African America

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Janet and Janine Africa “Free at Last”
15 Jul 2019
New York City is preparing a “Free At Last” celebration for MOVe organization survivors Janet and Janine Africa, who were recently released on parole after 41 years in prison.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Voices for Black Reparations – Then and Now
15 Jul 2019
Democrats may have recently “discovered” reparations, but Black activists held a World Tribunal on Reparations in 1982, in New York City.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Sanders vs the Endless Austerity Regime
11 Jul 2019
Bernie Sanders must very quickly get serious about building a grassroots movement-type politics on the ground that disrupts the corporate-managed pace, coverage and content of the primary season.
Mark P. Fancher
Theft of a Continent -- America’s Real Original Sin
10 Jul 2019
Before slavery there was the theft of territory from indigenous nations followed in short order by a campaign of genocide.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
10 Jul 2019
This week readers discussed the presidential primary, the rise of neoliberalism, and the passing of Bruce Dixon. Your letters are printed for “
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ralina Joseph’s “Postracial Resistance”
10 Jul 2019
“Code speaking” in the presence of Power can be strategic, but it is also fraught with perils for Black folk.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ashanté Reese’s “Black Food Geographies”
10 Jul 2019
“Deserts are natural phenomena, but the lack of food services in Black communities is a systemic, man-made evil.
Marjorie Cohn
Kamala Harris Has a Distinguished Career of Serving Injustice
10 Jul 2019
Harris favored criminalizing truancy, raising cash bail fees and keeping prisoners locked up for cheap labor.
Martino Mazzonis
What Bronx’s “Decade of Fire” Teaches Us About Housing Racism in America Today
10 Jul 2019
Between 1968 and the end of the ‘70s, the Bronx was the scene of thousands of fires.
Paul Prescod
Defend the Post Office, Defend Black Workers
10 Jul 2019
The history of black postal workers demonstrates the critical importance of government employment and a robust public sector.