In their series ‘A people of color’s history of DSA,’ Alyssa de la Rosa and David Roddy present a detailed account of the role played by socialists of color in the DSA from its very origins. You’ll find this episode most useful as a supplement to their work (linked below). Alyssa De La Rosa has been a member of Sacramento DSA since 2016, and a Co-founder of the chapter’s Racial Solidarity Committee. David Roddy has been a Member of Sacramento DSA since 2009, a former member of DSA’s National Political Committee, and Western Regional YDSA organizer. He also hosts the leftist podcast Sh!t gets weird.
Part-1-Socialism-race-and-the-formation-of-DSA/
Part-2-DSA-enters-the-80s/
Part-3-DSA-and-the-first-rainbow-coalition/
Part-4-DSA-Looks-Inward/
Cornel West, "Toward a socialist theory of racism'
Joseph Shwartz, A history of DSA, 1971-2017