There's a fundamental crisis in U.S. journalism. Advertiser-supported news is broken and cannot be fixed. The numbers of working journalists and reporters, after declining steadily for decades, has fallen off a cliff in recent years, while the number of news gathering operations in both print and broadcast is also radically shrinking. The near disappearance of black journalism is part of the reason Black Agenda Report exists. But advertising won't carry BAR, either.
Black Agenda Report depends on our readers to keep the lights on.
We urgently need the contributions of readers and friends to continue. it's really that simple.
Revisiting Paul Robeson’s prepared statement to the House Un-American Activities Committee–during a new era of repression.
TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing is a beautifully written book about poor and homeless people choosing to live and refusing to die.
Divisions with breakaway areas further hamper the resolution of broader issues.
"Love My Black Job" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
We urge people of conscience around the world to stop another United Nations invasion of Haiti.
