| Black Agenda Report

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
BET's Black Billionaire Trojan Horse: Bob Johnson Fronts for Republican Agenda
03 Oct 2002
by BAR Executive Editor Glen Ford Bob Johnson, the Black Entertainment Television founder with a personal net worth of $1.3 billion, is a Trojan Horse, an aggressive political operative of the Bush White House posing as a Democrat. He has used his high profile status as one-half of all…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Battle For New Orleans: Only a Real Movement Can Win This War
27 Oct 2005
by BAR Executive Editor Glen Ford The Battle For New Orleans: Only a Real Movement Can Win This War "The pain and anger in Black America is all but universal and demands collective action"
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Fruit Of The Poisoned Tree: The Hard Right's Plan To Capture Newark NJ
05 Apr 2002
by Glen Ford In this groundbreaking 2002 article, which appeared in the very first issue of the Black Commentator, co-founded by Glen Ford, the author throws prophetic light on the early career and sponsorship of a new type of African American politician --- Corey Booker in his first run for mayor…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Newark: The First Domino? The Hard Right Tests Its National Black Strategy
08 May 2002
by Glen Ford In this May 2, 2002 article, which appeared in the second issue of the Black Commentator, co-founded by Glen Ford, the author continues the examination of the strange career of Corey Booker that began in April 2002's Fruit of the Poisoned Tree. This was published just before Newark's…
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Treble Army - Lullabomb
21 May 2012
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Glen Ford: Corporate Assault on Public Education
17 May 2012
Why are hijacking the formerly left politics of Black America, and corporate takeovers of public education key to the hard right's agenda in the US? In an address this month at NYC's All Souls Unitarian Church, Glen Ford outlines the linked history of these two right wing efforts, from…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
No FEAR, Chapter 5: Who Are You Calling a Necklacer?
23 May 2012
by BAR Editor and columnist Marsha Coleman-Adebayo In this chapter of her book, Dr. Coleman-Adebayo recounts her experiences in South Africa not long after the dawn of majority rule. Black paid a heavy price for a peaceful transition. “White businesses that had wallowed in profits from…
Wilmer J. Leon III
If Obama Loses, What's Plan B for Blacks?
23 May 2012
by Dr. Wilmer Leon For more than three years, African Americans have dedicated their energies to supporting the First Black President, rather than their own interests. If Obama is defeated, will Blacks quickly relearn how to mobilize on their own behalf? “What will happen if African-…
Nadra Kareem Nittle
Media Coverage of Reproductive Rights Should Include Women of Color
23 May 2012
by Nadra Kareem Nittle Lots of people have a great deal to say about high rates of unplanned Black and Latina pregnancies. But few media outlets bother to ask poor Black and brown women’s opinions and perspectives on the subject. The same applies to minority young people. “Black teens…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: The Lie of American Democracy
23 May 2012
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Just as most American mistakenly believe their country has the highest living standard in the world, they also swear that the U.S. is the ultimate in democracy. They also realize that the Golden Rule applies, here: those who have…