Related Stories
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
Mrs. Ada Wright, mother of two of the “Scottsboro Boys,” traveled the world to advocate on their behalf.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
On the 153th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, we present Harry Haywood’s theoretical work on imperialism, capitalism, and Black self
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
A 1971 interview with the late Charlene Mitchell reminds us of both the need for Black radical struggle against capitalism, militarism, and rac
Benjamin Woods
The author makes the case that liberalism is a dead end and that socialism is the only tool for Black liberation.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
A May Day 1928 essay by Black communist Williana “Liana” Jones Burroughs – aka Mary Adams – recounts the history of African revolt in the Ameri
Lola Olufemi
This is the foreword to the new edition of Marika Sherwood’s Claudia Jones: A Life
Denise Lynn
Anti-communists used the full powers of the state to silence, imprison, or deport radical Black activists.
Robert Greene II
Alabama Communists helped lay the foundation for the organized civil rights movement that emerged in the late 1940s and early ’50s.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
Some of the best leaders of black working class people were communist or worked alongside communists.
More Stories
- The Cradle News DeskIraqi Kurdish leaders say the US withdrawal will leave their region, long a CIA and Mossad hub, vulnerable to Iranian attacks.
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Garland NixonBAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Margaret Kimberley advises caution regarding the narrative that the US is in a state of decline. The US is committed to achieving full-spectrum dominance…
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyIn this week’s segment, we discuss events in the Horn of Africa as the Somaliland region requests U.S. recognition and the Trump administration ends some sanctions against Eritrea. But we begin by…
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyAjamu Baraka discusses U.S. influence over the United Nations and its Security Council as the 81st General Assembly high-level meetings take place.
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyAbayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African Newswire, discusses Israeli recognition of the Somaliland region, the US reduction of sanctions on Eritrea, a new anti-government alliance in Ethiopia, and…