African America

Why Won’t the Black Political Class Won’t Denounce Trump’s Militarism? Because They Can’t.
23 Mar 2017
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon 50 years ago Dr. King inveighed against endless wars of US global empire, prophesying the next generations would be marching…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of March 13, 2017
14 Mar 2017
UNAC Advocates “Independent Path” to Peace It is “ridiculous” to believe that the Russians somehow tipped the November election to Donald Trump. “What was Hillary Clinton offering,” asked Sara…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of March 6, 2017
07 Mar 2017
An Electoral School for Black Self-Determination The Black political class has “become servants of the Democratic Party and other institutions outside of our communities,” and must be replaced, said…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Time For A Movement For Free Tuition at HBCUs and Public Colleges and Universities
02 Mar 2017
Instead of worrying about where Kellyanne Conway's feet are, or blasting Betsy DeVos's ignorance on HBCUs we should insist that black college presidents start or join a movement for free tuition at
Black Agenda Radio Week of February 13, 2017
11 Feb 2017
Trump Pursues His Vision of a Whiter USA The ban on Muslims is a step towards regulating the ethnic mix of the population.
Black Agenda Radio for Week of February 6, 2017
07 Feb 2017
Protests in Dixie Against Trump’s “White Supremacist Government” Hundreds gathered in Columbia, South Carolina, to protest President Trump’s ban on refugees and visitors from seven mostly Muslim…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 30, 2017
30 Jan 2017
Obamacare is Doomed; It’s Time for Single Payer Instead of attempting to salvage the doomed and fatally flawed Affordable Healthcare Act, progressives should seize the time and push for single payer…
Flint’s 1000-Plus Days Without Safe Drinking Water
25 Jan 2017
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford If you believe public health officials, lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s water have finally fallen to acceptable levels. The problem is,…
Is It Time To Revoke John Lewis’s Lifetime Civil Rights Hero Pass?
19 Jan 2017
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon John Lewis was a hero 52 years ago. What’s he doing nowadays with his Lifetime Civil Rights Hero pass? He’s a 14 term Atlanta…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 16, 2017
17 Jan 2017
The Democrats: Serving the One Percent, Blaming the Russians The Democrats are using the Russians as a scapegoat to avoid confronting “the rightwing Wall Street-captive party that they’ve become,”…