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Abayomi Azikiwe
Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis
12 Oct 2022
The U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, and all iterations of foreign interference bring instability to the African continent.
Eduardo Campos Lima
Brazilian Muslims Demand Harvard Return Skull of Enslaved Man Who Fought in Uprising
19 Oct 2022
Universities and museums around the world still hold human remains in their collections. Harvard University follows this discredited practice and has the skull of an enslaved Brazilian who took part in the 1835 Malês uprising.
Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team
The Black Alliance for Peace Opposes Biden Administration’s Security Council Resolution on Haiti and Calls for its Veto
19 Oct 2022
The Haiti/Americas Team of Black Alliance for Peace explains that Haiti's problems are caused by the imperialist gang, who stymy Haitian sovereignty and self-determination at every turn. The next occupation plot must be vetoed in the UN Security Council by the Russian Federation and/or the People's…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Vincent Lloyd’s Book, “Black Dignity”
19 Oct 2022
This week’s featured author is Vincent Lloyd. Lloyd is professor of theology and religious studies and the director of the Center for Political Theology at Villanova University. His book is Black Dignity: The Struggle against Domination.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
We were L.A.—way before they…
19 Oct 2022
“Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” —James Baldwin Venom-drenched recorded conversation of rattler city council criminals—with Labor serpent fluent in Forked Tongue—poisoned the smog—City of Angels Ruled by devils… Not our Chicano…
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Tulsi Gabbard May Have Left the Democratic Party, But She Isn’t Helping the Left
19 Oct 2022
Tulsi Gabbard cultivated an image as an anti-war progressive, but her endorsement of Joe Biden, and support for conservative positions culminated in an exit from the democratic party which revealed her right wing and racist politics.
Ramzy Baroud
The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow
19 Oct 2022
France's colonial and neo-colonial history is now challenged in Francophone Africa by Russia's position as a world power rival to the US and other NATO nations.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Detroit City Council Expands “ShotSpotter” After Two More are Gunned Down by Police
19 Oct 2022
Detroit resident Porter Burks was killed by police while in the midst of a mental health crisis. To add insult to injury, the city of Detroit is spending millions of dollars on dubious technology which supposedly detects gunshots. Yet there is no mechanism in place to prevent police killings.
Mark P. Fancher
The Lethal Threat of White Boss Syndrome
19 Oct 2022
The idea that white people have an inherent right to control Black people permeates to this day. Mark Fancher provides another viewpoint on the killing of Porter Burks and the legacy of white supremacy.
Erica Caines
Hashtag Activism and US Imperialism
19 Oct 2022
The social media hashtag is often where serious politics goes to die. It can be a tool of empire used to fool well-meaning but uninformed people.