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Ezra McCoy
Roc Nation’s Lobbying Efforts Cast Suspicion on Jay Z’s Association with GOP’s Top Funder
19 Jun 2024
Jay Z has consistently shown himself willing to be used as a Black face to run cover for conservative political endeavors. He is now promoting a voucher program that will reduce funding for public education.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike amid Economic Crisis
19 Jun 2024
Newly elected President Bola Tinubu, the Chair of ECOWAS, has mounting political problems while advocating military intervention in neighboring Niger.
Irvin Jim, NUMSA General Secretary
NUMSA Statement on the National Elections Results and Coalitions
19 Jun 2024
With its recent historic loss of the Parliament majority, the African National Congress has formed a coalition with the Democratic Alliance, heir to the old apartheid regime, demonstrating its failure to live up to its Freedom Charter. Before this dubious deal was done, the National Union of…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Problem with Juneteenth
19 Jun 2024
Juneteenth was a people's holiday with deep meaning for the descendants of enslaved people. But the declaration of an official federal holiday has turned it into an opportunity for corporate exploiters and cynical politicians to show pretend concern for Black people. At best Juneteenth…
Communist Party of Kenya
Unmasking Ruto’s Betrayal and Mobilizing for Kenya’s Sovereignty and Justice
19 Jun 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto, despite his posturing as a strong leader for the people, has betrayed the masses time and time again. His neoliberal policies and allegiance to the imerperialist west are strangling the Kenyan people.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Case for Palestine
19 Jun 2024
Dan Kovalik’s new book makes a case for Palestine.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SERMON: The “Pet Negro” System, Zora Neale Hurston, 1943
19 Jun 2024
Zora Neale Hurston’s sermon on the “Pet Negro” system provides devastating and timely insight into the psychology of Black folk working in the service of white power. Preach, Sister Zora!
Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team
Black Alliance for Peace Condemns US Black (Mis)Leaders for their Support of US Military Intervention and Occupation of Haiti
19 Jun 2024
The ruling elite uses black misleaders to shore up support for imperialist objectives. Currently, these misleaders are freely and happily offering their services in support of the invasion and occupation of Haiti.
Jacqueline Luqman
Defeat The Fascist War On African People In The US And Abroad!
19 Jun 2024
The struggle to defeat the war on African people can be understood through an analysis of the ongoing relationship between African people and the state.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Uncle Sam Wants You, to Kill and Die for the Empire
19 Jun 2024
The Biden administration and congress work together in their efforts to secure what they think is U.S. domination. They are playing a dangerous game and now try to bring back a draft through sleight of hand.