African America

Steve Nathans-Kelly
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
22 Jan 2020
White supremacist Democrats staged a military assault on the last bastion of biracial government in the South, killing scores of Blacks and driving thousands out of North Carolina’s largest city.
Michelle Alexander
The Injustice of This Moment Is Not an "Aberration"
22 Jan 2020
Yes, Trump is an inveterate liar, but American politicians have always told lies about the Black and brown people they demonize and mass-imprison.
Aaron J. Leonard
In Anti-Communist Fervor, FBI Built a 500-Page File on Coretta Scott King
22 Jan 2020
Scott King was spied on constantly by the FBI – surveillance that was authorized by the Kings’ “friends,” the Kennedy brothers.
Archishman Raju
Huey P. Newton and Martin Luther King Jr.: Revolutionary Love and Unity
22 Jan 2020
Both Newton and King sought to create a united front for peace and socialism.
Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu
Want Out of Jail? First You Have to Take a Fast Food Job
22 Jan 2020
The convict labor system was once notorious in Mississippi – and it still is, under the guise of debt restitution.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 20, 2020
21 Jan 2020
Black Self-Defense is Important, But Ideology is Paramount
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Roots of Imperial Policing
21 Jan 2020
The US became deeply involved in global counterinsurgency after World War Two, said Stuart Schrader, a sociologist at Johns Hopkins University and author of “Badges Without Bo
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Catch the “‘F’ the Police” Train
21 Jan 2020
On January 31 activists plan to confront New York City cops in protests over high transit fares and police brutality, under the banner “F.T.P,” according to Shannon Jones, of
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Self-Defense is Important, But Ideology is Paramount
21 Jan 2020
Yafeuh Balogun, a leader of the Dallas-based Huey P Newton Gun Club, which advocates armed Black self-defense, said the club was inspired by the “founding of the Black Panther
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Solidarity with Moms 4 Housing
15 Jan 2020
Black women in Oakland confronted the austerity regime head-on, by seizing the housing their families need.