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

Racial Capitalism is the Kind We’ve Got, and Must Defeat
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
25 May 2021
🖨️ Print Article

Margaret Kimberley · Racial Capitalism is the Kind We’ve Got, and Must Defeat

The issues of race and class are intertwined, and “we must fight against them simultaneously rather than trying to decide if racial or class exploitation came first,” said Justin Leroy, a professor of History at the University of California at Davis and co-author of the book, “Histories of Racial Capitalism.”

Racial Capitalism

Related Podcasts

Capitalism and Racism Entwined
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Capitalism and Racism Entwined
15 September 2020
“There’s long been a recognition of this intertwining of slavery, white supremacy, racism and capitalism,” said Dr.
You Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Race
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
You Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Race
18 August 2020
The centrality of race in the development of capitalism continues to be resisted by “the sort of hardline, orthodox folks who only look at class, a

More Stories


  •  World Rebelling Against Dollar Domination
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
    World Rebelling Against Dollar Domination
    23 Feb 2021
    “Washington has been overusing the sanctions weapon,” causing both allies and competitors to seek ways to circumvent the global dominance of the dollar, said Dr Gerald Horne, the p
  • “The State” and “Racial Capitalism” to Blame for Anti-Black Violence in UK
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
    “The State” and “Racial Capitalism” to Blame for Anti-Black Violence in UK
    23 Feb 2021
    After long study, an anti-racial violence Monitoring Group found that anti-Black violence in the UK is driven mainly by “the police and other mechanisms of the state,” said Adam Elliott-Coo
  •  Police, Prisons and Prosecutors just Create More Victims
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
    Police, Prisons and Prosecutors just Create More Victims
    23 Feb 2021
    “We believe that all forms of law enforcement” in the US “are rooted in systems of violence,” said Samah Sisay, an organizer with the abolitionist group “Survived and Punished” and
  • Haiti: Black Despots and White Rulers
    Jemima Pierre
    Haiti: Black Despots and White Rulers
    17 Feb 2021
    The horror story in Haiti since 2004 is not really about despotic Black government, but is the consequence and crime of global white rule.
  • Freedom Rider: Impeachment Theater
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
    Freedom Rider: Impeachment Theater
    17 Feb 2021
    Democracy is hanging on by a thread -- not due to marauding Trumpsters – but because of bipartisan support for neoliberal policies.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us