African America

James Thindwa
Where is the Dream? Black Progressives Face Challenges in Organizing
13 Feb 2008
by James Thindwa Despite the fact that a remarkable 90 percent of African Americans oppose the Iraq War, Black "leadership" is in full flight from the progressive agenda. "This retreat," says the…
Leutisha Stills
Congressional Black Caucus Grades Plummet on War, “Terror” and Trade Bills
06 Feb 2008
by Leutisha Stills, CBC Monitor Votes on three bills have plunged the Congressional Black Caucus to their lowest collective grades yet, according to the watchdog group CBC Monitor. For the first…
Mark P. Fancher
Somebody Needs to do Some Time for Katrina Crimes
22 Aug 2007
The United States rejects the rule of international law, refusing to subject itself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, while claiming moral authority to pronounce unilateral…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Heroes and Hypocrites: Black Caucus Shattered on Iraq
28 Mar 2007
by BAR Managing Editor Bruce A. Dixon More than two-thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus signed on as members of the Out of Iraq Caucus, but when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Andy Young, Obasanjo Kin, and Russell Simmons to Market "Motherland Grillz" in Africa
24 Jan 2007
By BAR special correspondent W. E. B. Blingen What happens when Andy Young and the Obansanjos hook up youthful hip hop entrepreneurs in the motherland with the spirit of American black capitalism?
Dr. Rhone Fraser
Inside the Black Panther Party: An Interview with Bobby Seale
17 Jan 2007
by Dr. Rhone Fraser Black Panther Party co-founder and former chairman Bobby Seale recounts the many government crimes committed against the BPP. But the ‘progressive movement’ isn’t over yet, says…
Leutisha Stills , CBC Monitor
Burying the CBC's Mel Watt
01 Nov 2006
Representative Mel Watt of North Carolina is stepping down after 2 years as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. CBC Watch correspondent Leutisha Stills evaluates his tenur
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Black Caucus Caves to Corporate Power
15 Jun 2006
In response to a flood of cable and phone company propaganda and millions in campaign and charitable donations, two thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus vote to redline broadband deployment in