Commemorating Gabriel's Rebellion at the African Burial Ground in Richmond, Virginia

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Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Eritrean Martyrs' Day
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Eritrea emerged as an independent nation after decades of struggle. It celebrates Martyrs' Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate price.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Shanté Paradigm Smalls’s “Hip Hop Heresies”
22 Jun 2022
This week’s featured author is Shanté Paradigm Smalls. Smalls is Associate Professor of Black Studies in the Department of English and Faculty in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies at St. John’s…
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Celebrations in Colombia’s Streets: Gustavo Petro to Be First Left-Wing President and Francia Márquez the First Afro-Descendant Woman VP
22 Jun 2022
The Historical Pact candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez were elected President and Vice President of Colombia. Their victory is the first for leftists in that country but part of a trend in…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Poor Peoples’ March
22 Jun 2022
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Summit of the Americas Flops While Workers Summit Exposes Cracks in the Imperial Façade
22 Jun 2022
The U.S. effort to exert control at Summit of the Americas failed spectacularly. The Workers Summit of the Americas in Tijuana, Mexico showed the strength of people's movements around the world.