| Black Agenda Report

Elizabeth Hinton, Derecka Purnell
Reclaiming the Power of Rebellion
26 May 2021
The police as they exist today need to be abolished, there’s no question. “Diversity doesn’t change the fundamental dynamics of policing.”
David Theo Goldberg
The War on Critical Race Theory
26 May 2021
The critics want to wipe clear the actual history of racial oppression that is baked into the social and economic structures of the US. “The materials echo essays sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, which calls CRT ‘the new intolerance’ and ‘the rejection of the underpinnings of Western…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Preachin’ to the Choir (for Joe, Linda, Tim…)
26 May 2021
2020’s hindsight—frost in the rearview mirror. Miles Ahead… I’m Sheltered in Solidarity with National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month— April in Boston—warm cider flows from the chat and screen… And I answer a question with a Question. How much harm is in Harmony? …
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: The Meaning of African Liberation Day: Walter Rodney, May 27, 1972
26 May 2021
At the 1972 event, Walter Rodney proclaimed that “black unity must be international because we live on every continent, through no choice of our own.” Editors, Black Agenda Review “We are saying ‘yes’ to the struggle in Africa today … And we are saying ‘yes’ to people like the Soledad Brothers…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
US Moves against Ethiopia and Eritrea: Atrocities Alleged, Sanctions Imposed
27 May 2021
US hostilities towards Ethiopia and Eritrea look more and more like those preceding US wars in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Syria, writes Ann Garrison.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Palestine is a Mirror into the Contemporary World Struggle Against Imperialism, and its Contradictions
27 May 2021
One cannot logically support the liberation of Palestine while simultaneously advocating regime change in Syria and Venezuela and obscene funding for the US military. “Palestinians deserve full solidarity in their ongoing struggle to liberate themselves and their land.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Biden Breaks His Promises
27 May 2021
Black people have nothing to show for a Biden presidency despite turning out in droves to put him in office. “If the Republicans are seen as the only enemy then we have already lost.”
Peoples Dispatch Staff
Papuan Protesters Attacked and Arrested for Demanding Pro-Independence Leader’s Release
02 Jun 2021
Victor Yeimo was arrested under charges of treason earlier this month for his role in the anti-racism Papuan protests of 2019. “Ultra-nationalists held a violent counter-protest attacking and forcibly dispersing a rally led by Papuan residents.” As demands for the release of Papuan pro-independence…
Laura Correa Ochoa, Maria Cardenas and Tianna S. Paschel
The Colombian State Is at War with Its People
02 Jun 2021
State violence is a daily occurrence in rural areas and particularly in Black and indigenous territories. “Race and racism have shaped the most recent wave of repression.”
Otobong Inieke
African Financial Independence is a Threat to Imperialism
02 Jun 2021
Africa has been a net creditor to the rest of the world for decades, and must find ways to hold on to its capital. “Many African leaders promote foreign interests over domestic ones.” The Plan for Financial Sovereignty