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Jeffrey B. Perry
The Centrality of Theodore W. Allen’s Work in the Struggle Against White Supremacy
23 Aug 2017
The Centrality of Theodore W. Allen’s Work in the Struggle Against White Supremacy by Jeffrey B. Perry “The ‘white race’ was invented as a ruling class social control formation in response to labor solidarity as manifested in the latter (civil war) stages of Bacon's Rebellion (1676-77).”
HomesForAll.Org
Renter Week of Action and Political Education
23 Aug 2017
Renter Week of Action and Political Education by HomesForAll.org This article previously appeared in HomesForAll.org and Portside. “Corporate landlords think they can steal our cultures, devour our paychecks, deny our humanity, push us out of our neighborhoods and turn our cities into playgrounds…
Sam Husseini
How “Both Sides” Forge U.S. Supremacy: The Nationalistic Hypocrisies of “Violence” and “Free Speech”
24 Aug 2017
How “Both Sides” Forge U.S. Supremacy: The Nationalistic Hypocrisies of “Violence” and “Free Speech” by Sam Husseini “You'd be hard pressed to find a ‘news’ story about the effects of ‘violence’ when it emanates from the U.S. government.”
Crystal M. Fleming, Ph.D.
“Who is the Ultimate Traitor? On Patriotism and White Supremacy”
24 Aug 2017
“Who is the Ultimate Traitor? On Patriotism and White Supremacy” by Crystal M. Fleming, Ph.D. “It is crucially important that the removal of Confederate statues not provide yet another propaganda opportunity for neoliberals to suggest that the “real” United States is somehow not racist.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Protesting, Glorifying, and Justifying White Supremacy by the Bay
24 Aug 2017
Protesting, Glorifying, and Justifying White Supremacy by the Bay by BAR contributor Ann Garrison “A much larger white supremacist hate rally is coming up on September 9—11: the Urban Shield War Games and Weapons Expo.”
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Charlottesville is America: The Myth of the White Supremacist Tidal Wave
24 Aug 2017
Charlottesville is America: The Myth of the White Supremacist Tidal Wave by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong “Structural racism is the root of all racist ideas and warrants just as much, if not more, attention than the gathering of white nationalists.”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Black Alliance for Peace Calls on the U.S. to End Its War in Afghanistan
24 Aug 2017
Black Alliance for Peace Calls on the U.S. to End Its War in Afghanistan by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka “U.S. policy-makers see the continued presence of the U.S. in Afghanistan as a strategy to counter the growing cooperation between China and the Russian Federation and the Chinese “silk…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Kaepernick and True Protest
24 Aug 2017
Freedom Rider: Kaepernick and True Protest by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley “What should have been a righteous protest in support of Kaepernick and, by extension, all black people was turned upside down and sapped of any significance.”
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Blacks Should Not Become Uncle Sam’s Clean-Up Crew
24 Aug 2017
Blacks Should Not Become Uncle Sam’s Clean-Up Crew by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “If the historical crime is not linked to demands for the righting of present-day wrongs, there will be no lasting benefit to the people’s struggle.”
Briahna Joy Gray
How Identity Became a Weapon Against the Left
30 Aug 2017
“Responses to skepticism about Harris have simply dismissed the substance of the analysis, instead suggesting a “targeting” of Harris because of her gender and/or race.”