The New Dark Age

Wednesday, 21 February 2024 — Black Agenda Report

Phony Fani Willis, Misguided Support, and the Atlanta Plantation
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Public reaction to the Fani Willis soap opera is an example of how cynical Black misleadership creates confusion among the masses.

SPEECH: A Challenge to Artists, Lorraine Hansberry, 1962
The Editors, Black Agenda Review
At a rally against the House Un-American Activities Committee, insurgent playwright Lorraine Hansberry called on artists to shake off the fear and incoherency of the world to defend the peoples’ rights.

Congolese Journalist: It’s Time to Stop Negotiating with Rwanda
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Rwanda’s M23 militia and Rwandan Special Forces have been advancing on Goma, the capital city of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ann Garrison spoke with Congolese journalist Akilimali Chomachoma, based in Goma.

The Karma of Kap or curse of capitalism??
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
“The Karma of Kap or curse of capitalism??” is the latest from our Poet-in-Residence.

Haiti Doesn’t Have a ‘Gang’ Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem w/ Dr. Jemima Pierre
Jemima Pierre, BAR Editor and Contributor
Dr. Jemima Pierre discusses the “gang problem,” the premise for the latest plan to occupy Haiti, on BreakThrough News.

People Centered Human Rights and the Black Radical Tradition
​​​​​​​Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
On this anniversary of the death of Malcolm X, it’s important to reflect on his life and the true meaning of human rights. We are republishing this 2021 essay from our Editor, Ajamu Baraka, that discusses the framework of People(s)-Centered Human Rights and the Black Radical Tradition.

Reconciling with Libya’s History on the 13th Anniversary of NATO’s Regime Change: Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Matteo Capasso) – Book Review
Essam Elkorghli
Essam Elkorghli reviews the book, Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by Matteo Capasso, which discusses the history and politics of Libya in the decades leading up to the 2011 uprising and subsequent NATO intervention.

Israel – Imperialism’s MVP (Most Valuable Proxy)
Mark P. Fancher
Joe Biden’s unchanging support of Israel during the ongoing genocide in Palestine, despite massive resistance, reflects the U.S. empire’s commitment to protecting its imperialist interests in the Middle East.

Support for Julian Assange As He Fights Extradition to the U.S.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
BAR Executive Editor Margaret Kimberley recorded this statement of support for Julian Assange as he began his fight against extradition to the U.S.

Emancipation, the Nadir and Pan-African Awakenings
Abayomi Azikiwe
The reactionary backlash after emancipation plummeted the nation into an extended state of racial tumult in the United States, contributing to an expanding political awareness of the global oppression of African people.

AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #50
Black Alliance For Peace
The Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Watch Bulletin has the latest news from the African continent. AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #50 delves into the ongoing war in Sudan which created a dire humanitarian crisis in the country.

The Injured Gaza Boy and His Drawing: Do Palestinians Have the Right to Self-Defense?
Ramzy Baroud
It is interesting how the colonizers and the colonized continue to build relations and solidarity around the same old principles. The Global South is, again, rising in solidarity with the Palestinians, while the North, with a few exceptions, continues to support Israeli oppression.

Free Palestine. Stop Cop City.
Palestinian Youth Movement
It is clear that Stop Cop City represents one of conjunctural spear tips for expanding the existing systems of counterinsurgency that span Africa, Asia, and the Arab world.