Ajamu Baraka is the national organizer of Black Alliance for Peace and a contributor to Black Agenda Report. He serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Peace Council and leadership body of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC) and the Steering Committee of the Black is Back Coalition. He joins us to discuss the recent election results in Colombia, South America, where Gustavo Petro, became the new president, and Francia Marquez, vice president. Their Historical Pact is the first leftist formation to win in that country.
Savannah Eldrige is the founder of Coaliton to Abolish Slavery in Texas an organization devoted to ending slavery and involuntary servitude. She is also the founder of Be Frank 4 Justice which provides support for the incarcerated and their families.
Renato Freitas and others joined in national protests over the killing of Congolese immigrant Mugenyi Kabagambe, who was beaten to death after demanding back wages he was owed. The killing was caught on video and sparked outrage throughout the country. Freitas and others protested peacefully but false accusations and racism led to his impeachment. Carol Dartora is also a black city councillor in Curitiba and a candidate for Brazil’s congress. Brian Mier is Brazil correspondent for the TeleSur English TV news program From the South. Brian Mier also provided English interpretation for Carol Dartora. Carol and Brian join us from Brazil.
In 2018 the late Glen Ford wrote about the election of Jair Bolsonaro to the Brazilian presidency, and the nature of fascism in Brazil, the U.S. and around the world. Margaret Kimberley reads excerpts from his column entitled, Fascism is Real, But the Resistance is Mostly Fake.
After the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital to understand deep structural barriers that prevent South Africa’s achieveme
“Up to the very end he was critical of the way in which the top leadership of the African National Congress had capitulated before international capital.”
“When the bubble bursts we will need a network of worker cooperatives and people’s assemblies to sustain us.”
Phil Wilayto of the Coalition Against US Foreign Military Bases Greg Leroy of Good Jobs First on the race to see which city and state can give the most to Amazon
Since 1949, the United States has been using NATO to militarily encircle and Russia, said Phil Wilayto, editor of the Virginia Defender and a participant in the national conference
