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Review of African Political Economy
The June Days – Senegal’s struggle for justice
21 Jun 2023
In Senegal supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko protest his exclusion from next year's elections after a disputed conviction in a criminal case.
Jalil Muntaqim
Jalil Muntaqim Reports from Venezuela on the Case of Alex Saab
21 Jun 2023
Jalil Muntaqim was invited to attend a conference in Venezuela regarding the case of diplomat Alex Saab, who was kidnapped by the United States three years ago and is still being held in prison.
Jon Jeter
Violence is Their Religion!: How Murder Gives the White Settler Purpose
21 Jun 2023
This episode of Black Republic Media is the second in a series entitled, Murder Inc: The White Settler Republic as Homicidal Maniac.
Gus Griffin
Black People, Guns, and the Troubling Reaction to Ja Morant
21 Jun 2023
Ja Morant plays basketball in Tennessee, an "open carry" state with lose firearm regulations. But the issue of Black people carrying guns is not one of strict legality. Racism is also the issue.
Jacqueline Luqman
The Duplicitous Legacy Of Bipartisan Compromise Obscured From The History Of Juneteenth Is Too Important To Ignore
21 Jun 2023
The Juneteenth holiday is an opportunity to delve into Black history in a serious way. Unfortunately, the designation of a federal holiday has trivialized Juneteenth's meaning and given license to scoundrels and cynics to get away with white washing the nation's crimes.
Clau O'Brien Moscoso
“I Will Stay Until 2026”: Boluarte Rejects Early Elections as Perú Gears Up for The Third Takeover of Lima
21 Jun 2023
Peru's coup government and its president Dina Boluarte remain in power despite the deaths of protesters and planned mobilizations for the Third Takeover of Lima.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Danielle N. Boaz’s Book, “Banning Black Gods”
21 Jun 2023
This week’s featured author is Danielle N. Boaz. Boaz is Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her book is Banning Black Gods: Law and Religions of the African Diaspora.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Is cruelty Governor Woke Smoke’s superpower?
21 Jun 2023
Is cruelty Governor Woke Smoke’s superpower?
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Could Cornel West Help the Greens Win Ballot Access in 50 States?
21 Jun 2023
Dr. Cornel West is a candidate for the Green Party’s 2024 nomination. I spoke to ballot access expert Richard Winger, who thinks that if he wins, the Greens might qualify for the ballot in all 50 states, though Democrats will do their best to stop them.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: I Go to Jail for the Scottsboro Boys, Ada Wright, 1932
21 Jun 2023
Mrs. Ada Wright, mother of two of the “Scottsboro Boys,” traveled the world to advocate on their behalf. This essay is a remarkable testament to the unrewarded and unheralded labors of the Black mothers who have carried so many Black movements.