US Politics

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
500 Years of Nakbas
16 May 2018
“The Palestinians face the last bastion of legalized racial rule on the planet.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia Abu Jamal Salutes “Father of Black Liberation Theology”
15 May 2018
The nation’s best known political prisoner noted the passing of Dr. James Cone, the renowned Black scholar who played a central role in the development of Black liberation theology.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Renters Need Affordable Housing – and Lawyers
15 May 2018
Three out of four evicted famiies would not have been kicked out of their homes if they had had adequate legal representation, according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and P
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Ajamu Baraka, of the Black Alliance for Peace: Any Real Peace Movement Must Be Anti-Imperialist
15 May 2018
“Solidarity in building an anti-imperialist movement is a fundamental responsibility” of all people that want peace, said Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer of the Black Alliance for Pea
Rev. William Barber
Rev. William Barber Sermon on Militarism
11 May 2018
Rev. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People's Campaign, spoke at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, on May 6.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of May 7, 2018
08 May 2018
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Nationwide Prison Strike Set for August 21 – September 9
08 May 2018
The death of 7 inmates in fighting at South Carolina’s Lee correctional facility “is an indictment on the nation as a whole,” said Brother Dee, of Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, in an in
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
ANC Tried to Purge Winnie Mandela
08 May 2018
Winnie Mandela, the political activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela who died last month at age 81, “became a target for her unwavering support of the ideas contained in the Freedom Charter,” s
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Rev. Pinkney Exonerated, Set Free
08 May 2018
“Nobody ever defeated these people,” but “we’re going to come together and win this war -- it’s goin’ down,” declared Benton Harbor Black activist Rev.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
DNC Suit Endangers Press Freedoms
08 May 2018
“If the DNC can sue Wikileaks for economic espionage, then why can’t they sue The New York Timesor The Interceptfor reporting on” purloined emails, said Chip Gibbons