| Black Agenda Report

by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
The Ongoing Agony of the Obama-Trump War on the People of Yemen
22 Nov 2017
“The people of Yemen’s voices are unheard, drowned out by the noise of Russia-gate, arguments about the meaning of Trump’s latest tweet, and the latest episode of the TV show ‘Scandal.’” “We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation.” (M.L. King, “Beyond…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Why I Don't Do Kwaanza
22 Nov 2017
I don’t do Kwaanza, I just don’t. I never have, and the very thought of it evokes some difficult memories and feelings for me. It’s not the holiday’s religious trappings or its Afro-syncretic fusion of Jewish menorahs, Swahili words, Kemetic, Christian and other rituals. I understand people do have…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Following Footsteps of the Founding Fathers…
23 Nov 2017
Alchemy of money transforming repulsive, ugly, hideous human forms into Powerful producers, reality TV stars, Super predator presidents, Multimillionaire quarterbacks, Elected officials, political operatives, Oscar-winning actors— boys being boys following footsteps of The Founding Fathers:
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Trump FCC Wants To Remove Caps on Calls From Jails and Prisons, and to Kill Network Neutrality
23 Nov 2017
When it comes to the people’s will, the FCC have never been good listeners. The Trump FCC wants to kill subsidies for poor people to pay phone and internet bills, and remove caps on how much telecoms can charge the families of prisoners to receive phone calls.
David Love
Israel Gives African Migrants A Choice: Accept Deportation or Indefinite Imprisonment
29 Nov 2017
“Israel will pay Rwanda $5,000 for each African migrant it accepts, and $3,500 to each African who leaves. The Israeli government will even cover the airfare.”
Yash Tandon
Robert Mugabe: A Political Epitaph
29 Nov 2017
“He transformed the lives of the ordinary people by bringing education, health, water, sanitation and housing to millions of rural people.” An epitaph If the following reads like an epitaph, this indeed is what it is. The end of Robert Mugabe’s political life at the age of 93 is like an end of his…
Andre Damon
Net Neutrality and the Drive to Censor the Internet
29 Nov 2017
“These giant monopolies will be able to block access to entire websites.” The Trump administration’s move to end net neutrality marks a milestone in the offensive by the US government and major corporations to put an end to the free and open internet, paving the way for widespread government…
Vijay Prashad
Puerto Rico: Ruined Infrastructure and a Refugee Crisis
29 Nov 2017
“The plans for the rebuilding of Puerto Rico are similar to what was done in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.”
David Bacon
NAFTA, The Cross-Border Disaster
29 Nov 2017
“NAFTA strengthened the ability of U.S. employers to force workers to accept lower wages and benefits.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Crossing the Electronic Prison Firewall
29 Nov 2017
“Does the larger public consider how extremely, cruelly isolated US prisoners are in the age of digital communication?”