Related Stories
Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur wrote the introduction and this poem for the 1990 book
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
To commemorate Black August, read Safiya Bukhari's essay on political prisoners and political mov
Matt Tracy
Joan Gibbs, long time civil rights attorney and activist, is remembered for her deep commitment to her community and for so
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
The late African revolutionary Sekou Odinga in his own words.
Lallan Schoenstein
Ralph Poynter was a pioneer in the fight against white supremacy, oppression, and injustice around the world.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
This week’s featured author is Orisanmi Burton
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
A letter commemorating George Jackson speaks to the origins of Black August.
Too Black
Black August is an important month of political education, but it should not solely be about the past.
Efia Nwangaza
A United Nations panel of experts is in the US investigating the condition of political prisoners held in this country.
More Stories
- Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editorJoe Biden announced his candidacy for president last week.
- Glen Ford , BAR executive editorThe US press has routinely abused, disrespected and lied about Black, brown and yellow peoples and their heads of state, and now subjects its own top political figures to the same treatment.
- Donna MurchThe demonization of urban, nonwhite drug users played a crucial role in the opening of ‘white’ pharmaceutical markets in the 1990s.
- Jason Choudhry, BAR Comments EditorThis week readers discussed the suppression of WikiLeaks, reactionary black politicians, and the racial roots of capitalism. We share letters for “
- Your World News , Glen Ford , BAR executive editorGlen Ford, of Black Agenda Report, deconstructs this situation in great detail, including the historic context that the US corporate media will never expose.