| Black Agenda Report

Dr. Gerald Horne
BAR Book Forum: Gerald Horne’s Jazz and Justice
23 Jun 2021
He was stunned to ascertain that Europe was less racist toward those like himself in comparison to his homeland;
Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris
The Case of Alex Saab - US Abduction of Venezuelan Diplomat, a Global Challenge
23 Jun 2021
The case involves the kidnapping of a diplomat by the world’s sole superpower locked in an unequal struggle to destroy the formerly prosperous, oil rich country of Venezuela.
Henry A. Giroux
To End Racial Capitalism, We Will Need to Take On the Institution of Policing
23 Jun 2021
The same activists who are working to defund the police are also part of a collective movement to bring an end to neoliberal capitalism.
Gregory P. Downs
The Hidden History of Juneteenth
23 Jun 2021
“We knowed what was goin’ on in [the war] all the time,” said Felix Haywood, dismissing the notion that his fellow Texas slaves were ignorant of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Nicholas Brady
Juneteenth: “The Day is Ours”
23 Jun 2021
It seems inevitable our own holiday will be sold back to us by the same corporations that profit from exploiting black lives.
Stephen Sefton
Nicaragua's Benedict Arnolds – Political Opposition as Organized Crime
23 Jun 2021
Under Nicaraguan law, it is a crime to seek foreign interference in the country's internal affairs.
Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin
Why We’re Fed Up with Weak Excuses for Accepting Awards from the Empire
23 Jun 2021
How should we respond when people of color who've spent a lifetime cussing the empire start curtseying to it instead?
Chris Gelardi
Hacked Emails Give Unfiltered View Into the DC Police Gang Database
23 Jun 2021
“Police can call you a gang member because they observed you with other gang members, who they declared gang members because they were with other gang members.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Ride: How Not to Celebrate Juneteenth
16 Jun 2021
Juneteenth has become the latest iteration of liberal capture of Black politics, opportunistic virtue signaling, and the intentional misrepresentation of America’s history.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Independent Media is Political, Too: A Defense of “State” or Publicly-Funded Media
16 Jun 2021
It is imperative for independent journalism to serve as the media arm of a movement that opposes the privatization of information and works toward the development of a public media apparatus.