, and oppressed people everywhere.

Here in the Bronx, we exemplify a devoted history to fighting back against the racist and oppressive status quo. While establishment politicians vote to fund ICE, bombs, and genocide, the people of the Bronx go without access to healthcare, affordable groceries, and dignified housing. We live with elevated asthma rates, while produce is driven out of the borough to create profit for grocery chain owners.

Today, I look to the people who have fought for and won the rights we have today. The enslaved masses who fought for emancipation. The striking workers who won the 8 hour workday. The students who fought to divest their universities from apartheid. The people who took the streets to demand an end to all imperialist wars. That is the history I want to continue celebrating, and that is the struggle I want to continue fighting, alongside all of you.”

Brooklyn Against War

“4th of July – Freedom for Whom? What is there to celebrate?

For 250 years, the United States has waged wars, carried out invasions, and perpetuated injustice at home and abroad. While a small percent celebrate freedom, millions continue to face war, displacement, poverty, racism, and repression.

This July 4th, don’t celebrate. Organize!! Join Brooklyn Against War and raise your voice against endless war, occupation, militarism, and oppression. See you there!!” said Brooklyn Against War on Instagram on June 18, 2026.

Party for Socialism and Liberation

“Thousands of veterans, military families, active duty service members and supporters from all around the country are marching on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States to protest against endless wars and the threat of fascism,” the Party for Socialism and Liberation shared a video and said on X on July 4, 2026.

On the website www.2americas250.org, the Party for Socialism and Liberation says, “As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., the Trump administration is using official “America 250” commemorations to whitewash the nation’s true history.

Leaked documents from the Department of the Interior reveal a coordinated effort to remove exhibits on the history of marginalized groups. In more than a third of national parks, exhibits about Black, Indigenous, women’s, and labor history have been censored. This is a brazen attempt to cover up the truth that there have always been two Americas: the America of the exploiters and the America of the exploited.”

Codepink

On July 4, 2026, Codepink said on X, “This July 4th, we do not celebrate “America 250” nor the “independence” of the settler colonial fascist United States.

We demand independence for Palestine, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Kenya, Haiti, Yemen & millions more facing oppression from the US empire.”

Manahatta, Lenapehoking.

Before New York City, there was Lenapehoking, the ancestral land of the Lenape people. Forcibly displaced by White European invaders, their land was stolen to create settler states. We live on stolen land. LAND BACK NOW!

Lenapehoking translated as ‘homelands of the Lenape’. The territory of the Lenape people before White Europeans invaders arrived was known to them as Lenapehoking, and it covered roughly the area between New York City and Philadelphia, including all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and part of the state of Delaware.

The name Manhattan derives from the Indigenous Lenape word “Manahatta.” Indigenous Lenape people—the original inhabitants of Manhattan and all of New York City—called the island Manahatta, which means “Hilly Island.”

White European invaders stole Manahatta and all of New York City from the Lenape people. White Europeans committed GENOCIDE and ETHNIC CLEANSING against Indigenous Lenape people in New York City and other cities.

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