| Black Agenda Report

by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Tri-tanic
24 Jun 2014
by Raymond Nat Turner On the “road to slavery, for the third time,” straw-bossed by “a Quisling Black bourgeoisie.”
Solomon Comissiong
Everything But the Struggle: White Liberals, Exploitation & Hip Hop Music
25 Jun 2014
by Solomon Comissiong Black America has a genius for creating cultural forms, but quickly loses control of its own inventions. African American Hip Hop enthusiasts have failed to resist “the infestation of fraudulent white liberals who have co-opted large areas of Hip Hop in the same way white…
Mpoletsang Raymond Montshosi
Twenty Years of Democracy in South Africa: Should We Celebrate?
25 Jun 2014
by Mpoletsang Raymond Montshosi Twenty years of nominal Black rule has failed to change relationships of wealth and economic power in South Africa – the world’s most unequal country. “An average African man earns in the region of R2,400 per month, whilst an average white man earns around R19,000…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Homelessness in the United States is A Crime of Neo-liberal imperialism
25 Jun 2014
by Danny Haiphong The wealthiest nation in the world cannot house its own people. Capitalist greed has eroded the stock of affordable housing, while bankers’ servants in government have systematically demolished public housing. State “homeless” programs blame the victims, assuming “that people…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Unanimous Supreme Court Backs Whistleblowers over White House Objections
25 Jun 2014
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo In an important ruling, the nation’s highest court shot down an Obama administration attempt to shield governments from whistle-blowing employees. Nevertheless, the decision “still sends a chilling message” because it fails to adequately…
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Iraq, Libya, Syria: Three reasons African Americans should oppose U.S. intervention in Africa
25 Jun 2014
As the U.S. tightens its military grip on Africa, “it is absolutely imperative that we embark on a massive educational campaign with our folks that will expose the real intentions of the U.S. on the continent and worldwide.” There is nothing “humanitarian” about U.S. intentions. “The plan for…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Detroit and Iraq
25 Jun 2014
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The Race to the Bottom under global, militarized capitalism creates communities of shared misery. Increasingly, it is almost as dangerous to be inside U.S. borders as on the outside. “Iraq was invaded with soldiers, guns and bombs. Detroit was…
N.O. Education Equity Roundtable
A Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools Part One 17 Days in November
25 Jun 2014
A Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools Part One 17 Days in November by the N. O. Equity Roundtable A Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools Part One 17 Days in November from N.O. Education Equity Roundtable on Vimeo. A Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New…
Bill Quigley
No News Is Bad News: The Death Dance of Journalism and the Twilight of Democracy
20 May 2009
by Robert McChesney In this 90 minute address, Dr. Robert McChesney argues that the disappearance of journalism from newspapers and broadcast media marks the twilight of democracy. Back in the days when Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists started their newspapers, the US Postal…
Rita Nketiah
Second-Generation African-Canadian Youth: Setting a Research Agenda
01 Jul 2014
by Rita Nketiah African youth experience Canada differently than their immigrant parents, who “often express a desire to counteract the perceived ‘negative influence of African-American popular culture.’” Such youth possess multiple ethnic and racial labels to identify themselves while facing…