Dr. Martin Luther King

Jason Myles
The Rainbow and the Machine: The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon
25 Feb 2026
Jesse Jackson's legacy is complicated and sometimes contradictory, as he engaged in both radicalism and in political expediency.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Ajamu Baraka Remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
18 Feb 2026
What is Jesse Jackson’s legacy? Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, provides his reflections.
Anthony Rogers-Wright
Preserving the Legacy of Martin Luther King and The Black Radical Tradition Requires Saving Both from the Congressional Black Caucus More than from white moderates and white supremacists (Or, I said what I said)
21 Jan 2026
Preserving the Black Radical Tradition demands struggle not only against white supremacists, but also against the co-opted Black political class who actively support the very evils Dr. King named.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Breaking the Silence Revisited: Gaza, Venezuela, and the Enduring Relevance of Dr. King’s Critique of Empire
14 Jan 2026
The annual ritual of sanitizing Martin Luther King Jr. serves to obscure his radical anti-war politics, which are urgently needed to challenge U.S. imperialism.
Dr.Wilmer J. Leon, III
Dr. Wilmer Leon: When they tell you about their own, believe them
19 Feb 2025
"When people show you who they are, believe them" remains true when we examine the sorry state of the U.S. political arena. Both major political parties have made clear their priorities - and those…
Jacqueline Luqman
Trump’s Presidency and the Prospects for Peace in 2025: Adapted Remarks from the IMG
22 Jan 2025
Jacqueline Luqman recently delivered these remarks at a webinar hosted by the International Manifesto Group, "Trump’s Presidency and the Prospects for Peace in 2025."
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: The Three Evils of Society, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967
17 Jan 2024
Dr. Martin Luther King’s radical critique of racism, militarism, and poverty can never be bought, bridled, controlled, or compromised.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Ban the War Criminals from King Day Celebrations
10 Jan 2024
Most Martin Luther King birthday celebrations are tawdry displays of political cynicism and cooptation. The people must recapture the day from war criminals and their Black misleadership puppets
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Homegoing for Harry…
12 Jul 2023
“Every artist, every scientist, every writer
Black Alliance For Peace
The Annual Resurrection of a Fake Dr. King and Re-entombment of the Black Liberation Movement
19 Jan 2022
Black Alliance for Peace reminds us that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the product of a mass movement and at the time of his assassination was following the Black radical tradition.