Blacks in Houston Must Guard Against Displacement
Working class leadership must ensure that the massive Black displacement that followed Hurricane Katrina does not recur in Houston, said Dr. Gerald Horne, the prolific author and professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He noted that both Houston and New Orleans are anti-union towns that are hostile to Black and poor people.
Imperial Policies Could Doom Sanders Presidency
âIâm afraid that even if Sen. Bernie Sanders were to become president, heâd probably just continue to manage the U.S. empire abroad,â said Dr. Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As with President Lyndon Johnsonâs Great Society, the domestic social project would be defeated by the imperial foreign policy.
Voices for Prison Abolition
Activists seeking to abolish the U.S. mass incarceration system, root and branch, rallied in 16 cities under the banner âMillions for Prisoners Human Rights.â Speakers included Laura Whitehorn, of the Northeast Political Prisoners Coalition, Tomika Shine, Baltimore representative of Releasing Aging People from Prison (RAPP), and spoken word artist Max Parthas, co-host of New Abolitionist Radio.
Bad News Trump
Wilbert âJazz the Poetâ Sanders, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvaniaâs McKean federal prison, showcased a new work, titled âPolitically Incorrect,â via Prison Radio: âTrump is vindictive, with a cold heart / In time heâll tear this country apart.â
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 11:am ET on PRN. Length: one hour.
As part of his research on grassroots economic projects toward Black Liberation, Austin Cole spoke with Nicholas Richard-Thompson about his community organizing, expanding definitions of economicâŚ
Attacks by the fascist government and its supporters against Haitian people and those of Haitian Heritage in the Dominican Republic have become more and more brutal, resulting in the outrightâŚ
Since the beginning of this genocidal assault on Gaza, the Israeli entity has targeted Palestinian medical workers and hospitals to destroy the healthcare infrastructure and cause maximum damage onâŚ
The Pentagon explored the AI software for research, but the new deal is the first by a combatant command whose mission is one of killing.
In this weekâs segment, we hear about protests in Martinique, an overseas department of France, where the people struggle against economic oppression and discriminatory treatment. But first, weâŚ
