Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

African Immigrants Becoming Activists
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
06 Aug 2019
🖨️ Print Article

“More recent African immigrants are recognizing the importance of being part of the Africa American community in terms of organizing” for social justice, said Nemata Blyden, author of “African Americans and Africa: A New History.” Blyden, born in Sierra Leone, is a professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University and descendant of a renowned Pan Africanist and a Black American mother.

Pan-Africanism

Related Podcasts

Ahmed Kaballo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Ahmed Kaballo on the France Africa Summit
15 May 2026
Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report speaks to Ahmed Kaballo, founder of Nairobi-based Sovereign Medi
PSAI
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team Reports from the Pan-Africanism Summit Against Imperialism
15 May 2026
The Black Alliance for Peace was invited to send a delegation to the
BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio April 17, 2026
17 April 2026
In this week’s segment, we have an update on the US/Israeli war of aggression against Iran from a journalist reporting from Tehran.

More Stories


  • Nicaragua in the Crosshairs of Empire
    Netfa Freeman , Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley
    Nicaragua in the Crosshairs of Empire
    01 Sep 2021
    Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley are joined by Netfa Freeman of the Black Alliance for Peace and Pan-African Community Action.
  • Why the U.S. Still Suffers from Covid
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    Why the U.S. Still Suffers from Covid
    01 Sep 2021
    The Covid-19 crisis cannot be separated from the failed state.
  • War is a Racist Enterprise
    Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
    War is a Racist Enterprise
    01 Sep 2021
    Racism is an unspoken rationale for U.S. imperialist actions.
  • We Can No Longer Avoid Raising the Contradiction of the Western Imperial Left’s Collaboration with the Western Bourgeoisie
    ​​​​​​​ Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
    We Can No Longer Avoid Raising the Contradiction of the Western Imperial Left’s Collaboration with the Western Bourgeoisie
    01 Sep 2021
    As the Western left has become more aligned with their imperialist bourgeoisie in the destabilization of the Global South, the radical Black tradition provides a clear approach to “turn imperia
  • U.S. Escalates Threats to Ethiopian and Eritrean Sovereignty
    Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
    U.S. Escalates Threats to Ethiopian and Eritrean Sovereignty
    01 Sep 2021
    U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman recently returned from a tour of Ethiopia, Djibouti, and the United Arab Emirates. On the following Monday, the U.S.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us