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Iain Carlos , Sam Carlen
DOJ Knew About - and Used - Notorious Homan Square "Black Site"
19 Mar 2025
It wasn't just Chicago Police operating Homan Square, the U.S. Department of Justice was equally involved in the workings of the "black site."
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Federal Judge Rules Against Coalition to March on the DNC 2024
14 Aug 2024
A federal judge has ruled that the Coalition to March on the DNC must remain two blocks away from the convention.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Won’t you please come to Chicago? Cheri Honkala on the Democratic National Convention
15 May 2024
The City of Chicago has inadvertently granted the Poor People’s Army a permit to march to the convention steps of the United Center during the Democratic National Convention.
Frank Chapman
Frank Chapman Calls on Communities to Unite and Oppose Racist Attacks on Migrants
13 Mar 2024
Frank Chapman calls on Black and Brown communities in Chicago to unite in struggle against the forces that oppress us all.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
INTERVIEW: A Talk with Sylvia Woods, 1974
15 Mar 2023
An inspiring interview with Sylvia Woods highlights the role of Black women in labor organizing and demonstrates that Black women should always be at the forefront.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Kemi Adeyemi’s Book, “Feels Right”
22 Feb 2023
This week’s featured author is Kemi Adeyemi. Adeyemi is an Associate Professor of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies and Director of The Black Embodiments Studio at the University of Washington. …
Jeff Schuhrke
Chicago Teachers Union and Charter School Teachers Have Joined Forces
07 Feb 2018
“Leaders of both union locals say they don’t have a problem with charter schools per se, but rather they oppose the proliferation of the charter system of mana
Leah Fried
In Chicago, Teachers and Black Lives Matter Activists Partner to Build a Bigger Movement
08 Nov 2016
When the Chicago Teachers Union goes on strike, it doesn’t walk alone; Movement 4 Black Lives organizations have their back. And, when young Black activists campaign against police terror, the…