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Governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea
African States Support Nigerien Sovereignty in the Face of Imperialist Attack and Collusion of Stooge African Governments
02 Aug 2023
Reaction to the coup in Niger is a litmus test which determines who is truly supportive of self-determination for African nations.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Upside of slavery according to Governor Woke Smoke?
02 Aug 2023
“…most slave children were prohibited from learning to read or write…” —James Mellon, Editor of Bullwhip Days I. Ashanti, Fulani, Wolof, Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, Mandinga and more— Woodworkers, metalworkers, rice Farmers, healers, navigators, weavers, scholars, philosophers, fishermen, sailors,…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Milagros Denis-Rosario’s Book, “Drops of Inclusivity”
02 Aug 2023
This week’s featured author is Milagros Denis-Rosario. Denis-Rosario is Associate Professor of History in the Department of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Her book is Drops of Inclusivity: Racial Formations and Meanings in Puerto…
Pavan Kulkarni
Thousands Rally in Support of Niger’s Coup Leaders as Western-Backed ECOWAS Threatens Military Intervention
02 Aug 2023
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has threatened military intervention if deposed President Mohamed Bazoum is not restored in a week. Bazoum was overthrown in a coup by officers who have received support from thousands in the country.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Believe Absolutely Nothing the US Government and Media Say About ...Anything
02 Aug 2023
It is true now just as when Glen Ford wrote these words in 2019. In any alliance with corporate oppression and militarism, Black America squanders reservoirs of respect among the Earth’s peoples. We betray ourselves and become Black Gringos.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
"Booming" Economy Means More Bad Jobs and Faster Race to the Bottom
02 Aug 2023
For the past 30 years, no matter which party has been in power, the US economy has produced more and more “bad” jobs – because the Race to the Bottom is ruling class policy.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Kenya Offers to Put a Black Face on 'Intervention' in Haiti
02 Aug 2023
It would be a bad look for the U.S. or a European nation to be the public face of the impending occupation of Haiti. That's why Kenya was asked to help the make case for a new invasion.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
War in Africa and War in the Americas: Accelerating the End of White World Supremacy
02 Aug 2023
“The structural crisis of capitalism in its neoliberal form has created a legitimacy crisis for the capitalist rulers, making the use of force a permanent strategy for maintaining their dominance.”
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
INTERVIEW: France’s Colonial Past and Blowback, Glen Ford, 2015
02 Aug 2023
The late Glen Ford would probably refer to events in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and elsewhere as the “blowback” from France’s colonial past.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela’s Oil
02 Aug 2023
The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country’s oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it’s “backyard.”