African America

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Perils of the Politics of Symbolism
24 Jun 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Charleston church massacre has occasioned a revival of symbolic and “reconciliation” politics by old school Black preachers. “They forgive, they call for…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Closing the Historical Circle: White Terrorism at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church
24 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka The commander-in-chief of the greatest purveyor of violence in the world laments the massacre in Charleston. But “Obama just wants to make sure that the…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Obama and the Logic of Massacre, from Birmingham to Charleston
24 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo President Obama took to the airwaves to absolve his administration of responsibility for the Charleston Massacre and endemic racist…
Chris Hedges
America’s Slave Empire: The Resistance Movements Against US Prisons
24 Jun 2015
by Chris Hedges “We are not looking to politicians to submit reform bills,” say prisoners in Alabama, withholding work until they are paid wages. “We aren’t giving more money to lawyers. We don’t…
Ajamu Nangwaya
The Fall of a Right-Wing Black Canadian Politician
24 Jun 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya The unraveling of Sen. Don Meredith’s political career has nothing to do with Black “progress” in Canada. As a loyal member of the Conservative Party, Meredith supports mining…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Dolezal Fakes Black Womanhood, Reveals Depth of White Supremacy in the US
24 Jun 2015
by Danny Haiphong Rachel Dolezal’s long foray into a fake “Blackness” is viewed by some as an affirmation that race is a social construct that creates false categories of humans. However, the fact…
Mel Reeves
Does Passing for Black Challenge White Supremacy?
24 Jun 2015
by Mel Reeves Demands for Rachel Dolezal’s heavily braided head ring hollow, from both Black and white quarters. “Many of those who are distraught over Dolezal’s passing haven’t done as much to…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 22, 2015
23 Jun 2015
Charleston Massacre: Vintage Americana Activist and writer Kevin Alexander Gray lives in Columbia, South Carolina, not far from the Charleston church shooter’s home town, where “a Confederate flag…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Tamir Rice and the Meaning of “No Justice – No Peace”
17 Jun 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Black Lives Matter” has become the default name for the emerging movement against police atrocities against Black people. Whatever the movement winds up calling…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Investigation into Tamir Rice Murder: No Bombshells – So Why the Nine Month Delay?
17 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo The critical facts of 12 year-old Tamir Rice’s 2-second long fatal encounter with a Cleveland policeman are all recorded on video, but that’s…