Media And Culture

Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Donna Brazile -- No Honor Among Thieves
08 Nov 2017
“The Democratic Party had its thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
A Brief Review of the Philadelphia Conference That Celebrated an Enemy of the US Government
08 Nov 2017
“The conference condemned the many ways in which Temple and other academies of ‘higher education’ fully collaborate with the gentrification, poverty, and oppression experienced by worki
James Hill, Jr.
Kneeling and the (Re)Signification of the Black Fantastic
08 Nov 2017
“By utilizing their seismic platform as well as the medium of mass communication, the performative act of kneeling during the anthem unsettles the naturalized mythos of the racial state
Ashley Farmer
Black Women Radicals of the Past Offer the Best Hope for Our Future
08 Nov 2017
“In the latter half of the 20th century, black women theorists offered critical insight into how we might develop emancipatory strategies.”
Dan Glazebrook
Recolonization of Africa by Endless War
08 Nov 2017
“Washington is running a gruesome protection racket in Africa, simultaneously creating the conditions for armed groups to thrive while offering protection agai
Mela Ghebremedhin
The Eritrea “Massacre” That Never Happened
08 Nov 2017
“The entire incident lasted several minutes, with no casualties or injuries.”
Peta Lindsay
Black Bolsheviks and White Lies: Reflections on the Black Radical Tradition
08 Nov 2017
“American blacks needed no outsiders to awaken their sense of the tremendous contradiction between America's professed beliefs and its actual practices.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Swipe It Forward “
07 Nov 2017
Black Youth Project 100 activists are urging New York City subway commuters to share their unlimited fare cards with poorer riders.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on the Passing of AIM Leader
07 Nov 2017
Dennis Banks, the American Indian Movement leader who “sought to organize scattered native clan members into a militant, cohesive unit,” died last week at the age of 80.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Putin, Trump and Manafort
01 Nov 2017
“Anyone and anything connected to Russia gets the double standard treatment and is targeted for attack.”