African America

Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
19 Jun 2019
This week we discuss the internal colony theory, Hollywood’s portrayal of the Central Park Five, and continue the discussion on the future of Black Lives Matter. We share letters about “
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Max Felker-Kantor’s “Policing Los Angeles”
19 Jun 2019
Liberal reforms continue to fail to make the police more accountable. “LAPD officials helped create the ‘wars’ it fought to assert their authority.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Nemata Blyden’s “African Americans and Africa”
19 Jun 2019
People of African descent, no matter where they come from, face challenges in the American racial hierarchy.
Jahan Choudhry
Philadelphia to Celebrate Mahatma Gandhi and the Black Freedom Movement
19 Jun 2019
The Indian freedom struggle inspired liberation struggles in Africa and Afro-America.
Josh Ruebner
Will New Black-Jewish Caucus in Congress Advocate for Israel?
19 Jun 2019
Congressman John Lewis has joined a new caucus that will likely rally other Black lawmakers in defense of the apartheid state.
Flint Taylor
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
19 Jun 2019
“All you could feel was that machine he was running, that box with the wires on it.”
Tamara Lee
An Intersectional Labor Movement Must Resist “Colorblind” Approaches to Organizing
19 Jun 2019
We must explicitly reject “melting pot” approaches to class solidarity.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Prosecution Falters in Poisoning of Flint Water
17 Jun 2019
“Much of today’s American capitalist enterprise is only profitable because poisoning the air and water and soil is, essentially, free -- for the businessman.”
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US History and “News” is Fiction
17 Jun 2019
“The idea that the US is a force for good in the world is used to justify the crimes of US capitalism and has its roots in white supremacy,” said Danny Haiphong, co-author alo
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Chicago Police Torture Victims Speak Truth to Pain and Power
17 Jun 2019
Stanley Howardis still in prison, 35 years after he was forced to confess to crimes he did not commit, landing him on death row.