Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Africa: A Continent Under Lockdown
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
21 Nov 2017
🖨️ Print Article

“AFRICOM perpetuates the myth that Africa needs policing,” said Washington DC human rights activist Netfa Freeman, representing the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) at the national conference of the Black Is Back Coalition, at Howard University. “AFRICOM has to be seen in the same light as the militarization of our communities” here in the U.S.

AFRICOM

Related Podcasts

BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio October 24, 2025
24 October 2025
In this week’s segment, we focus on Africa.
Protest in Africa
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
International Month of Action Against AFRICOM
24 October 2025
Netfa Freeman and Margaret Kimberley are among the Co-Coordinators of the Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team.
BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio June 6, 2025
06 June 2025
In this week’s segment, we hear about the repatriation of skulls taken from the bodies of Black New Orleanians 150 years ago which were then s

More Stories


  • Fact Finding Mission to Donbass Part 2
    John Parker
    Fact Finding Mission to Donbass Part 2
    10 Aug 2022
    John Parker continues reporting from his trip to Russia and Ukraine earlier this year. His perspective is rarely seen in U.S. media.
  • Ruchell Magee: US Prisoner, Political Thinker, Rebel, and Still Fighting for Release After 67 Years
    Natalia Marques
    Ruchell Magee: US Prisoner, Political Thinker, Rebel, and Still Fighting for Release After 67 Years
    10 Aug 2022
    Ruchell Magee has been incarcerated for 67 years and is the longest serving political prisoner in the world. Black August is a time to remember him and his role in the Marin County Courthouse…
  • Israel’s True Target Is Not Islamic Jihad
    Ahmed Abu Artema
    Israel’s True Target Is Not Islamic Jihad
    10 Aug 2022
    Israel's periodic and deadly attacks on Gaza continue. Despite a variety of justifications, the true goal is to maintain control by terrorizing the Palestinian population. 
  • Black Agenda Radio August 5, 2022
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Black Agenda Radio August 5, 2022
    05 Aug 2022
    This week we have one special guest, Omali Yeshitela. He is Chairman of the African Peoples Socialist Party (APSP) and leader of the Uhuru Movement and the Black is Back Coalition. The APSP Uhuru…
  • FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning
    03 Aug 2022
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us