| Black Agenda Report

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Politicians Make Black People the Face of Crime
02 Nov 2022
Manufactured crime panics are still a successful method of getting votes from white people.
No Cold War
Briefing: NATO Claims Africa as Its ‘Southern Neighbourhood’
09 Nov 2022
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization claims the African continent as its "neighborhood." NATO is certainly not the defensive organization that it claims to be. Expanding imperialism is always its goal.
Roger D. Harris
NATO in the Amazon: Petro Plays with Fire
09 Nov 2022
The US military will operate in the Amazon region of Colombia under the guise of protecting the environment. Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president of Colombia, agreed to this questionable arrangement which gives the US undue influence.
Ben Norton
Colombia’s New President Reverses US Coup, Visits Venezuela, Pledges Unity in ‘Spirit of Bolívar’
09 Nov 2022
Colombia’s first-ever left-wing leader Gustavo Petro took a historic trip to Venezuela, pledging regional unity following the anti-imperialist model of Simón Bolívar. Meeting with President Nicolás Maduro, Petro said it is “suicidal” to divide the countries, “because we are the same people,” in “…
Y.Y.H. Al-Askar
Don’t Greenwash Your Climate Crimes by Greenwashing Egypt’s Military Dictatorship
09 Nov 2022
As Egypt plays host to COP27, Y.Y.H. Al-Askar – writing under a pseudonym – draws attention to the plight of the tens of thousands of political prisoners in Egypt.
Black Alliance For Peace
The ‘Collective West’ Declares War on the World
09 Nov 2022
The U.S. remains committed to its efforts at securing hegemonic control of the world, but as always there is resistance domestically and internationally. The Black Alliance for Peace explains in its latest newsletter.
Netfa Freeman
A Revolutionary Lens on U.S. Elections
09 Nov 2022
The electoral system alone doesn't bring about change that benefits the people. People-centered political formations must be part of any political process.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Ayodeji Ogunnaike
09 Nov 2022
This week’s featured scholar is Ayodeji Ogunnaike. Ogunnaike is an assistant professor at Bowdoin College where he teaches interdisciplinary courses on Africa and the African Diaspora highlighting the important role religion plays in these communities.
Onyesonwu Chatoyer , Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
“We Can Save Ourselves”: An Interview with Onyesonwu Chatoyer
09 Nov 2022
Onyesonwu Chatoyer of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party and BAR Book Forum Editor Roberto Sirvent discuss how "We Can Save Ourselves."
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
A Football Fan's Lord Prayer
09 Nov 2022
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