Black Agenda Report October 16, 2024

Wenesday, 16 October 2024 — Black Agenda Report

Censorship, War Propaganda and Fascism

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

The U.S. edges closer to hot war and continues aiding and abetting a genocide. Censorship and war propaganda are necessary tools when a rogue state chooses to silence its opponents.

ESSAY: United We Stand! Joint Struggles of Native Americans and African Americans in the Columbian Era, Jan Carew, 1995

Editors, The Black Agenda Review

“The Seminoles had set a dangerous example, for if Blacks and Native Americans united everywhere in the Americas, then a genuine racial democracy might emerge.”

Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

The West’s dominant media tell us little about Hamas’ history or ideology, relying instead on “terrorist” clichés. This new book cuts through them to explain a lot.

Martinique Masses Continue Rebellion Against French Colonial System

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor

Rising prices and state repression prompt strikes and demonstrations.

Why All Hurricanes Should Be Named “Jim”

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright

Hurricanes Helene and Milton are the result of a long legacy of segregation, environmental racism, and extraction. This white supremacist capitalist system has brought us to this point in our climate crisis and puts marginalized people directly in the path of the destruction it causes.

Not Like Us: Black Men Frown on Harris Campaign Because Democrats Have Done Nothing to Help Them in This Worst Hard Time, Not Because of Misogyny

Jon Jeter

For decades, the Democratic Party has pushed Black men as the scapegoat for election losses. Every cycle, they put forth a different excuse for why this demographic is unique in its political beliefs and attitudes toward voting. This time, they trotted out the misleader-in-chief, Barack Obama to scold Black men and lob accusations of misogyny rather than engage with legitimate political grievances.

Unity Against Imperialist Sectarianism

Essam Elkorghli, Matteo Capasso

Imperialist powers maintain a toolbox of tactics they employ to maintain dominance and pursue their interests. Among them is propaganda. In this case, playing on planted ideas about Islam and conflict in the region to dissuade the public from supporting the Axis of Resistance as they battle the zionist entity.

AES Interrupts a $50b Shakedown in the Sahel

Kodjovi Kpachavi

The Alliance of Sahel States has already begun to change the conditions of the people in the region for the better. Bold actions, including the expulsion of exploitative mining contracts, put these nations in a better position to achieve and protect their national sovereignty.

“We Want to Live in Peace!”: Peru Grapples with Violence as SOUTHCOM Expands

Clau O’Brien Moscoso

The conditions in Peru have continued to decline as the country’s compradors and bad actors work at the behest of neocolonial forces – SOUTHCOM via the US, NATO, and the European Union that are tightening their grasp on Peru and the entire region. Together, they are the directors of the instability and violence plaguing the masses.

Black Alliance for Peace Denounces the Renewal of the US-Kenya Mission to Haiti

Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team

The Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti needs to end.

Israeli Attack on Gaza Hospital Tent Camp Kills Four, Ignites Fire

Al Jazeera

Videos from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital show rescuers scrambling to save people as they struggle to contain a major fire set off by Israeli bombs. Despite those efforts, some patients died in the flames.

Solidarity Statement: We Demand an End to Deportations in the Dominican Republic

Janvieve Williams Comrie
The Dominican Republic is deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent at an increasing rate and without any consideration for human rights. AfroResistance calls for all people of conscience to stand with Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent and support those struggling against this inhumane campaign.



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