African America

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Democrats Must Be Confronted on Militarism
03 Sep 2018
The Women’s March on the Pentagon, scheduled for October 20 and 21, “is an important part of ‘Anti-war Autumn’” activities, said Ajamu Baraka, director of the Black Alliance for Pe
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Rocky Road for the Corporate Duopoly if Blacks Back Bernie in 2020
30 Aug 2018
The biggest obstacle to Bernie Sanders winning the Democratic nomination in 2020 is Kamala Harris, the corporate, anti-Black prosecutor. But Black voters are now in Bernie’s camp.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Prison Strike 2018
29 Aug 2018
Inmates in states across the nation are on strike against the world’s largest and most racist prison system. Hopefully, they won’[t be betrayed by quisling civil rights misleaders, as in 2010.
Boots Riley
Spike Lee’s Film Makes Cop That Spied on Blacks Into Hero
29 Aug 2018
Boots Riley says Spike Lee’s new movie is propaganda designed to make police look like allies in the fight against racial oppression.
Jamiles Lartey
Memphis Cops Spy on Black Activists -- and Dare Anybody to Try and Stop Them
29 Aug 2018
Memphis cops blatantly flaunt their targeting of Black activists, despite a judge’s ruling that the cops have violated a federal consent decree by continuing political surveillance.
Jessica Corbett
Demanding an End to 'Modern Day Slavery,' Prisoners Launch Multi-Day Nationwide Strike
29 Aug 2018
At root, striking prisoners demand they be treated as human beings; the rest of their demands flow logically from recognition of their humanity.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Omise’eke Tinsley’s “Ezili’s Mirrors”
29 Aug 2018
This book asks readers ‘to follow Ezili’s lead by imagining worlds in which black women, black queer folk, masisi…ev’ry body has value—ev’ry black body is a divine gift.’”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Charlene Carruthers’ “Unapologetic”
29 Aug 2018
Unapologetic lays out a case for the abolition of the prison industrial complex and a pathway towards transformation that is paired with accountability.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
How Long is the Shelf-Life of Damnable Racist Capitalist Lies?
22 Aug 2018
Silicon Valley and the corporate media are far more effective in conjuring alternative realities than the chaotic Trump White House.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
When Things Fall Apart: The Trump Era and the Missing Left
22 Aug 2018
The moribund politics of the ruling class posing as The Resistance are creating the perfect conditions for another four years of Donald Trump.