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Solomon Comissiong
What if Most Trump Supporters Were People of Color or Muslims?
23 Mar 2016
by Solomon Comissiong European global expansion has been marked by white crimes against humanity for half a millennium. In the U.S. white settler state, non-whites and Muslims are profiled as potential criminals and terrorists. However, “if a white person carries out an act of domestic terrorism…
Mark P. Fancher
Confessions of a Neo-Caucasian
23 Mar 2016
by Mark P. Fancher Human rights attorney and frequent BAR contributor Mark Fancher recently had a close encounter of the white supremacist kind. He learned that Donald Trump plans to use his awesome powers to turn a select number of Black people white – which would, of course, be HUGE!
Julian Cola
Letter from Brazil: Before There Was Liberation Theology There Was Candomblé
23 Mar 2016
by Julian Cola “Liberation theology,” a progressive interpretation of Christianity that gained traction in the mid-20th century, was long preceded by African-based religions such as Brazil’s Candomblé. “The emergence of African-based, syncretic religions caused an abrupt split from the religious…
Robin D.G. Kelley
Black Study, Black Struggle
23 Mar 2016
by Robin D.G. Kelly Robin D.G. Kelley opened a debate published by the Boston Review. “The fully racialized social and epistemological architecture upon which the modern university is built cannot be radically transformed by ‘simply’ adding darker faces, safer spaces, better training, and a…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
EPA Officials Didn’t “Want to go Out on a Limb” for the People of Flint
23 Mar 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo The federal and state actors that poisoned Flint, Michigan’s water tried to pin the crime on each other at a congressional hearing, last week. Governor Rick Synder, who set the crime in motion, failed in his attempt to concoct an ignorance-of-…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Democrats and the SCOTUS Scam
23 Mar 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The Obama “legacy” will likely include the appointment of a U.S. Supreme Court justice that Republicans would welcome – if only Obama hadn’t been the appointer. Federal judge Merrick Garland is a former prosecuctor whose politics suits Obama’s…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Democratic Road to Black Ruin
24 Mar 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Democratic Party operatives claim that Blacks are voting “strategically” when they support the corporate warmonger Hillary Clinton for president. The reality is, Blacks believe only Clinton has the money and organization to beat the White Man’s Party – the GOP.…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Why a United Front Against Trump is Dangerous Territory for the Left
23 Mar 2016
by Danny Haiphong The Democrats would love to see the entire political spectrum united with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump – but that would mean Trump has “scared the left back under the Democratic Party umbrella.” The Donald defames Mexicans, but Barack Obama has actually deported more of…
The Real News Network
Obama's Legacy-Defining "Clemency Program More Show Than Substance
23 Mar 2016
Now Age Conversations
The Liberal-Left Divide: A Conversation With Margaret Kimberley
23 Mar 2016