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Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
No ‘Je Suis Charleston’?: The De-Politicization of Black Oppression
01 Jul 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Where was the worldwide revulsion at the racist terror attack in Charleston? “Obama sang ‘Amazing Grace’ and lulled into a stupefying silence black voices…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Closing the Historical Circle: White Terrorism at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church
24 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka The commander-in-chief of the greatest purveyor of violence in the world laments the massacre in Charleston. But “Obama just wants to make sure that the…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
The Political Economy of Black Opposition to Free-Trade Neoliberalism
20 May 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Despite President Obama’s fierce defense of his rigged trade treaty, “African American organizations have rallied in opposition to the TPP and established its…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a “Black Issue”*
13 May 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka The Trans Pacific Partner (TPP) that President Obama is trying to ram through Congress is actually a partnership of the global 1% against all the working…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Anti-Black Racism Exposed in Israel and the U.S.
06 May 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Ethiopian Israelis “evoked the spirit of Baltimore” as they protested against racism in the Jewish State, last week. Israel and the U.S. are both settler…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Baltimore and the Human Right to Resistance: Rejecting the framework of the Oppressor
29 Apr 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka To hear President Obama and Baltimore mayor Rawlings tell it, politeness, nonviolence and respect for law and property are the fundamental obligations of…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Netanyahu’s Victory is a Victory for Palestinian Solidarity Movement
25 Mar 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
The Israeli Election: The Obamafication of Israeli Oppression
19 Mar 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Whichever of the main Israeli parties gets to form a new government, the Jewish State’s colonial policy towards Palestinians will not change. Benjamin…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Obama’s Legacy: Permanent War and Liberal/Radical Accommodation?
18 Feb 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka A “left” that is not anti-imperialist is a phony left, but that’s what passes for radicalism in the U.S. Fortunately, Black Lives Matter activists “are making…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Repression and a Green Light for Murder: The Government “Shout Out to the Africans Out There”!
04 Feb 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka The gears of racial repression are turning – loudly! New York City is creating a huge, machine-gun toting special police unit for dual use against “terrorists…