Related Stories
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
The war against Africans intensifies, the puppets and stooges do as they are ordered, while others are satisfied with empty gestures.
Gus Griffin
Whether Super Bowl quarterbacks, or presidents, or police chiefs, unquestioned admiration of the "first Black" should come to an end.
Too Black
The allure of Black representation in high places can be very dangerous.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Black politicians may be openly conservative or pretend leftists but their constituents rarely get what they need.
More Stories
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyMaurice Carney is Executive Director of Friends of the Congo. He provides an update on recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo created by the Rwandan and U.S. proxy militia group M23 and…
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyFrank Chapman is Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. That organization has led the fight for community control of the police, with the creation of the…
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyIn the September 23, 2022 segment of Black Agenda Radio we discussed the case of Tracy McCarter. The New York City nurse was charged with murder as she attempted to defend herself from her violent…
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior ColumnistA new Black "first" came along at the same moment that the Democratic Party showed itself to be a servant of the ruling classes. Hakeem Jeffries is a very willing tool of powerful people. There is no…
- Editors, The Black Agenda ReviewWhat role did labor play in the 2004 coup in Haiti? A 2008 essay illuminates the convergence of labor politics, neoliberal policy, and imperial malfeasance.