Related Stories
Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur wrote the introduction and this poem for the 1990 book
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
To commemorate Black August, read Safiya Bukhari's essay on political prisoners and political mov
Matt Tracy
Joan Gibbs, long time civil rights attorney and activist, is remembered for her deep commitment to her community and for so
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
The late African revolutionary Sekou Odinga in his own words.
Lallan Schoenstein
Ralph Poynter was a pioneer in the fight against white supremacy, oppression, and injustice around the world.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
This week’s featured author is Orisanmi Burton
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
A letter commemorating George Jackson speaks to the origins of Black August.
Too Black
Black August is an important month of political education, but it should not solely be about the past.
Efia Nwangaza
A United Nations panel of experts is in the US investigating the condition of political prisoners held in this country.
More Stories
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyDr. Jemima Pierre is an editor and contributor to Black Agenda Report and a professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She joins BAR editor Margaret Kimberley to discuss the…
- Black Agenda Radio with Margaret KimberleyJames Counts Early joins Black Agenda Report editor Margaret Kimberley to discuss the latest U.S. efforts to undo the Cuban Revolution and Cuba’s determination to retain its sovereignty while under…
- The Editors“This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.”
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior ColumnistThe opening of the Obama Center has brought Barack Obama back into the spotlight, although he offers nothing new. He will be in the pocket of the oligarchy for the rest of his life, and that means he…
- Editors, The Black Agenda Review“George Washington/Slave-owner general/Ironic that the father of this country/ Should be a slave owner/The father of this country a slave-owner.”