African America

Larry Greene
Hubert Harrison: Key Link in the Two Great Trends of the Black Liberation Movement
02 Jul 2010
A review by Larry A. Greene In the first quarter of the 20th century, the major, competing trends of Black American political thought were already in vivid evidence: Black nationalist and…
Benjamin Woods
The Failure of Negro Leadership
09 Jun 2010
by Benjamin Woods The crisis of Black American leadership is rooted in 1830s and 1840s political strategies designed to convince whites of Black people’s “humanity and worthiness” – an elitist…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Plundering the Panthers, Manipulating the Movement: Re-Branding the Black Panther Party
02 Dec 2009
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Every movement has its symbols and icons. But when these are separated from their context and content they are nothing but brands, to be employed for…
Leutisha Stills , CBC Monitor
Obama Charges Rightward, Five CBCers Earn Bush Loyalty Points
25 Jun 2008
A hardcore handful of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members who last week embraced George Bush's Iraq occupation policies, were joined by six others in support of a phony "compromise" over the a
Nikolas Kozloff
The Congressional Black Caucus Fails Afro-Colombians
07 May 2008
by Nikolas Kozloff Sometimes it seems the bigger the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) becomes, the worse it gets. Gone are the not-so-long-ago days when the CBC could be counted on to present a…
James Thindwa
Where is the Dream? Black Progressives Face Challenges in Organizing
13 Feb 2008
by James Thindwa Despite the fact that a remarkable 90 percent of African Americans oppose the Iraq War, Black "leadership" is in full flight from the progressive agenda. "This retreat," says the…
Leutisha Stills
Congressional Black Caucus Grades Plummet on War, “Terror” and Trade Bills
06 Feb 2008
by Leutisha Stills, CBC Monitor Votes on three bills have plunged the Congressional Black Caucus to their lowest collective grades yet, according to the watchdog group CBC Monitor. For the first…
Mark P. Fancher
Somebody Needs to do Some Time for Katrina Crimes
22 Aug 2007
The United States rejects the rule of international law, refusing to subject itself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, while claiming moral authority to pronounce unilateral…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Heroes and Hypocrites: Black Caucus Shattered on Iraq
28 Mar 2007
by BAR Managing Editor Bruce A. Dixon More than two-thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus signed on as members of the Out of Iraq Caucus, but when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Andy Young, Obasanjo Kin, and Russell Simmons to Market "Motherland Grillz" in Africa
24 Jan 2007
By BAR special correspondent W. E. B. Blingen What happens when Andy Young and the Obansanjos hook up youthful hip hop entrepreneurs in the motherland with the spirit of American black capitalism?