In 1978, nine members of the MOVE organization were sentenced to life in prison in the death of a Philadelphia policeman. Seven years later, police bombed the MOVE residence, killing 11 members, including 5 children. On Saturday, August 5, Brooklyn’s House of the Lord church hosts a day-long event, “39 Years is Too Long: Free the MOVE 9.” MOVE Minister of Communications Ramona Africa says parole board members are the biggest obstacles to freeing the surviving members. “You will find that most of them have backgrounds in law enforcement or as prosecutors,” she told Black Agenda Radio producer Kyle Fraser. “That is definitely a conflict of interest when the issue at hand” is the death of a police officer.
Siddarth Kara’s book exposes the exploitation behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
"MrJoeSam’s Text Messages" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
The U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys’ is but one example of the shallow opportunism of the Black misleadership class and of Barack Obama's treachery.
Forty years ago, the exiled South African activist dared to teach Zionism critically and he was subjected to a ferocious attack. The treatment he was subjected to is being repeated today.
Piedad Córdoba, Black Colombian leftist senator for the Historical Pact, fearless leader, and defender of human rights, passed away on January 20, 2023. Her relentless pursuit of peace…
