The New Dark Age

Harris and Trump Debate Maintenance of the Status Quo

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points. Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally.

STATEMENT: Paul Robeson Before the House Un-American Activities Committee, June 12, 1956

Editors, The Black Agenda Review

Revisiting Paul Robeson’s prepared statement to the House Un-American Activities Committee–during a new era of repression.

TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing is a beautifully written book about poor and homeless people choosing to live and refusing to die.

Instability in Somalia Endangers the Entire Horn of Africa

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor

Divisions with breakaway areas further hamper the resolution of broader issues.

Love My Black Job

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence

“Love My Black Job” is the latest from BAR’s Poet-in-Residence.

BAP Condemns U.S. Plans for Yet Another UN Military Occupation of Haiti

Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team

We urge people of conscience around the world to stop another United Nations invasion of Haiti.

Israelis – Not Muslims – Cheered in Jersey City on 9/11

Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor

Black Agenda Report revisits this 2015 Black Agenda Radio commentary by the late Executive Editor, Glen Ford.

In debunking Donald Trump’s big lie about Jersey City Muslims celebrating the destruction of the World Trade Center, the corporate media have told an even bigger lie of omission. There was, indeed, shameless cheering on the banks of the Hudson River on 9/11. But it was by young Israelis, as was widely reported at the time. Fourteen years later, corporate media are covering up for Israel – which makes them even bigger liars than Trump.

Uhuru 3 Free Speech Trial of the Century; Week One Reveals the Government Has Nothing!

Hands off Uhuru

The first week of the Uhuru trial has come to a close. Already, the U.S. has demonstrated the weakness of its case, revealing that it is nothing more than a sham intended to set a precedent in escalating the persecution of those fighting for liberation.

AfroDescendientes En Acción 7 Aug ’24

Jesús Chucho García

While the far-right attacks in Venezuela backed by imperialist forces may have died down, the threat the opposition poses still is very present. Despite this, Venezuelan people will continue to push forward with the Bolivarian Revolution.

US Fake World War 2 History Underlies Permanent Bipartisan Hostility Toward Russia

Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor

Black Agenda Report revisits this Black Agenda Radio commentary from the late Bruce Dixon.

U.S. Universities Spent the Summer Strategizing to Suppress Student Activism. Here is their Plan

Carrie Zaremba

Schools across the U.S. have altered policies and even landscapes in an attempt to make a repeat of last spring’s Palestine protests impossible. The result is a far-reaching war on free expression and the increased militarization of higher education.

Israel Lobbying US Congress to Pressure South Africa to Drop ICJ Genocide Case – Report

Palestine Chronicle Staff
Israel once again is attempting to circumvent international law by appealing to the U.S.

Testifying at the Democratic National Convention

Willow Naomi Curry

60 years ago, the Mississippi Freedom Democrats took a stand at the Democratic National Convention, boldly challenging the racist party and the violent voter repression of Black people. Years later, the party has become even more reactionary, refusing to allow for the slightest deviation in the party line and denying the Uncommitted Movement the ability to fully participate in the democratic process.