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Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Glen Ford: Revolutionary, Friend, Leader, Lover of Black People
04 Aug 2021
The brilliant writer was also a dear friend and mentor.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor
Glen Ford and the Black Radical Critical Tradition
04 Aug 2021
Glen Ford carried on his devotion to the liberation struggle until the end of his life. It's easy to run with the herd, especially when it can bring possible career advancements and even significant monetary gain. That is why, for so many, making decisions to find a way into the mix, to play the…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
“Greetings! Power to the People!” In the Words of Glen Ford
04 Aug 2021
The struggle for his life didn't dissuade Glen Ford from struggling with and for others. Glen Ford and I never met in person because we lived on opposite coasts, but I had the honor of becoming a Contributing Editor at Black Agenda Report and we exchanged lots of email, most every day, for some…
Black Agenda Review
Honor Fallen Black Freedom Fighters: Two Letters on Black August, 1979
04 Aug 2021
DOCUMENTS: Honor Fallen Black Freedom Fighters: Two Letters on Black August, 1979 Editors, The Black Agenda Review
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Glen Ford: A Remarkable Revolutionary
04 Aug 2021
Glen Ford was a revolutionary in all that he did.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Glen Ford's Journalism Fought for Black Liberation and Against Imperialism
04 Aug 2021
Ford was among the few journalists who took a stance for Black liberation and against imperialism.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
The Peoples’ Pips: Leaving on that Midnight Train to GA…
18 Aug 2021
BAR's poet in residence composes a lyrical and musical tribute to Glen Ford. …He’s leaving (Leaving) On that Midnight Train To Georgia (Leaving on the Midnight Train) Earned a one way ticket back to soil he blossomed beautifully from—lightly bound, tightly wound contradictions:…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Da’Shaun Harrison’s Book, “Belly of the Beast”
18 Aug 2021
The politics of fat shaming is tied to anti-Black racism.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Sarah Jane Cervenak’s Book, “Black Gathering”
18 Aug 2021
Creating alternative spaces for Black people to gather free from interruption or regulation. BAR Book Forum: Sarah Jane Cervenak’s Book, “Black Gathering” Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Counter Western Bias Against China by Remembering Peter Norman’s Solidarity
18 Aug 2021
International media engaged in Sinophobic rhetoric during the recent Olympic games in Tokyo. Article originally appeared in Friends of Socialist China.