Black Agenda Radio April 1, 2022

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley

01 Apr 2022

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Margaret Kimberley · Black Agenda Radio - April 1, 2022

Left Voices are Censored

Censorship is supposed to happen in other places, not in the U.S. But big tech, in alliance with the state, is silencing Black and other left voices in the media. The war in Ukraine is bringing this process into high relief and making a mockery of claims of freedom of expression. Jacqueline Luqman, co-host of the Sputnik program, By Any Means Necessary, explains.

The U.S. Crisis Plays Out in Ukraine

Joe Biden travelled to Europe for NATO and G7 meetings one month after Russian troops entered Ukraine. Biden predictably condemned Russia but also suggested he was seeking regime change against Vladimir Putin. Dr. Gerald Horne, author and historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, analyses US policy in Ukraine.

Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson Nomination Brings Drama but No Substance

Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson is the first black woman nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearings provided opportunities for political performance and spectacle. But what is the true significance of her nomination to Black people? Dr. Anthony Monteiro, Duboisian scholar and founder of the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation, discusses.

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