Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.
  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire
Starving Black Schools and Scapegoating Communities
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
02 Jul 2019
🖨️ Print Article

Although many urban school districts are returning to local control following state takeovers, these Black and brown schools remain underfunded, said Jeff Bryant, senior correspondent for Our Schools. “The school districts that need the most money because of poverty issues, the density of special needs students – many of these districts actually get the least money from the state” and will wind up in the same shape as before states seized control.

white supremacy

Related Podcasts

BAR Radio
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report October 23, 2026
23 October 2026
In this week’s segment, we hear about the ongoing uprising in France against neo-liberal austerity, colonialism, and white supremacy.
BAR Radio
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio September 11, 2026
11 September 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss the 55th anniversary and legacy of the 1971 Attica prison revolt. But we begin with the history of W.E.B.
Gerald Horne
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Gerald Horne, "Black and Red: Du Bois and the Afro American response to the Cold War, 1944-63"
11 September 2026
Our guest is Dr.

More Stories

  • Richard B. Moore was a Caribbean activist in the early and mid 20th century.
    Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalal’
    Richard B. Moore: “Dogs and Slaves are Named by Their Masters; Free Men Name Themselves!"
    08 Aug 2017
    by Norma
  • The UAW and local workers promise a long fight at Nissan in Canton MS.
    Mike Elk
    “Nissan, You Made Us Mad”: Union Promises to Fight Mississippi Defeat
    08 Aug 2017
    A coalition of community groups, students, clergy and environmentalis
  • Florida leads the nation in felony disenfranchisement
    Olivia Paschal
    The Latest Challenges to the South's Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
    08 Aug 2017
    by Olivia Paschal
  • Rex Tillerson Threatens Regime Change in Venezuela
    Telesur
    Tillerson Threatens Regime Change in Venezuela
    08 Aug 2017
    by TeleSur
  • Finding and deconstructing South Africa's "middle class"
    Henning Melber
    An Anatomy of the Black South African “Middle Class”
    08 Aug 2017
    by Henning Melber
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us