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  • Political Prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney Fears for His Life
    08 Jun 2016
    A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The Black political class is constantly congratulating itself on ancient voting rights victories in the South, yet Rev. Edward Pinkney is…
  • Deon Haywood
    Stop Criminalizing Sex Workers
    08 Jun 2016
    by Deon Haywood  The fight against mass incarceration of the poor must extend to decriminalization of sex workers. “Just as drug use is a public health issue, sex work is born of the…
  • Solomon Comissiong
    Muhammad Ali and the Hypocrites that Pretend They Respected His Political Views
    08 Jun 2016
    by Solomon Comissiong These days, everybody claims to love Muhammad Ali – yet another proof that the United States is the ultimate revisionist nation, reshaping the past to fit its national pretenses…
  • Thomas C. Mountain
    When Malcolm X Met Cassius Clay
    08 Jun 2016
    by Thomas C. Mountain Two of the greatest Black icons of the 20th century crossed paths – and the world would “never be the same again.” Malcolm X “enlightened Cassius Clay and brought about his…
  • Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 6, 2016
    07 Jun 2016
    McKinney: Duopoly is Imploding, But What Comes Next? The 2016 election is going to be “written about and studied for a very long time,” said six-term former Georgia Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia…
  • Lorenzo Johnson
    Is There a Cure for Wrongful Convictions?
    01 Jun 2016
    by Lorenzo Johnson The author has spent almost 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He asks, “Why has our government yet to intervene when there have been record numbers of…
  • Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
    Crime “Prediction”: The Algorithms of Racist Injustice
    25 May 2016
    by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Mass Black incarceration wound up ensnaring too many white people in the gulags, bringing forth calls from within the establishment for “reform” to spare those…
  • Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
    Freedom Rider: Georgetown Should Pay for Slavery
    25 May 2016
    by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley If ever there was a clear path to reparations for the descendants of slaves, it is in compensation to the progeny of the 272 men and women sold…
  • Freddie Gray Case Judge Rules it is Unreasonable to Expect Cops to Obey the Law
    25 May 2016
    A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The prosecution in Baltimore wanted the cop that arrested Freddie Gray to be convicted of assault, because Gray had done nothing illegal…
  • Jaan Laaman
    Prisoners’ Voices Blocked and Censorship in U.S. Prisons
    25 May 2016
    by Jaan Laaman Like many political prisoners, the author’s freedom of speech rights are routinely curtailed. “While prisoners do have a legal right to express their thoughts and report on issues and…
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