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Spirit of Mandela Writing Committee
Thin Blue Wall of Silencing: Jalil Muntaqim vs. The (Language) Police
06 Apr 2022
Former political prisoner Jalil Muntaqim is still not treated as a free man. In this case, the State University of New York at Brockport succumbed to political pressure and moved his in-person…
Erica Caines
New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left
30 Mar 2022
Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum “Sports and Black Struggle”: Interview with Samantha N. Sheppard
30 Mar 2022
This week, we interview Samantha N. Sheppard. Samantha N. Sheppard is an associate professor of cinema and media studies in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. She is…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Charles Athanasopoulos
23 Mar 2022
As part of the Black Agenda Report Book Forum, we interview scholars about a recent article they’ve written for either an academic journal or popular publication. We ask these scholars to discuss…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Aria S. Halliday’s “Buy Black”
23 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Aria S. Halliday. Halliday is Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and…
Jacqueline Luqman
Lies and Times: How The New York Times Gives Cover to Fascists
23 Mar 2022
Much of the New York Times reporting on Ukraine doesn't meet basic journalistic standards. The "newspaper of record" is in fact a record of ruling class and state apparatus narratives.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Marlon B. Ross’ “Sissy Insurgencies”
15 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Robin Brooks’ “Class Interruptions”
15 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Robin Brooks. Brooks is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at the University of…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Lindsey Green-Simms’ Book, “Queer African Cinemas”
09 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Lindsey Green-Simms. Green-Simms is Associate Professor of Literature at American…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Yolanda Covington-Ward and Jeanette S. Jouili’s Book, “Embodying Black Religions in Africa and Its Diasporas”
02 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book.