Black Politics

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Democratic Party Turmoil, African Americans and the Attempted Assassination of Trump
17 Jul 2024
Biden orders an “independent review” of the incident as the colossal security failure takes center stage.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
For African/Black Working Class and Colonized Peoples, Midterm Elections in the U.S. Offer No Relief from War, Repression and Capitalist Misery
10 Jul 2024
The 50-year-old neo-liberal agenda explains why political choices in this country provide little change that benefits the masses of people. The recent midterm election results will not bring about an…
Gus Griffin
O.J. Simpson and Understanding the Black Support He Never Deserved
17 Apr 2024
O.J. Simpson's acquittal in one of the most infamous murder trials of the 20th century was celebrated as a symbolic win for the Black community against an oppressive system. However, O.J. was…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Democrats and the Mediocre Black Misleaders
07 Feb 2024
The Democrats offer nothing but fake opposition and the duopoly is splitting. The chosen Black spokespeople are predictably hacks who get paid to spout meaningless drivel.
Maya King
Black Pastors Pressure Biden to Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
31 Jan 2024
Israel's genocide in Gaza is now a litmus test for Black voters, and clergy are warning Joe Biden that he risks losing their support as his approval rating continues to fall in an election year.…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Muslim and Arab-American Voters Show Black People How to Exercise Political Power
24 Jan 2024
Black voters feel trapped in the duopoly but other groups are giving a master class in political courage. The Abandon Biden campaign shows the way.
Jon Jeter
The Coonocracy: Barack Obama's Enduring Legacy of Black Misrule
24 Jan 2024
The U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys’ is but one example of the shallow opportunism of the Black misleadership class and of Barack Obama's treachery.
Free Palestine Charleston
President Biden Campaign Disruption in Charleston
17 Jan 2024
A statement from Free Palestine Charleston regarding their recent protest against Joe Biden's ongoing genocide in Palestine while he spoke at Mother Emanuel AME Church.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Black Media Misleaders Do the Democrats' Dirty Work
29 Nov 2023
Over a year in advance, the Black Misleadership Class has kicked their efforts to corral Black people into the Democratic party, despite the Dems’ apathy toward Black politics or the concerns of…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Daniel McNeil’s Book, “Thinking While Black”
10 Oct 2023
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Daniel McNeil. McNeil is a professor in the Department of History at Queen’s…