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

LGBTQ Newsletter Surveys Prison Conditions
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
19 Oct 2020
🖨️ Print Article

Margaret Kimberley · LGBTQ Newsletter Surveys Prison Conditions

The newsletter for the prison abolition organization Black and Pink sent out a 133-page questionnaire to incarcerated LGBTQ persons, earlier this year, so that “we can laser beam solutions to the needs of these individuals,” said organizer Fatima Shabazz, a trans woman. Among the findings of the questionnaire: 85 percent of respondents have spent time in solitary confinement, half of them for two years or more. Black and Pink claims 20,000 members in 13 chapters around the country.

Prison Abolition

Related Podcasts

Black Agenda Radio July 28, 2023
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio July 28, 2023
28 July 2023
Exposing and opposing U.S.
Closing Rikers Island and Decarcerating New York City
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Closing Rikers Island and Decarcerating New York City
28 July 2023
Melanie Dominguez is lead organizer for the Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice.
Black Agenda Radio February 10, 2023
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio February 10, 2023
10 February 2023
The US regime of economic coercive measures is investigated by a newly formed tribunal, prison abolition is a necessity, and so are changes in drug

More Stories


  • Freedom Rider: Kamala Harris: The Fix is In
    Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
    Freedom Rider: Kamala Harris: The Fix is In
    20 Feb 2019
    Harris’ own father called her out for identity politics and stereotyping Jamaicans, but the corporate Democrats are betting she can derail Bernie Sanders with Black voters.
  • “It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
    An interview with Kali Akuno
    “It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
    20 Feb 2019
    Cooperation Jackson leader Kali Akuno on the Green New Deal, the need for mass civil disobedience, and the necessity of building an internationalist movement for eco-socialism.
  • As U.S. Intervention Germinates in Venezuela, We Must Not Forget the Implications for Haiti
    Black Alliance For Peace
    As U.S. Intervention Germinates in Venezuela, We Must Not Forget the Implications for Haiti
    20 Feb 2019
    Haitians and Venezuelans are united by history and common struggle against the US behemoth that seeks to enslave the rest of the hemisphere.
  • Letters from Our Readers
    Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
    Letters from Our Readers
    20 Feb 2019
    This week’s column discusses the Bernie Sanders campaign, Medicare for All, and white supremacy in Venezuela.
  • BAR Book Forum: Ashon Crawley’s “Blackpentecostal Breath”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Ashon Crawley’s “Blackpentecostal Breath”
    20 Feb 2019
    The book is a meditation on a way of life that is joyous and abundant without ever asserting that we must all convert to Pentecostalism.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us