African America

Jason Myles
The Rainbow and the Machine: The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon
25 Feb 2026
Jackson was often presented as Martin Luther King's heir. The version of King he embodied was the sanitized dreamer, creating a legacy of symbolism over substance.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Ajamu Baraka Remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
18 Feb 2026
What is Jesse Jackson’s legacy? Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, provides his reflections.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Resurrection City: The Dream…The Accomplishments, Jesse Jackson, 1968
18 Feb 2026
“The Poor People’s Campaign is the greatest single challenge ever unleashed upon our colonial system.”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
In The Worldwide Family of Militant Women
06 Feb 2026
We're joined by Arlene Eisen, author of the new book, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women, published by Iskra Books. Arlene Eisen has been a militant in the struggle against imperialism since…
Jacqueline Luqman
Continuity of Social Control From Slave Patrols To Policing To ICE
28 Jan 2026
To understand the violence of contemporary immigration enforcement, one must trace its lineage directly to the antebellum slave patrols — a system founded on racial terror and complete state control.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: Reporting the News in the Heartland of Empire, William Worthy, 1970
21 Jan 2026
“From journalists…the greatest need of the moment is sound analysis of the U.S. empire and the focusing of the news spotlight on its far-flung sinister operations.”
Dr. Gerald Horne , Anthony Ballas
Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism
21 Jan 2026
Jake Paul’s ascent in boxing is a cultural symptom of an empire in decline. It reflects a country that now prefers empty spectacle over real strength, both in sports and on the world stage.
Anthony Rogers-Wright
Preserving the Legacy of Martin Luther King and The Black Radical Tradition Requires Saving Both from the Congressional Black Caucus More than from white moderates and white supremacists (Or, I said what I said)
21 Jan 2026
Preserving the Black Radical Tradition demands struggle not only against white supremacists, but also against the co-opted Black political class who actively support the very evils Dr. King named.
Mark P. Fancher
A Role for Africans In Exile: “Revolutionaries at Large”
21 Jan 2026
Africans in the U.S. must weaponize their position and sabotage imperial projects from the inside. Black revolutionaries must modify traditional strategy.
Monique Welch-Rutherford
This Texas County Is the Deadliest Place in the U.S. for Black Mothers to Give Birth
21 Jan 2026
Harris County, home to a world-renowned medical center, holds the worst maternal death rate for Black women in the entire nation. This staggering statistic represents a systemic failure that subjects…