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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Gridiron gods and theirVoodoo? and Move African-American History Month to Black August?
09 Feb 2022
Gridiron gods and…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Eric Adams' Black on Black Crime
09 Feb 2022
The mass incarceration state was built to lock up as many Black people as possible and discussion of even modest reforms is shut down. Such was the case in New York where the mayor and police commissioner smeared Manhattan's district attorney, forcing him to backtrack on his campaign promise of…
Carlos Martinez
Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America
16 Feb 2022
Joe Biden says that Latin America is "in our front yard." Nations in the region declare independence by deepening their ties with China. This article was originally published in Orinoco Tribune.
Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network
African Union Ignores Foundational Values By Upholding Apartheid Israel’s Observer Status
16 Feb 2022
The African Union reversed its decision to suspend Israel's observer status. The organization's relationship with Israel is a violation of its stated values and undermines its legitimacy. This statement originally appeared in The Palestine Chronicle.
Dedan Waicuri and Yusuf Askari wa Watu
Why We Need A "Mau Mau" in Amerikkka
16 Feb 2022
The liberation struggle in colonial Kenya is a guide for mass mobilization today. Members of the Mapinduzi organization explain. This article was originally published in Hood Communist.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Ukraine: The Tip of the Spear for the Imperialist Project
16 Feb 2022
The U.S. manufactured crisis in Ukraine cannot be separated from the drive for full spectrum dominance all over the world. Today the empire uses Ukraine for its purposes, other nations will be next unless there are organized mass movements against US/NATO aggressions. This article originally…
Daniel Melo
The Capitalist Imperative Driving Cruel and Bipartisan US Migration Policies
16 Feb 2022
Capitalism's need for labor is the determining factor in immigration policy. Its contradictions create a system that is consistently inhumane.
Roger D. Harris
With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression Against Russia
16 Feb 2022
The venerated Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is not a formation that peace advocates can support. Its recent statements on the US manufactured Ukraine crisis are supportive of US/NATO imperialism.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Jon Jon Moore’s “The Calling: Poems”
16 Feb 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Jon Jon Moore. Moore is a writer, PhD student in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at UC Berkeley, and host of the AbolitionISH podcast. His book is The…
Eugene Puryear
The Realities of Temp Work
16 Feb 2022
Poverty, wage theft, injuries, and even death are features of the temporary employment system. Black workers are overrepresented in temp work and are more likely to experience these abuses.