Related Stories
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Our wise Monk-guru, White winter mane and Douglass beard,Sonny's anOak tree growing outSugar Hill concrete—
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
For the late Dr.
Jason England
Nothing is sacred under capitalism.
Jon Jeter
Any celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop must reference its worldwide political appeal.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Bird, strings, Big Chief: 100: Harlem
(For Charlie Parker/Donald Harrison/Harlem Symphony Orchestra)
Earl Hazell
The author studied jazz composition and arranging under “a funny, smart-aleck, short, kind, genius composer and tenor sax player” – a musical giant
More Stories
- Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing EditorRob Larson's Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, And Why You Should Hate Them Even More is a fiercely pleasurable polemic.
- Anthony Karefa Rogers-WrightDemocrats keep telling us that Jim Crow is a ghost of the past, but the Supreme Court's latest ruling proves otherwise.
- Mark P. FancherTennessee just erased its only majority-Black voting district. Anger is justified but the deeper question is what Black people can do to gain and hold on to real power.
- Sumona GuptaTwo car companies are being sued for continuing the southern tradition of exploiting incarcerated workers in Alabama and Georgia factories.
- Reynoldson MompointThe Chadian troops arriving in Haiti are the visible arm of imperialist intervention in which the United States projects force without putting its own boots on the ground.