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- Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence“Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth.” —Lucy Parsons
- Black Alliance For PeaceAs part of its “US Out of Africa” campaign, BAP collected thousands of signatures demanding Black lawmakers fulfill their responsibilities to Africa and peace.
- Дэвид СвонсонTrump could shoot Putin in the middle of Red Square and would still be seen as a Russian asset by true believers in CIA propaganda.
- Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnistDr King understood that drawing a line in the sand against imperialism was necessary to bring about the radical changes he wanted to see in the United States.
- Danny Haiphong , BAR contributorAmerican exceptionalism is a white exceptionalism that portrays the U.S. as a society rooted in democracy rather than slavery, liberty rather than brutality and genocide.