Media And Culture

Glenn Daigon
A Publicly Owned Bank for LA?
26 Sep 2018
A city-owned bank could extend the credit lines of community banks and credit unions to offer loans to low-income residents and help bankroll affordable housing.
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Cuban President To Speak at NYC’s Riverside Church
24 Sep 2018
On September 26 the recently elected president of Cuba will address a community forum at New York City’s historic Riverside Church.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Losing Its Imperial Status
24 Sep 2018
“We are entering a new moment in history,” said Dubosian scholar Anthony Monteiro, which is in some ways a negation of the hegemonic dollar and the unipolar world, with the US as t
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Blacks Should Appeal to Higher Law
24 Sep 2018
Black activist politics made its greatest strides when it appealed to a higher law of justice, rather than the man-made legal system, said Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Natura
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Sports is Racist Playing Field
24 Sep 2018
“Every aspect of society manufacturers” white innocence and Black criminality, said David Leonard, author of Playing While White: Privilege and Power On and Off the Field.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Letter to Kaepernick: Where Do You Go from Here?
19 Sep 2018
Long before the Nike deal it was clear that Kaepernick’s politics were being subsumed by other forces pushing a weak soup of “diversity” and “free speech.”
Paul Street
White Lies and Blue Codes: Laquan McDonald’s Killer Goes to Trial
19 Sep 2018
Things could get very ugly in Chicago if the cop that killed Laquan McDonald is set free by a jury that includes only one Black person.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Martha Escobar’s “Captivity Beyond Prisons”
19 Sep 2018
Rather than benevolent protector, the state enables and often perpetuates violence against marginalized communities, criminalizing them.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Crystal Fleming’s “How to Be Less Stupid About Race”
19 Sep 2018
The racism of the larger society is internalized in us, including those of us who are Black and brown, and must be methodically confronted.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Abolition Spotlight Editor
BAR Abolition Spotlight: Romarilyn Ralston
19 Sep 2018
Incarcerated people are limited to pushing prison reform, while the unincarcerated have the privilege to advocate abolition.