Related Stories
Frances Madeson
For Black August, Mireille Fanon Mendès-France sets the record straight on her father’s revolutionary legacy.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
To commemorate Black August, read Safiya Bukhari's essay on political prisoners and political mov
Tea Troutman
, Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
A letter commemorating George Jackson speaks to the origins of Black August.
Too Black
Black August is an important month of political education, but it should not solely be about the past.
Abayomi Azikiwe
The late Nehanda Abiodun was an African American revolutionary who exemplified the movement to end national oppression and the criminaliza
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
For Black August, read William L. Patterson on racial genocide, the law, and the Martinsville Seven.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
To commemorate Black A
Charles Brooks
Black August is the commemoration of actions carried out by revolutionaries ranging from Nat Turner to George Jackson.
Natalia Marques
Ruchell Magee has been incarcerated for 67 years and is the longest serving political prisoner in the world.
More Stories
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyThe second National Black Radical Organizing Conference will convene in Indianapolis, Indiana, from May 30 through June 1. The conference theme is “Base-Building for Collective Power.” We are joined…
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior ColumnistLiberals continue to condemn anyone who didn’t support Kamala Harris and the latest iteration of neo-liberal treachery. Black people are told to stand down when there is a fight worth waging.
- North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights , Black Alliance For PeaceThe Israeli state’s starvation campaign in Gaza—backed by the U.S. and Europe—is a livestreamed genocide. As malnutrition ravages children and the West vetoes ceasefires, the 'rules-based order'…
- Editors, The Black Agenda Review“This is not high-way robbery; it can be better called international burglary.”
- Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing EditorThe U.S. increases pressure on Burkina Faso through military propaganda, as Africans rise to protect the developing project.