5 April 2018 — Black Agenda Report
MLK Anniversary, Another Gaza Massacre Ignored by the Black Political Class
– Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Our black political class observed the 50th anniversary of MLK’s martyrdom this week, but ignored the Gaza Land Day massacre perpetrated by apartheid Israel with full bipartisan US support. What would MLK do?
MLK: A Snap Shot in Time
– Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Only those that oppose Dr. King’s global vision of peace and social justice will tell you that he would have changed his tune, had he lived.
Only those that oppose Dr. King’s global vision of peace and social justice will tell you that he would have changed his tune, had he lived.
Freedom Rider: Israeli Meddling and Palestinian Death
– Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Politicians and journalists the world over silence and censor themselves in terror of offending the Israeli apartheid state.
Politicians and journalists the world over silence and censor themselves in terror of offending the Israeli apartheid state.
Victory Over Military Cop Convention
– Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Activists in the San Francisco Bay area have engaged in a yearly battle against Urban Shield, where merchants of foreign wars and domestic repression meet local cops for fun and profit.
Activists in the San Francisco Bay area have engaged in a yearly battle against Urban Shield, where merchants of foreign wars and domestic repression meet local cops for fun and profit.
Corruption, Complacency, Complicity Lead at Arkansas Baptist College
by Attilah Nasir
Little Rock’s Arkansas Baptist College numbers among its leaders corrupt Clinton cronies, money launderers, possible former FBI informants and others who sell prisoners’ blood, grossly mismange school finances, raise money under questionable pretenses and more all in the name of black uplift.
Gunmen
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Hm, March 18th my Mother’s birthday
I heard lead bees stung the young man’s
Hm, March 18th my Mother’s birthday
I heard lead bees stung the young man’s
Back, severed vertebrae, collapsed his lung…
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Movement Most in Need of “Political Education” — “We still have too many Black people not being real about our current state of affairs,” said Shannon Jones, of Bronxites for NYPD Accountability,”
A Setback for Cop-Control in Newark If a New Jersey court decision diluting the powers of the local Civilian Complaint Review Board is allowed to stand, the Newark-based People’s Organization for Progress may be compelled to give up a seat on the compromised body.
Bolton is Just One Face of U.S. Imperial Crisis… The US imperial system is beset by “crises at every level,” said Sara Flounders, of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC).
Independent Journalist Corner: A Conversation with Randi Nord
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
“Anti-imperialism to me means supporting nations in their struggle against my government’s violent and exploitative influence.
“Anti-imperialism to me means supporting nations in their struggle against my government’s violent and exploitative influence.
Charlottesville Mural by Obama “Hope” Poster Artist Causes Controversy
Anne Garland Mahler
“The artist Shepard Fairey has a history of appropriating images from activist-artists of color and selling them for a profit, without ever acknowledging the originals.
“The artist Shepard Fairey has a history of appropriating images from activist-artists of color and selling them for a profit, without ever acknowledging the originals.
Against False Conflation: JFK, MLK, and the Triple Evils
Paul Street
“The Kennedy brothers approved racist FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s regular and relentless police state surveillance, smearing and infiltration of the movement, including Dr. King.
“The Kennedy brothers approved racist FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s regular and relentless police state surveillance, smearing and infiltration of the movement, including Dr. King.
A Brief History of Neo-Colonial Rape and the “Freak Shows” of Black Women’s Bodies
Julian Vigo
“These sites of ‘disaster’ are created by the very ‘civilized’ men who then turn around and exploit the victims of their imposed ‘civilization”
“These sites of ‘disaster’ are created by the very ‘civilized’ men who then turn around and exploit the victims of their imposed ‘civilization”
If This Happened in Alabama There Would Be Uproar: In Israel, it’s the Norm
Jonathan Cook
“Half of Israeli Jews confess that they do not want ‘Arabs’ as neighbors.
“Half of Israeli Jews confess that they do not want ‘Arabs’ as neighbors.
Two Salutes to Winnie Mandela
Zwelinzima Vavi , Ncedisa Mpemnyama
South African Federation of Trade Unions mourns passing of Comrade Winnie Mandela
South African Federation of Trade Unions mourns passing of Comrade Winnie Mandela
The New Dark Age 
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