| Black Agenda Report

Mark P. Fancher
Reparations by Appeal to Conscience or by Demands from a Position of Strength?
07 Sep 2022
The pursuit of justice and reparations for African people has been constant. The question of whether to pursue appeals for concessions or active struggles for power, has not been resolved.
Mark P. Fancher
Global Solidarity of the Oppressed is the Kryptonite of Zionism and Imperialism
10 Aug 2022
Zionist efforts to influence U.S. elections are not surprising, nor is their concern solely about policy towards Israel. The broader goal is to kill solidarity between the oppressed in this country…
Mark P. Fancher
Oil and Imperialism in Africa
20 Jul 2022
Under imperialism resource wealth can become a curse, such is the case with the EACOP pipeline in East Africa.
Mark P. Fancher
The Soweto Uprising’s Unfinished Business
15 Jun 2022
Worldwide outrage over the killing of Soweto youth protesting on June 16, 1976 was a turning point in South African history. But the end of apartheid was not the end of racist oppression or corporate…
Mark P. Fancher
The U.S. Gives Us Hell but it’s a Liberated Africa that Can Douse the Flames
25 May 2022
African Liberation Day is a reminder that African descended people make progress when joined together in international unity. Internationalism is essential.
Mark P. Fancher
Patrick Lyoya’s Death Sentence for the Crime of “Contempt of White Cop”
20 Apr 2022
Police in the United States kill an average of three people every day and one of those persons will be Black. Patrick Lyoya was one recent victim of a police execution.
Mark P. Fancher
My Talk with President Joe from Scranton about Ukraine
15 Mar 2022
Despite the dangers it presents, the crisis in Ukraine is ripe for satire.
Mark P. Fancher
The Deadly, Destructive Costs of Ethiopia’s Illusory Independence
05 Jan 2022
The mythology of Ethiopian independence is an impediment to understanding the current situation.
Mark P. Fancher
Indigenous Peoples’ Land - Stolen Fair and Square
23 Nov 2021
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, in which exceptionalism and selective amnesia are celebrated.
Mark P. Fancher
From Russia Without Love - Mercenaries in Mali
06 Oct 2021
The "scramble for Africa" continues with the U.S., former colonizers such as France, and now Russia, all competing for influence. African nations struggle for true sovereignty.