US Politics

Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 8 2015
08 Apr 2015
Attempted Murder of Mumia Through Medical Malpractice Pennsylvania prison officials allowed the political prisoner’s condition to worsen until he was in horrific pain and on the brink of a diabetic…
Black Is Back Coalition to Hold National Conference on Black Community Control of Police
01 Apr 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford There is no possibility for even a semblance of justice for Black people until they control the police in their communities. Not…
Linn Washington
Feds Rediscover Police Brutality In City of Brotherly Love…er…Beat City
01 Apr 2015
by Linn Washington, Jr.
Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 1, 2015
01 Apr 2015
Bottom Line: Fire Some Cops A U.S. Justice Department report shows Philadelphia police are five times as trigger happy as cops in New York City. The report contains 49 findings and 91 recommendations…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Philadelphia’s Killer Cops Prove the Necessity of Black Community Control of Police
26 Mar 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Justice Department has attempted to position itself on the side of “reform.” Its new report on the…
U.S. Voter Turnout is Low Because There’s Little to Vote For
25 Mar 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Voter suppression plays an important role in keeping Black turnout below that of whites, but does not explain why overall U.S. voter…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Obama's War Plans Against Venezuela: Another Act of Imperial Desperation
25 Mar 2015
by Danny Haiphong
Seattle Urban League Leader to Run Against Socialist Seattle City Council Member. Why?
19 Mar 2015
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon Like the NAACP, the NAN and other corporate funded dinosaur civil rights outfits, the National Urban League mostly says and does what its wealthy…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Depravity at the Highest Level: Obama Prepares the Boil from Selma – PART II and Black Code Alert
19 Mar 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and Kevin Berends The Obama administration has no intention of tampering with police immunity from prosecution for the slaughter of Black people…
Ajamu Nangwaya
Exuberant Irrationality Driving Afrikan-Canadians’ Support for Deputy Police Chiefs
19 Mar 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya The late Maya Angelou supported Clarence Thomas for U.S. Supreme Court Justice, because he’s Black. Afro-Canadians are making the same mistake in endorsing two Black cops for police…