by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley If ever there was a clear path to reparations for the descendants of slaves, it is in compensation to the progeny of the 272 men and women sold…

A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The prosecution in Baltimore wanted the cop that arrested Freddie Gray to be convicted of assault, because Gray had done nothing illegal…

by Danny Haiphong These are exciting – and frustrating – times. “The crisis of US empire has created ripe conditions for a revolutionary movement, yet no such movement exists.” Social forces opposed…

by Sam Husseini The only two Muslim members of Congress, Keith Ellison and André Carson, both Black, seem oblivious to Hillary Clinton’s history of distancing herself from Muslim Americans, and share…

by Jaan Laaman Like many political prisoners, the author’s freedom of speech rights are routinely curtailed. “While prisoners do have a legal right to express their thoughts and report on issues and…