African America

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia and Supporters Jubilant Over Prospects for New Trial
22 Apr 2019
“For the first time in years, our forces are building again, marching again,” said Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Is the Apartheid Colonial Settler State of Israel “Reparations” For Jews? ADOS Thinks So.
19 Apr 2019
ADOS stands for American Descendants of Slaves, a group founded by Yvette Carnell and Antonio Moore, supposedly advocates of reparations for the descendants of Africans enslaved in the US.
This Is Hell , Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
We Must Have a Demand: Towards a Transformative, Black-Led Reparations Movement.
17 Apr 2019
Glen Ford explores the possibilities of reparations, and the limits of the Democratic party's racial politics - as 2020 presidential hopefuls advance insufficient reparations schemes to court Black
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
South Carolina “Bears Responsibility” for Prison Deaths
15 Apr 2019
The deaths of seven inmates during disturbances at the Lee County state prison, a year ago, “was the state’s responsibility, that has not been acknowledged,” said veteran anti-mass Black incarcerat
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
The Role of Electoral Politics in Revolutionary Change
15 Apr 2019
Participants in the Black Is Back Coalition’s 3rd Electoral Politics School agreed with chairman Omali Yeshitela that “massive political change is in the wind.” “The worl
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Green Party Necessary to Pass Green New Deal
15 Apr 2019
“The problem for the Green New Deal” is that the Democratic leadership in Congress “won’t let it happen,” said Howie Hawkins, a possible Green Party candidate for president.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Progressive “Bloc” Emerges in Chicago City Council
15 Apr 2019
The 17 pro-community control of police candidates elected to the 50-member Chicago Board of Aldermen can also be expected to support “community control of the board of education” and “a progressive
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
West Being Eclipsed By Hi-Tech East
09 Apr 2019
Although Russiagate has fizzled, US imperialism has entered a new level of instability, unable to compete with the rising powers of the East and facing a crisis of legitimacy at home, said
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 10, 2019
09 Apr 2019
Anthony Monteiro: US cannot compete with China; Eternity Martis: Black Canadians receive inferior medical care; Anne Moraa: Comics speak the peoples la
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Comics An Effective Tool for African Girls’ Empowerment
09 Apr 2019
For the past five years, Kenyan artist and intellectual Anne Moraa has helped develop comic books and magazines aimed at empowering young girls.