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Iain Carlos , Sam Carlen
DOJ Knew About - and Used - Notorious Homan Square "Black Site"
19 Mar 2025
It wasn't just Chicago Police operating Homan Square, the U.S. Department of Justice was equally involved in the workings of the "black site."
Caribbean Network for Solidarity with Cuba
The Entire Caribbean Rejects Rubio’s Attack!
19 Mar 2025
In the latest escalation of the blockade on Cuba, Marco Rubio announced an attack on Cuba's medical missions and, by extension, the healthcare of the entire region.
Kodjovi Kpachavi
Unwavering Wayiyans: A Bulletin on the Confederation of Sahel States
19 Mar 2025
The AES represents a significant shift away from neo-colonial influence, with its governments prioritizing economic development, agricultural self-sufficiency, women’s empowerment, and security. The confederation stands as an example of African sovereignty and development, prioritizing its people’s…
Clau O'Brien Moscoso
As Elections Near, Ecuador's Working Poor, African and Colonized Under Siege (Part 1)
19 Mar 2025
Ecuador was once a safe country with some of the best economic prospects in the region. Today, Ecuador has a nearly 500% increase in violent crimes and a marginalized population of poor, African, and indigenous people who find themselves the targets in a war in the South American country.
Jon Jeter
Failing to Read the Room, Trump Treats Whites Like N-Words and Loses Ground
19 Mar 2025
Only 3 months into his term, there is a growing discontent among Trump’s white supporters as his policies harm their economic interests. There is potential for backlash if he continues to alienate them by treating them as if they are Black.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Israeli Fascism Is Fueled by U.S. and European White Supremacy
19 Mar 2025
The unlimited support western powers give to Israel is a continuation of colonial violence and white supremacy. The U.S. and the west wield a false moral superiority over colonized peoples struggling for liberation.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Will Trump Send U.S. Citizens to El Salvador?
19 Mar 2025
Showdowns between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary will determine the fate of everyone in the country, including whether the government has the right to send citizens to jail in other countries. The last veneer of democracy is now at risk.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
POEM: Bocas: A Daughter's Geography, Ntozake Shange, 1983
19 Mar 2025
Ntozake Shange reminds us that whether we come from Haiti, Savannah, Luanda, or Palestine, we may not speak the same language, but “we fight the same old men.”
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Alliance of Sahel States Forges Ahead
19 Mar 2025
I spoke to Eugene Puryear, who traveled to the November 2024 Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Owl Poem (Nod to Amiri)
19 Mar 2025
"Owl Poem (Nod to Amiri)" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.