African America

Ajamu Nangwaya
The Fall of a Right-Wing Black Canadian Politician
24 Jun 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya The unraveling of Sen. Don Meredith’s political career has nothing to do with Black “progress” in Canada. As a loyal member of the Conservative Party, Meredith supports mining…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Dolezal Fakes Black Womanhood, Reveals Depth of White Supremacy in the US
24 Jun 2015
by Danny Haiphong Rachel Dolezal’s long foray into a fake “Blackness” is viewed by some as an affirmation that race is a social construct that creates false categories of humans. However, the fact…
Mel Reeves
Does Passing for Black Challenge White Supremacy?
24 Jun 2015
by Mel Reeves Demands for Rachel Dolezal’s heavily braided head ring hollow, from both Black and white quarters. “Many of those who are distraught over Dolezal’s passing haven’t done as much to…
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…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Tamir Rice and the Meaning of “No Justice – No Peace”
17 Jun 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Black Lives Matter” has become the default name for the emerging movement against police atrocities against Black people. Whatever the movement winds up calling…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Investigation into Tamir Rice Murder: No Bombshells – So Why the Nine Month Delay?
17 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo The critical facts of 12 year-old Tamir Rice’s 2-second long fatal encounter with a Cleveland policeman are all recorded on video, but that’s…
Ajamu Nangwaya
Why are Y’all So Excited Over Mayor Tory’s Call for an "End" to Carding by the Cops?
17 Jun 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya In response to widespread public protest, the mayor of Toronto’s largest city announced a reversal of his support for “carding,” Canada’s version stop-and-frisk. But Mayor John Tory…
Lorenzo St. Dubois
Modern U.S. Black Mass Movements and the Limits of Nonviolence
17 Jun 2015
by Lorenzo St. Dubois The “Ferguson movement,” later dubbed the Black Lives Matter movement, is less than a year old, but defenders of the racial status quo are busily posting dire warnings against…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 15, 2015
16 Jun 2015
Broken Windows Policing Criminalizes Communities The Police Reform Organization Project, or PROP, has released a report on damage done to ordinary people by New York City’s “Broken Windows” policing…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Democrats Hope to Bury Black Lives Matter Under Election Blitz
10 Jun 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Democrats hope the Black Lives Matter movement, like the Occupy Wall Street movement, will disappear amid the hype of the coming election season. “The Democrats…