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Jeffrey B. Perry
Theodore W. Allen On The Invention of the White Race, ‘White Privilege,’ and the Working Class
22 Apr 2015
by Jeffrey B. Perry When did the “white man” arrive in North America? According to Theodore W. Allen, the “white man” was invented shortly before 1700, and “the consequence was not only ruinous to the interests of the African-American workers, but was also disastrous for European-American workers…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Why Mumia Must Live, and US imperialism Must Die: The Link Between Political Prisoners and the War on Terror
22 Apr 2015
by Danny Haiphong The so-called War on Terror and the national security state did not emerge full-blown from the rubble of 9/11. Both are products of previous waves of police repression, mainly targeting Black radicals. “The FBI's counter insurgency war on the Black Panther Party chapters and…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Million Moms March, May 9th - Praying with our Feet – Code Black Alert
22 Apr 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo Black mothers are losing their children to police bullets for no reason but their race. Police “hyper-vigilance places Black men at the vortex of state sponsored assassins for simply walking in the middle of the street, like Michael Brown, or…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Skip Gates and Sony Exposed by Wikileaks
22 Apr 2015
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley “Intellectual entrepreneur” Henry Louis Gates is in the business of packaging history to fit the needs of the rich and powerful, from Wall Street to Hollywood. He conspired with the CEO of Sony to whitewash Ben Affleck’s ancestry of slaveholder…
The Real News Network
Black Is Back Hosts Testimony in St. Louis on Community Control of Cops
22 Apr 2015
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by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Michael Eric Dyson: Crab in a Barrel
22 Apr 2015
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Michael Eric Dyson wasn’t just defending President Obama when he unleashed his torrential rant against Cornel West. Dyson was demonstrating his loyalty to Power, in general. “Dyson’s infantile need to reveal personal details about his one-time…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Demonizing Teachers, Privatizing Schools: The Big Lies and Big Plans Behind the Atlanta School Cheating Scandal
22 Apr 2015
Should we be wondering if the prosecution of cheating Atlanta teachers for racketeering was racist? Or should black parents and educators be leading a movement against high-stakes standardized testing as the gateway tool to privatizing public education in black and brown communities across the…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Seeking Hillary’s Favor: Dyson Attacks Cornel West
23 Apr 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Michael Eric Dyson has never produced even a few words of substantive critique of President Obama’s wars, his “Grand Bargain” with the GOP, or his role in the economic collapse of Black America. Instead, Dyson has written a hit-piece on Dr. Cornel West. “The true…
National Nurses United
Thousands of RNs to Strike California Hospitals Thursday, Friday Over Safe Staffing, Patient Care Conditions, Health Care Cuts
29 Apr 2015
From our friends at the National Nurses Union In the real world, things only get better for ordinary people when ordinary people take collective action. Things get better when we organize and stand up for our own and each others' rights. The National Nurses Union is standing up this…
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Baltimore and the Human Right to Resistance: Rejecting the framework of the Oppressor
29 Apr 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka To hear President Obama and Baltimore mayor Rawlings tell it, politeness, nonviolence and respect for law and property are the fundamental obligations of those confronting the brazen and lawless violence of police in Baltimore and beyond. This is a truly…