by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Since the onset of the Obama phenomenon, Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth and death days have been “polluted” by false and ahistorical comparisons between Obama and MLK. The two men represent opposite political poles: one, a radical opponent of imperial war and concentrated economic power, the other, an ally of Wall Street and commander-in-chief of “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” In focusing on King, the man of peace, Tavis Smiley’s PBS special corrects a history that has been distorted, sometimes beyond recognition – not the least by the revisionist and poseur in the White House.
“The city quickly issued a report absolving its police department of any blame.”
“With encouragement from Florida Senator Marco Rubio and other Republicans, Trump has been trying to help topple the elected government of Venezuela.”
“American military services spent $53 million on marketing and advertising contracts with sports teams between 2012 and 2015.”
Black Agenda Radio for Week of Monday, November 20, 2017
The military-industrial complex depicts Russia as an implacable enemy of the U.S.
