African America

Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Wilson Goode Way
26 Sep 2018
“You lit the fuse, I stand accused You were the first for me But you turned me out baby (you dropped a bomb on me) Baby, you dropped a bomb on me…”
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Blacks Should Appeal to Higher Law
24 Sep 2018
Black activist politics made its greatest strides when it appealed to a higher law of justice, rather than the man-made legal system, said Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Natura
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Sports is Racist Playing Field
24 Sep 2018
“Every aspect of society manufacturers” white innocence and Black criminality, said David Leonard, author of Playing While White: Privilege and Power On and Off the Field.
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from BAR Readers
22 Sep 2018
Articles exposing the hypocrisy of supposedly honorable figures who push for, or enable, war and regime change resonated with readers over the past few weeks.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Letter to Kaepernick: Where Do You Go from Here?
19 Sep 2018
Long before the Nike deal it was clear that Kaepernick’s politics were being subsumed by other forces pushing a weak soup of “diversity” and “free speech.”
Paul Street
White Lies and Blue Codes: Laquan McDonald’s Killer Goes to Trial
19 Sep 2018
Things could get very ugly in Chicago if the cop that killed Laquan McDonald is set free by a jury that includes only one Black person.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Martha Escobar’s “Captivity Beyond Prisons”
19 Sep 2018
Rather than benevolent protector, the state enables and often perpetuates violence against marginalized communities, criminalizing them.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Crystal Fleming’s “How to Be Less Stupid About Race”
19 Sep 2018
The racism of the larger society is internalized in us, including those of us who are Black and brown, and must be methodically confronted.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Abolition Spotlight Editor
BAR Abolition Spotlight: Romarilyn Ralston
19 Sep 2018
Incarcerated people are limited to pushing prison reform, while the unincarcerated have the privilege to advocate abolition.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on Lockdown
17 Sep 2018
“It’s a war against the prisoners, but also a war against knowledge and, ultimately, the Constitution, itself,” said Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner, ch