African America

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Green Party Necessary to Pass Green New Deal
15 Apr 2019
“The problem for the Green New Deal” is that the Democratic leadership in Congress “won’t let it happen,” said Howie Hawkins, a possible Green Party candidate for president.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Progressive “Bloc” Emerges in Chicago City Council
15 Apr 2019
The 17 pro-community control of police candidates elected to the 50-member Chicago Board of Aldermen can also be expected to support “community control of the board of education” and “a progressive
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
A Reckoning for Al Sharpton and the Black Misleadership Class
11 Apr 2019
With support for “socialism” rising, the political fate of Al Sharpton and the rest of the Democratic party’s Black corporate minions is in doubt -- and they know it.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Another African Convicted in Another Racist, Chauvinist Western Court
10 Apr 2019
Western propaganda about the Rwandan Genocide has been so triumphant that a Rwandan Hutu on trial in the West faces inevitable jury bias.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The International Struggle Against the Fake News of the U.S. Empire: Remarks at the National Writers Union
10 Apr 2019
The Mueller Report’s conclusion cannot reverse the damage that has been done to left journalism and activism by the fake news witch hunt.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
10 Apr 2019
This week readers discussed Tulsi Gabbard’s relationship with the Democratic Party and the New York Times coverage of Africa. Letters came for
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Sylvanna Falcón’s “Power Interrupted”
10 Apr 2019
A small group of committed antiracist feminist activists changed the global discourse about racism and antiracism.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Shane Vogel’s “Stolen Time”
10 Apr 2019
The 1950s calypso craze provided black performers with new occasions to intervene in the public sphere as well as new creative and financial opportunities.
Todd Steven Burroughs
Newark’s Black-Powered Engineer: Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019)
10 Apr 2019
The still-chocolate city bids farewell to its first Black mayor.
Kelly Lytle Hernandez
How the Government Built a Trap for Black Youth
10 Apr 2019
Mass Black incarceration didn’t just happen; it was engineered at the highest levels of US government.