African America

Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 10, 2017
11 Jul 2017
U.S. War Crimes Against “Muslims of Color” The illegal U.S. presence in Syria is a “Nuremburg crime against peace,” said Dr. Francis Boyle, the renowned professor of international law at the…
The Cops have been Indicted in the Laquan McDonald Case, But Who Will Protect the Community?
11 Jul 2017
by Jeffery Robinson After an obscenely long wait, three Chicago cops now face charges of lying to cover up an extrajudicial execution of a Black teenager by one of their own. However, this is no time…
How Paul Robeson Found His Political Voice in the Welsh Valleys
11 Jul 2017
by Jeff Sparrow Paul Robeson, the great artist and activist, began his journey to becoming a global “people’s singer” through his contact with Welsh mining communities. “Throughout the 1930s, the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Black America is “Pro-Peace,” but Its Politicians Work for the War Party
06 Jul 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Black Alliance for Peace will have to work around or against the Black Misleadership Class. “For these infinitely self-centered creatures, even the Mother…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 3, 2017
04 Jul 2017
Out of Prison, Rev. Pinkney Resumes Protests “They knew that if they got an all-white jury, I had a 99.9 percent chance of being convicted, even without any evidence,” said Rev. Edward Pinkney, the…
Would Slavery Have Ended Sooner if the British Had Defeated the Colonists’ Bid for Independence?
04 Jul 2017
by Keith Brooks By the evidence of their actions, most Blacks wanted the British to defeat their white settler masters. Most Native Americans, too. The British had prohibited settlement west of the…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Urban Shield: A Federal Protection Racket
28 Jun 2017
by Ann Garrison Police repression is big business, heavily subsidized by the U.S. government, and promoted by “war games” enterprises like Urban Shield. “Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, and China have all…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 26, 2017
28 Jun 2017
Anti-War Conference Welcomes Black Alliance for Peace The United National Anti-War Coalition’s recent conference in Richmond, Virginia, featured the most Black participation and speakers in UNAC’s…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
If You Embrace Assata, You Must Fight the Black Misleadership Class
22 Jun 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Donald Trump’s lynch party seeking the extradition of Assata Shakur from Cuba includes every U.S. president -- most especially Barack Obama, who doubled the bounty…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Philando Castile, Charleena Lyles: The Body Count in the U.S. War against Black People Continues
21 Jun 2017
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Add the name of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant woman from Seattle, to the list of victims of the U.S. State. Her name will soon move down the column, since…