African America

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Roll Over & Die, or Shut Up & Sell Out: HBCUs & the Talented Tenth in the Obama Era
16 Oct 2013
When the Obama administration changed college loan rules in 2011, 28,000 students dropped out of HBCUs due to economic stress.
From Race Men to Debased Men, Obama at Morehouse, Arne Duncan at Morgan State
08 May 2013
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Back in the day, the “race men” and women, graduates of America's historically black colleges and universities imagined it was…
Boasting, Roasting, Coasting & Toasting: The Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference
12 Sep 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Later this month, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will hold its annual star-studded affair in DC, commemorating old victories it mostly had…
Call Out Their Names! The Black Caucus Roster of Shame
09 Nov 2011
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford A handful of Black lawmakers have joined with Blue Dog Democrats to call for $4 trillion in federal spending cuts over 10 years – far more than the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Color Of Change Takes On Black Caucus on Internet Neutrality
22 Sep 2010
“Black watchdogs are most effective in unmasking and shaming the culprits within our own ranks.” We “tip our hats” to Color of Change for exposing the Congressional Black Caucus’s abysmal collectiv