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Black Agenda Radio May 16, 2025
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
16 May 2025
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Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio May 16, 2025

In this week’s segment, we discuss the modern history of Black politics in the city of Newark, New Jersey, after the death of a long-serving former mayor and the arrest and brief detention of the current mayor during a protest against an immigration detention facility. But first, we have an analysis of the lack of enforcement for violations of international law regarding the human rights of Palestinians and other peoples around the world.

New Jersey
Palestine
Israel
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Human Rights
United Nations

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