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Janvieve Williams Comrie , Mauri Balanta Jaramillo
The Intersection of Vulnerability and Power: The Case of Francia Márquez
19 Jun 2024
Francia Marquez's rise to Colombia's vice presidency has put a target on her back, but she also brings with her hope for a real change in Colombian politics. As in the U.S., Black political power is met with fierce and sometimes violent opposition elsewhere in this region.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ansar Allah Are Not Working with Al-Shabaab - Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad
26 Jun 2024
US and EU forces have been unable to defeat Ansar Allah and now the US is floating a story that they’re working with Al Shabaab.
Ujima People’s Progress Party
Ujima People’s Progress Party Statement on Governor Wes Moore’s Marijuana Conviction Pardons
26 Jun 2024
Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently issued pardons for over 175,000 people in a show of "progress" in criminal justice reform. But these pardons barely scratch the surface of the destruction of black working-class communities and serve to draw people from the fight for true reparations from the…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
“Reflections on Parenting and Revolutionary Struggle”: An Interview with Erica Caines
26 Jun 2024
“Reflections on Parenting and Revolutionary Struggle” is a space for parent-organizers to share their experiences and struggles with parenting. BAR Book Forum Editor, Roberto Sirvent will speak to parents and primary caretakers about parenting that reflects revolutionary ideals.
Peoples Dispatch
Political deportation of Kanak leaders sparks more protests in New Caledonia
26 Jun 2024
The arrest and deportation of several prominent Kanak leaders have reignited widespread protests in New Caledonia.
Candice Norwood
Parole and Probation Rules Limit Travel. That Can Be Complicated for People Seeking Abortions
26 Jun 2024
More than half of the 800,000 women under community supervision live in states with abortion restrictions, making the path to access more difficult — or impossible.
Chris Geraldi
Meet the Cops Running the NYPD’s 86-Member Public Relations Team
26 Jun 2024
The police department’s PR team has more than doubled in size in the past two years. Some of its recent hires have histories of dishonesty and misconduct.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Detroit Wayne State U Faculty/Staff for Justice in Palestine Formed
26 Jun 2024
Wayne State University faculty and staff and the surrounding community steped up to support students as the school continues its repression against pro-Palestine organizing.
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Free All Political Prisoners –- Including Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
26 Jun 2024
Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning paid a high price for revealing U.S. vicious criminality in Iraq. Their experiences are indicative of how far the state will go to silence anyone who reveals its true nature.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Is ‘Duel’ the better 4-letter Dream word for ‘Debate?’
26 Jun 2024
"Is ‘Duel’ the better 4-letter Dream word for ‘Debate?’" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.