African America

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Kyle T. Mays’ “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States”
02 Nov 2021
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Kyle T. Mays.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Historic Decision Gives David Win Over Goliath: Maryland Court Halts Sale of Moses African Cemetery by Developer
02 Nov 2021
A judge has ruled in favor of the community fighting to prevent a real estate developer from destroying an African American cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland.
Salifu Mack
Don’t Ignore the 2021 Tribunal on Genocide
02 Nov 2021
The International Tribunal on US Human Rights Abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples declared that the U.S.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Russell “Maroon” Shoatz is Free, But Other Political Prisoners Languish
27 Oct 2021
The demand for freedom of political prisoners must be consistently made for their sakes and for all at risk of joining them in the future.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Biden is No FDR and Build Back Better Legislation Proves It
27 Oct 2021
The idea that Joe Biden is the "most progressive president since FDR" is a propaganda device meant to quiet the Democratic Party left and force them to stand down.
Jon Jeter
Book Review: The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
27 Oct 2021
The idea that a reverse migration to the south is a route to greater political power should be treated with skepticism.
Josmar Trujillo
How Prosecutors Use Conspiracy and Questionable Testimony in “Gang” Cases
26 Oct 2021
Conspiracy laws, RICO statutes and "gang" designations are tools of police and prosecutorial misconduct and the maintenance of the mass incarceration state.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Many Crimes of Colin Powell
20 Oct 2021
Colin Powell's death is an opportunity to question the inclination to respect the Black face in a high place. Powell's career includes a litany of crimes that must never be excused.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: Frederick Douglass on John Brown, 1860
20 Oct 2021
In an 1860 speech commemorating radical abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper’s Ferry, Frederick Douglass argued that slavery would only end if the slave owner feared the violent retribution
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Joshua Myers’ Book, “Cedric Robinson: The Time of the Black Radical Tradition”
20 Oct 2021
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book.