Larry Holmes (Marxist)
Encyclopedia
Larry Holmes is the co-founder of International ANSWER
and founder of Millions for Mumia, which seeks the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
.
He is a member of the Secretariat of Workers World Party
, and an activist for the Troops Out Now Coalition
. He is a strong supporter of Immigrants Rights, and Black and Brown Unity.
He twice ran for President of the United States
on the Workers World Party
(WWP) ticket, in 1984 and 1988. He was the Vice Presidential candidate of the WWP in 1992.
A.N.S.W.E.R.
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism , also known as International A.N.S.W.E.R. and the ANSWER Coalition, is a United States-based protest umbrella group consisting of many antiwar and civil rights organizations...
and founder of Millions for Mumia, which seeks the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and sentenced to death. He has been described as "perhaps the world's best known death-row inmate", and his sentence is one of the most debated today...
.
He is a member of the Secretariat of Workers World Party
Workers World Party
Workers World Party is a far-left political party in the United States, founded in 1959 by a group led by Sam Marcy. Marcy and his followers split from the Socialist Workers Party in 1958 over a series of long-standing differences, among them Marcy's group's support for Henry A...
, and an activist for the Troops Out Now Coalition
Troops Out Now Coalition
The Troops Out Now Coalition is a United States anti-war organization, which describes itself as "a national grassroots coalition of antiwar activists, trade unionists, solidarity activists and community organizers." Closely associated with the revolutionary communist Workers World Party, TONC...
. He is a strong supporter of Immigrants Rights, and Black and Brown Unity.
He twice ran for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
on the Workers World Party
Workers World Party
Workers World Party is a far-left political party in the United States, founded in 1959 by a group led by Sam Marcy. Marcy and his followers split from the Socialist Workers Party in 1958 over a series of long-standing differences, among them Marcy's group's support for Henry A...
(WWP) ticket, in 1984 and 1988. He was the Vice Presidential candidate of the WWP in 1992.