African America

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Cooperation Jackson's Kali Akuno: Elections Don’t Necessarily Change a Damn Thing
06 Dec 2017
A key strategist among the Black radicals that were behind the election of two Black mayors in Jackson, Mississippi, says his fellow activists have a decision to make: “Are we trying to be a good s
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Are US Blacks An Internal Colony? Or Is That Just Analysis By Analogy?
01 Dec 2017
Since 1968 or 69, almost 50 years now I’ve been hearing the descendants of Africans in the US described as an “internal colony.” Back in the day it seemed perfectly applicable.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
POP Welcomes Workers World Party Conference to Newark
28 Nov 2017
People’s Organization for Progress chairman Larry Hamm hailed the Workers World Party’s decision to hold its national conference in Newark, New Jersey.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Baltimore Police Throw Constitution Out the Window
23 Nov 2017
by Glen Ford “Even when police are in ‘hot pursuit’ of a criminal suspect, they cannot treat a whole neighborhood like criminals.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Haiti Police, Like the Old Army, Work for Uncle Sam
21 Nov 2017
The U.S.-backed regime in Haiti plans to reactivate the national army, which was disbanded for terrorizing the population.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Africa: A Continent Under Lockdown
21 Nov 2017
“AFRICOM perpetuates the myth that Africa needs policing,” said Washington DC human rights activist Netfa Freeman, representing the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) at the national c
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia’s New Book
21 Nov 2017
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told supporters that his new book, Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? “reflects the people’s struggles in the inv
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Howard University Hosts Black Is Back Conference
14 Nov 2017
The Black Is Back Coalition held is annual march on the White House, followed by a national conference at Howard University.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Grand Theft Water in Detroit
14 Nov 2017
The same corporations that forced Detroit into bankruptcy in 2013 are attempting to steal the city’s water supply, said Josiah Rector, professor of history at Northland College.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Puerto Rico Getting the Detroit Treatment
07 Nov 2017
Puerto Rico, a hurricane-ravaged colony of the U.S., has been subjected to much the same financial dictatorship as Detroit, a Black internal colony, said Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of