| Black Agenda Report

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The January 6th Scam
22 Jun 2022
Democrats are using the hearings investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol as one long campaign commercial. They believe that saying the name Trump often enough will inspire disappointed and angry people to vote for them despite their lies and failures.
José Luis Granados Ceja
Venezuela Celebrates Petro’s Win in Colombia as US Loses its Latin America ‘Bastion’
22 Jun 2022
The election victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez in Colombia has implications for relations with other nations, such as neighboring Venezuela.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Eritrean Martyrs' Day
22 Jun 2022
Eritrea emerged as an independent nation after decades of struggle. It celebrates Martyrs' Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate price.
Dian Maria Blandina
IMF Loans Continue to Undermine Health in Africa
29 Jun 2022
The International Monetary Fund has a long history of insisting on loan conditionalities which are harmful to public services. This practice did not change even during the pandemic, with African countries being some of the worst affected.
Benjamin Norton
Only 4 of 55 African Leaders Attend Zelensky Call, Showing Neutrality on Ukraine and Russia
29 Jun 2022
France and Germany pressured African Union leaders for months to join a brief Zoom call with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. 51 of 55 African heads of state (93%) boycotted the meeting, showing clear neutrality over the Western proxy war with Russia.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Russia-Africa Summit to Reconvene in Ethiopia During November-December
29 Jun 2022
African nations have not succumbed to US/NATO pressure to condemn Russia. They maintain their sovereign rights by continuing relations with other nations as they see fit.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Terrible Origins of July 4th
29 Jun 2022
The causes of the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence are rarely taught in this country. The American colonists chafed under British rules limiting their settlements and feared they would end slavery. The "patriots" motives were anything but noble.
New World Mathaba
Statement Issued by New World Mathaba: Brutal Attacks on Africans in Morocco Highlights Crisis in Africa
29 Jun 2022
New World Mathaba issued this statement in protest of the deaths of African migrants at the hands of Moroccan security forces while attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Agustín Laó-Montes
Colombia Votes for Vivir Sabroso: Chronicle of an Historic Election
29 Jun 2022
The election victory of Colombia's Historical Pact was the culmination of years of struggle in that country.
Erica Caines
Punch Left Move Right: Stacey Abrams and the Democratic Party Shuffle
29 Jun 2022
Stacey Abrams's campaign to become Governor of Georgia features the popular democratic strategy of pretending to be progressive while advocating for right wing issues, such as allocating more money to the police.