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Jon Jeter
Like Chisolm Before Her, Harris’ White House Bid is More Sizzle than Steak for Black Community
02 Oct 2024
Since Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, liberals have seen her as the next Shirley Chisholm. In this case, they are correct.
Imani Nile
End the Siege on NYC
02 Oct 2024
New York City is a case study of how imperialist violence abroad and state violence domestically are two sides of the same coin. The unfortunate stories of Derrell Mickles and Jordan Neely capture…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Cautionary Tale of Angela Davis
25 Sep 2024
There are very few true revolutionaries. Allowing ourselves to pretend that Angela Davis is among them is a grave mistake.
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR Contributor , Ari Gutman
Maryland Supreme Court Decision Favors The Bethesda African Cemetery: Desecrators Could Face Potential Lawsuits
25 Sep 2024
Government agencies in the state of Maryland are allowing real estate developers to disturb a sacred place of rest for enslaved people and their descendants. Organizers have continued to oppose the…
Jon Jeter
How the Democrats’ Use Performative Blackness to Gaslight Blacks’ Legitimate Political Grievances
25 Sep 2024
The Democratic Party pulls out all the stops to maintain its base of Black voters - except push any policy that will improve their material conditions. Now that Kamala Harris has stepped into the…
David Hundeyin
The Empire Finds An African Enemy: African Stream In The Crosshairs
25 Sep 2024
The state has put targets on the backs of left-wing independent media outlets it identifies as subversive. African Stream has been accused of being a Russian puppet in an age-old pattern of using Red…
Benjamin Weiser , Maria Cramer
N.Y.P.D. Unwilling to Impose Discipline for Stop and Frisk, Report Says
25 Sep 2024
The department’s discipline for illegal street detentions is lax at every level, according to an extraordinary review ordered by a federal judge.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Haiti and Springfield, Ohio
18 Sep 2024
Haitians are unforgiven for waging a successful Black revolution. Racism follows wherever they go, even in a state like Ohio, which is in need of a labor force and a larger population. Of course,…
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist , Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
From the Phony Debate and Gaza to the Uhuru 3: The U.S./EU Commitment to Human Rights is and Has Always Been a Lie
18 Sep 2024
State repression increases as the so-called democracies continue in a state of crisis. Only a people-centered human rights struggle can bring true justice and peace.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Sen. McCarthy Called Me, Eslanda Goode Robeson, 16 July 1953
18 Sep 2024
Eslanda Goode Robeson stood tall against red-baiting. So should we.