| Black Agenda Report

Christopher Lebron
“Black Panther” Is Not the Movie We Deserve
21 Feb 2018
“A movie unique for its black star power depends on a shocking devaluation of black American men.”
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Independent Journalist Corner: A Conversation Andre Vltchek
21 Feb 2018
“Those who claim to be objective, like the BBC or The New York Times, are actually the most professional propagandists for the Western Empire.”
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Russiagate and Democracy
21 Feb 2018
“They can use Russophobia to silence the left, distract from the Democratic Party’s payment for the Steele dossier, and whip up war propaganda all at the same time.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
The Reckless Resistance
21 Feb 2018
“Americans didn’t need Russia’s social media meme bombers to find writers, broadcasters, and social media aficionados saying horrible things about Secretary Clinton.”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Venezuela: Revenge of the Mad-Dog Empire
21 Feb 2018
“It wasn’t until the administration of Barack Obama that the deadly gaze of the United States began to really re-focus on Latin America, with Venezuela as its main target.”
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Down With NRA (For Emma and The Resistance)
21 Feb 2018
Down with NRA sponsoring murder in our schools Down with NRA hacks claiming guns are just ‘tools’ Down with NRA mass murders nearly everyday Down with NRA banking on bullets which ricochet Down with NRA ‘cause death’s in their DNA Down with NRA tossin’ green papier-mâché Down with NRA for shopworn…
Dr. Matthew Quest
The Coming Rebellion: Ten Questions to Ask at the Black Mayors Forum in Newark
22 Feb 2018
On February 23 2018, a forum will be held in Newark, NJ under the banner “The Progress Continues: Newark Forward.” Special guest speakers will be Mayor Ras J. Baraka of Newark, New Jersey and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba of Jackson, Mississippi. They will be speaking at the Robert Treat Hotel, 50…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Real Goal of “Russiagate” is to Prepare for Endless Austerity and War
22 Feb 2018
“The ruling circles of the imperial superpower set out to destabilize and call into disrepute the government of the home country.”
Patrick Bond
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Relaunches Neoliberalism
28 Feb 2018
“In spite of repeated rhetorical gestures from Pretoria to the contrary, the BRICS have amplified unfair and inequitable world order processes.”
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola
Cyril Ramaphosa Has No Agenda Except Neoliberal Policies, Says NUMSA’s Irvin Jim
28 Feb 2018
“The South African Communist Party (SACP) and present leadership COSATU are lying to people that Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver socialism.” After Jacob Zuma’s resignation, his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa is the new President of South Africa. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, national spokesperson of National Union…