Caribbean

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.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: British Imperialism in the West Indies, George Padmore, 1938
10 May 2023
In 1938, Pan-Africanist George Padmore called for the West Indian toiling masses to fight against British imperialism and for self-determination. Almost a century later, the Caribbean still suffers,…
Black Alliance For Peace
Zone of Peace Campaign
05 Apr 2023
"The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), along with key partner organizations, is leading an effort to activate the popular movements in our region in support of the Community of Latin American and…
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Canada in the Caribbean, Caribbean International Service Bureau, 1971
01 Mar 2023
A 1971 statement shines a bright white light on the long history of Canadian imperialism in the Caribbean.
Thad Baltimore
The Caribbean Connection | Jeffrey Epstein, JP Morgan Chase and How Powerful Banks Escape Accountability
15 Feb 2023
Banks operate with impunity and so they act accordingly.
The Voice
Caribbean Activists Turn Up the Volume for Reparations
21 Sep 2022
The death of the queen is a reminder of the debt that Britain owes to Caribbean nations. Reparations are owed for slavery.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ren Ellis Neyra’s Book, “The Cry of the Senses”
24 Aug 2022
This week’s featured author is Ren Ellis Neyra. Elis Neyra is Associate Professor of English at Wesleyan University. Their book is The Cry of the Senses: Listening to Latinx and Caribbean Poetics.
Farooque Chowdhury
Empire’s Fleeting Leadership in Its Yard
16 Jun 2022
The U.S. effort to control the narrative at the Summit of the Americas ended as a diplomatic and foreign policy disaster. The imperative to dominate blew up in the collective faces of the Biden…
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
For the Peoples of our Region, the Failure of Biden’s Summit of the Americas Would be a Welcome Event
08 Jun 2022
The Summit of the Americas is not the property of the host nation. The U.S. has no right to exclude, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, but has done so in disregard of their sovereignty. The U.S. is not…
Haiti/Americas Committee Black Alliance For Peace
Haiti and the Americas Syllabus
08 Jun 2022
The Black Alliance for Peace Haiti-Americas Team Syllabus is a vital source of information and political education with articles, media resources, and statements which support BAP's mission "to…