Africa

A Rare Conviction of Killer Cops in South Africa
26 Aug 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The conviction of eight Black South African policemen in the grizzly murder of a Black cab driver represents a break from the culture of…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 6, 2015
07 Jul 2015
Shut Down the Prisons from the Inside Prison inmates with the Free Alabama Movement have been placed in solitary confinement for advocating a national prison work strike. “Their argument is that all…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 29, 2015
30 Jun 2015
Don’t Just Count Black Bodies – We Need a Program of Liberation Veteran Malcolm X Grassroots Movement activist Kali Akuno is a co-author of the 2012 report Operation Ghetto Storm, which documented…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 22, 2015
23 Jun 2015
Charleston Massacre: Vintage Americana Activist and writer Kevin Alexander Gray lives in Columbia, South Carolina, not far from the Charleston church shooter’s home town, where “a Confederate flag…
Black Agenda Radio, Week of May 20, 2015
13 May 2015
States and Cities Turn Criminal Justice Screws on the Poor “Since the recession, states and municipalities are trying to regroup their deficits in the easiest way possible, and poor people are an…
Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 1, 2015
01 Apr 2015
Bottom Line: Fire Some Cops A U.S. Justice Department report shows Philadelphia police are five times as trigger happy as cops in New York City. The report contains 49 findings and 91 recommendations…
Black Agenda Radio, Week of March 25, 2015
24 Mar 2015
Black Agenda Radio, week of March 25, 2015 “Liberal” Israeli Zionists Hoped to Prolong the Farce of Negotiations Had the “liberal” Zionist Union defeated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last…
Somalia Recolonized – With African Help
09 May 2012
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Since at least 2006, Somalia has been the focus of the United States’ drive for military domination of Africa, with other African states lining up to join…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
NATO's Depraved Disregard for Libyan Civilian Casualties
21 Dec 2011
NATO’s outrageous claim that no civilians were killed in the 7-month air war against Libya has been challenged by Russia and, in a very modest way, the New York Times.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Libya Still a Killing Zone
07 Dec 2011
The United States and its allies have moved on to attempts at regime change in Syria, leaving the humanitarian crisis NATO created in Libya to fester.