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Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
F.W. de Klerk: Requiem for a Racist Murderer
17 Nov 2021
F.W. de Klerk was the last apartheid president of South Africa. But remnants of that system remain, and the struggle continues to completely erase the legacy of apartheid criminality.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Historic Decision Gives David Win Over Goliath: Maryland Court Halts Sale of Moses African Cemetery by Developer
02 Nov 2021
A judge has ruled in favor of the community fighting to prevent a real estate developer from destroying an African American cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Grand Jury Refuse to Charge Police in the Murder of Kwamena Ocran
13 Oct 2021
Police killings in Maryland go unpunished as they do in the rest of the country. Kwamena Ocran was just one of of many Black victims in his community.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Judge Blocks Sale of Historic African Cemetery: Poor People’s Rev. Barber Calls for End to Desecration at Moses Cemetery
08 Sep 2021
Activists secure a legal victory in the fight to save the Moses African Cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Descendants Sue Montgomery County to Stop the Human Trafficking of Black Bodies: Laundering of Black Flesh for The For-Profit Market
18 Aug 2021
Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland have taken gentrification to a grisly conclusion as they work with a private investor to sell the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery, an early 20th centur
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Glen Ford: Revolutionary, Friend, Leader, Lover of Black People
04 Aug 2021
The brilliant writer was also a dear friend and mentor.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Before Tulsa there was Bethesda: The Cover-up of MAAFA (Genocide) and the Continuation of State Sponsored Racial Terror
02 Jun 2021
The Black community in Bethesda and descendants of those buried in Moses Cemetery demand an immediate halt to the destruction of their ancestors’ resting place.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
Kevin Zeese, the Passing of a Warrior for Peace and Justice
09 Sep 2020
The human rights community mourns veteran activist Kevin Zeese, my friend and comrade.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
“This is the Scene of a Crime”: An African Artist/Activist Journey, Part II
29 Jul 2020
An interview with Dr. Karen Wilson- Ama’Echefu.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, BAR editor and columnist
“This is a Crime Scene:” An African Artist/Activist Journey, Part I
22 Jul 2020
An interview with Dr. Karen Wilson- Ama’Echefu.