Black Agenda Report co-founder Glen Ford transitioned on July 28, 2021. This week I’m reporting from Caracas, Venezuela where I’m part of an International Peoples Tribunal on US Imperialism and fact finding mission which will hold a hearing on the issue of US economic coercive measures, commonly known as sanctions, which have been waged against Venezuela by the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. In honor of Glen’s memory, I will read from a 2019 article he wrote when Donald Trump began his maximum pressure campaign against Venezuela. He titled this piece, “The Racist, Imperialist War Against Venezuela.”
What has recently been condemned as corrupt and brutal policing is actually consistent with historical tradition of localized repression.
Demonstrators are laying bare the deep pain that persists for black people fighting to live under the crushing weight of injustice that has long been at our necks.
The Black Panther Party modeled their policing initiatives after Black citizens’ patrols in Los Angeles.
Police Must Answer to the Community
Black college athletes are emotionally and physically harmed in ways not widely recognized, said Dr.
