African America

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Grand Jury Refuse to Charge Police in the Murder of Kwamena Ocran
13 Oct 2021
Police killings in Maryland go unpunished as they do in the rest of the country. Kwamena Ocran was just one of of many Black victims in his community.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Thousands of Police Killings Are Unreported
06 Oct 2021
Police killings of Black people are a feature of American law enforcement and they are deliberately under counted.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
PROCLAMATION: LIBERTY OR DEATH, JEAN JACQUES DESSALINES, 1804
06 Oct 2021
This proclamation by Jean Jacques Dessalines, the first leader of a free Haiti, is one of the most radical declarations of freedom in history.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Build Back Better Legislation: New Keynesianism or Neoliberal Public Relations Stunt?
06 Oct 2021
Some provisions of Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation benefit the masses of Black people, but this legislation is a bare minimum effort to blunt some of the sharpest contradictions of the
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Louis M. Maraj’s “Black or Right”
06 Oct 2021
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Louis M.
Emily Elena Dugdale, Irena Hwang
In a California Desert Sheriff Deputies Settle Schoolyard Disputes and Black Teens Bear the Brunt
02 Oct 2021
Deputies in California’s Antelope Valley are disproportionately citing Black teens for minor infractions that lead to criminal records and incarceration.
Simon Rolston, Nora Demnati
Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Prisons Remains Rampant, Despite Government Pledges
02 Oct 2021
Systemic racism is built into Canada’s prison system, but federal parties have little to offer incarcerated Black Canadians and their families.
Sarah Sax
Black families Passed Their Homes from One Generation to the Next. Now They May Be Lost.
02 Oct 2021
This article first appeared in The Guardian.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
“Race Norming” and Health Care Jim Crow
29 Sep 2021
Health care disparities are inevitable when notions of white superiority are guiding principles in every sector of society.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
U.S. Congressional Support for More War spending and AUKUS Anti-China Pact Exposes Cynicism of Biden’s UN Speech Calling for More Diplomacy
29 Sep 2021
Joe Biden spoke of peace and diplomacy at the U.N. but support for defense spending and war making are bipartisan imperatives that prevent the people's needs from being met.