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Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
A Reckoning for Al Sharpton and the Black Misleadership Class
11 Apr 2019
With support for “socialism” rising, the political fate of Al Sharpton and the rest of the Democratic party’s Black corporate minions is in doubt -- and they know it.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Reparations Now? Maybe In Order to Get the Job Done It's Time To Call It Something Else
07 Mar 2019
Reparations? In order to get the job done, maybe it’s time to call it something else.
Zachariah Wilkerson
Frank Talk on Little Rock's Frank Scott
29 Nov 2018
“What better way to enslave a man then to give him the vote and tell him he is free.” – Albert Camus
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Theory 101: Common, Gaddafi, and the Global Significance of the Black Misleadership Class
30 Oct 2018
The legitimacy of the US Black misleadership class resides in its ability to distort and claim leadership over the legitimate struggles of Black Americans to further their own careers within the ru
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Maynard Jackson Netflix Movie Muddles Black Politics, Mangles Black History
27 Sep 2018
For a politician’s biography, the Sam Pollard documentary currently available on Netflix, which recounts the life and career of May
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Black Unity Behind Black Candidates Helps Whom? Us? Or Them?
21 Sep 2018
Ten years ago it was 2008.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Obama and Democrats Share the Blame For Trump's Supreme Court
12 Jul 2018
We can’t blame Trump and the Republicans alone for the Supreme Court. Democrats had a big hand in it too.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
As Sharpton Drooled Over Royals, Righteous Folks Celebrated the Real Heroes of May 19th
30 May 2018
“The revolutionary heroes of May 19th would find Sharpton and his clique not just repulsive, but criminal as well.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Black Support for the Police State
16 May 2018
“If having black faces in high and not so high places doesn’t save our lives why should we support them at all?”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
What does Kanye West Have to do with the Jobless Rate? A Lot
16 May 2018
“Kanye West merely represents what happens when the Black misleadership class begins to reflect the crisis of the US system.”