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Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Running Orders
29 Jul 2014
by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha You live in the wrong place and now is your chance to run to nowhere.
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Defense Says Crime Scene Botched at Wafer Trial
23 Jul 2014
Photographs, Evidence Collection Occurred days after Crime Thandisizwe Chimurenga Afternoon testimony in the trial of Ted Wafer for the death of Renisha McBride on July 24th revealed less than stellar evidence collection techniques, suggesting the Dearborn Heights Police Department…
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
“Early Morning Terror” Trial of Ted Wafer Opens with Photos and Fear
25 Jul 2014
by Thandisizwe Chimurenga The prosecution began its opening statement in the trial of Ted Wafer this morning by showing two photographs of 19-year old Renisha McBride. “This is Renisha McBride prior to Nov. 1 2013,” said Wayne County Assistant District Attorney Deborah Hageman-Clark…
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Renisha McBride “Just Wanted to Go Home”
25 Jul 2014
Witnesses Describe the 19-year old as staggering, “out of it” after car crash Thandisizwe Chimurenga Day two of Ted Wafer’s trial in the death of Renisha McBride began with a picture of a “disoriented” and possibly injured McBride walking away from the scene of a car accident at…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Disconnecting the Dots on Israel-Palestine: Is Apartheid Only A Crime When Committed Against Blacks?
21 Nov 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Most of the world supported the struggle of African Americans against Jim Crow during the Freedom Movement. Most of the progressive black leadership in this country spoke out against the apartheid regime, advocating boycotts, divestment, sanctions against…
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Opening Statements Today in the Trial of Renisha McBride's Killer
23 Jul 2014
by BAR special correspondent Thandisizwe Chimurenga in Detroit Wednesday, July 23... Opening statements in the trial of Ted Wafer for the death of Renisha McBride will begin at 9 am EST today (Wednesday) in downtown Detroit. A jury of 7 men and 7 women was seated Tuesday…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Obama Summons Africa to Washington to Talk Trade (and How to Cut Out China)
30 Jul 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford All of Africa’s leaders “in good standing” with the U.S. will gather in Washington, this weekend. On the continent, AFRICOM is boss, with a mission “to stymie, at will, the integration of Africa into a multi-polar world in which China is the center of gravity.”…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: The Causes of World War III
30 Jul 2014
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The world is being enveloped by chaos, dragged towards an apocalypse of unknown proportions by its sole superpower. “The absence of a competing power only emboldened the United States to renew its long history of intervention, invasion and…
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Wafer Takes Stand in His Own Defense in Trial for the Death of Renisha McBride
30 Jul 2014
Shooter describes incident as 'devastating' and happening 'too fast' Thandisizwe Chimurenga Theodore Paul Wafer took the stand in his own defense today. Charged with 2nd degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 19-year old Renisha McBride, the 55-year old airport…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
The Role of US Corporate Entertainment in the Social Control Element of Imperialism
05 Aug 2014
by Danny Haiphong Don't expect truth or wisdom from entertainers. They work for monopoly media corporations, not for their adoring publics. With a few exceptions, Black entertainers conform to the dictates of Power and view their own “fans” as lower forms of life. “Jay-Z rejected an invitation to…