Bruce A. Dixon

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
GA Prison Hunger Strike Continues, Families Protest, State Officials Stonewall, Feds Refuse to Intervene
18 Jul 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Georgia prison officials, who denied the existence of a hunger strike its first four weeks, finally acknowledged that some prisoners are on their 36th day…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
The Black Press Is Dead. Get Over It
12 Jul 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon When will the black press get as excited enough over mass incarceration, the epidemic of solitary confinement, the plague of urban school closings and…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Georgia Prison Hunger Strikers Endure, Call GA Governor at 404-656-1776, and Fast on Monday July 2
27 Jun 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Since July 11, at least ten, and possibly more prisoners at Jackson GA have refused food, vowing to fast till death if they cannot receive medical care,…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Starving For Change: Hunger Strike Underway In Georgia's Jackson State Prison, Day 15
26 Jun 2012
by BAR manging editor Bruce A. Dixon 18 months ago, black, brown and white Georgia prisoners staged a courageous protest demanding wages for work, educational opportunities, transparency in…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Top Ten Things That Have and Have Have Not Changed In the Era of Obama
20 Jun 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon In the spirit of Bill Clinton's 1992 “the Man From Hope” slogan, Barack Obama in 2008 declared himself the candidate of Hope and Change. So what about it?…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Wisconsin: What Happens When Movements Turn Into Campaigns
07 Jun 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon How did we get from hundreds of thousands in the streets of Madison, Wisconsin demanding union rights for everybody and fundamental economic justice for all, to…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Corey Booker and the Hard Right's Colonization of Black American Politics
24 May 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon A new black political class has arisen, one with only nominal connections to black voters or communities Their careers and orientation are corporate through and…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Does the Black Political Class Actually Protect or Defend Black People? If Not, What Do They Do?
10 May 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Do the black political class, our preachers, leading business people, and thousands of appointed and elected officials actually do us much good? Do they protect…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
When Will First Lady Michelle Obama Denounce Wal-Mart's Criminal Practices?
02 May 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Isn't Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News? Where Is the Black Political Class?
25 Apr 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon If some racist made an inappropriate remark about the First Lady or her children our national "civil rights leaders" Obama fans all of them, would be all…