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  • RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
    Jacqueline Luqman
    RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
    19 Jul 2023
    Black people were disproportionately impacted by the covid pandemic. The causes of the crisis were systemic, not genetic.
  • The Soviet Union’s Support for Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans Everywhere
    Jon Jeter
    The Soviet Union’s Support for Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans Everywhere
    19 Jul 2023
    The Soviet Union's support of liberation movements and the activism of the Communist Party in the U.S. is not forgotten by the African diaspora. Today the Russian Federation is a beneficiary of good…
  • The State's Constant Attack on Black Liberation
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    The State's Constant Attack on Black Liberation
    12 Jul 2023
    Indictments, disruptions, arrests, defamation, incarceration and even assassination are the weapons used to discredit Black people who act in opposition to the system and who call for liberation…
  • Homegoing for Harry…
    Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
    Homegoing for Harry…
    12 Jul 2023
                                               “Every artist, every scientist, every writer
  • BAR Book Forum: Matthieu Chapman’s Book, “Shattered”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Matthieu Chapman’s Book, “Shattered”
    12 Jul 2023
    This week’s featured author is Matthieu Chapman. Chapman is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz and the Literary Director of NY Classical…
  • The History Of Affirmative Action Exposes Its Reactionary Weaknesses
    Jacqueline Luqman
    The History Of Affirmative Action Exposes Its Reactionary Weaknesses
    12 Jul 2023
    Affirmative action began as a reparations program but ends as a "diversity" project which barely benefits Black people.
  • Mourning Mutulu Shakur and the Black Radical Tradition that Modernized America
    Jon Jeter
    Mourning Mutulu Shakur and the Black Radical Tradition that Modernized America
    12 Jul 2023
    The late Mutulu Shakur and other Black radicals were responsible for improving the lives of millions of people in the U.S. The counter revolution ended that period of progress, but the political…
  • Mutulu Shakur
    Akinyele Umoja
    Mutulu Shakur
    12 Jul 2023
    Mutulu Shakur passed away just seven months after being paroled. Like other political prisoners he was released only when he was terminally ill. The US has more political prisoners and incarcerates…
  • More Than Meets the Silk Press: Kamala Harris and U.S. Imperialism
    Salifu Mack
    More Than Meets the Silk Press: Kamala Harris and U.S. Imperialism
    12 Jul 2023
    Kamala Harris can be the object of derision for her word salads and oddly nervous laughter. But she plays an important role in promoting US imperialism and the cynical politics of representation.
  • Journalists or Witch Hunters? Examining the New York Times’ Shameful Red Scare History
    Jasper Saah
    Journalists or Witch Hunters? Examining the New York Times’ Shameful Red Scare History
    12 Jul 2023
    Joseph McCarthy carried out his red scare with the help of establishment media like the New York Times. Its recent Sinophobic screeds follow the Biden administration narrative and are consistent with…
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