African America

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
MLK and Obama: Two Diametrically Opposed Legacies
05 Apr 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Dr. King spoke of the Triple Evils: racism, militarism and materialism – “meaning, in contemporary society, capitalism.” However, “the decisive blow to the Black…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Black Misleaders Act Like Republicans
05 Apr 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Black politics in Baltimore has sunk to the very bottom of the sewer, with mayor Catherine Pugh’s veto of a rise in the minimum wage. “Black…
Systemic Racist Oppression as “Isolated Incident”
05 Apr 2017
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford President Trump would like to terminate the two dozen agreements reached between police departments and the Obama administration. “Given…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Baltimore's Mayor Rejects $15 Minimum Wage Bill, Sharpening the Divide between Black Workers and Black Political leadership
05 Apr 2017
by Danny Haiphong Who enforces poverty wages in Black America? In Baltimore, a Black mayor blocked a minimum wage hike on the grounds that it would make the city “uncompetitive.” Mayor Catherine Pugh…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Brother Harvey Matthews: “I’m Fighting for My Ancestors.” The Bethesda African Cemetery: Part II
05 Apr 2017
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo When whites dispossessed an established Black community in Bethesda, Maryland, a half century ago, they “destroyed the life that we loved,” said Harvey…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
“Sanctuary Cities” and Black Community Control of the Police
29 Mar 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Donald Trump’s war against immigrants is a fascist-inspired offensive that is inseparable from his plans to forcefully pacify Black America.” We must oppose Trump…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Brother Harvey Matthews: “I’m Fighting for My Ancestors.” The Bethesda African Cemetery: Part I
29 Mar 2017
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo More than half a century ago, developers paved over a Black cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland. Now the county claims the ancestral bones may no longer be…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Don't Give the Black Misleaders Your Vote (They'll Just Cash It In)
23 Mar 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Democratic Party acts like it owns Black America. It certainly owns most of the Black political (Misleaderhip) class, who “have used their local, state and…
Why Won’t the Black Political Class Won’t Denounce Trump’s Militarism? Because They Can’t.
23 Mar 2017
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon 50 years ago Dr. King inveighed against endless wars of US global empire, prophesying the next generations would be marching…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
The Bethesda African Cemetery: Protests Trigger Government Response
22 Mar 2017
by BAR Editor and Columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman Adebayo African descendants have forced a delay in further eradication of ancestral burial grounds in Bethesda, Maryland, near Washington, DC. “The…