Black Agenda Report October 23, 2024

Wednesday, 23 October 2024 — Black Agenda Report

The U.S. Continues Its Terror Campaign Against Cuba

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

The ongoing U.S./Israeli genocide has diverted attention away from other crimes. The electricity crisis in Cuba is but one example of how the U.S. determination to dominate has created suffering around the world.

POEM: The Earth Is Closing On Us, Mahmoud Darwish, 1995

Editors, The Black Agenda Review

“Where should we go after the last frontiers? Where should the birds fly after the last sky?”

New York Times Attacks “Peace-peddling” Jill Stein as the Presidential Race Comes Down to the Wire

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

The New York Times scapegoats Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein as polls indicate a dead heat between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

United Nations Releases New Report on the Death of Former Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in 1961

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor

Apparent assassination and cover-up occurred during a critical period in African history.

John Mearsheimer’s Folly: How Whites Agree to Misinterpret the World to Fulfill Their Racial Contract

Jon Jeter

Systemic racism and reactionary violence are embedded into the foundation of the US political and social system, despite false claims of any sort of progress. Denying this reality is an act of mere delusion.

MOLEGHAF: Update on Armed Attacks in Port-au-Prince

Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team

Western imperialist-backed paramilitary violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has escalated in the last year. As the conditions on the ground worsen, MOLEGHAF puts out this call to allies around the world to stand in solidarity with the Haitian masses.

The West’s Support for Israel’s Genocide is Destroying the World as we Know it

Jonathan Cook

The old world is dying once again, but the US-Israel axis is wrong to suggest it is slaying monsters. It is the monster.

Black Residents in Cancer Alley Try What May be a Last Legal Defense to Curb Toxic Pollution

Lylla Younes

In St. James Parish, a zoning ordinance divides industrial development along racial lines.

Yahya Sinwar Wrote His Own Story

Justin Podur

Yahya Sinwar was a man who became a larger-than-life symbol of Palestinian resistance and struggle. Myths and rumors surrounded him in life and now in death but he did not need anyone, to tell his story for him.

Municipalism, Economic Development, and People Power for Participatory Democracy – A Conversation with Nicholas Richard-Thompson, Part I

Austin Cole

As part of his research on grassroots economic projects toward Black Liberation, Austin Cole spoke with Nicholas Richard-Thompson about his community organizing, expanding definitions of economic development, and connecting the people to the public sector.

‘Genocide Must Be Our Red Line’: Black Muslim Leaders Shun Harris for US President

Umar A Farooq

Community leaders sign statement backing candidates supporting Gaza ceasefire and arms embargo against Israel.

The State Is Wielding Grand Jury Subpoenas Against Cop City Activists

Cody Bloomfield
Activists organizing against the militarized police training facility in Atlanta are facing new forms of repression.

After Israel Killed Hamas Leader, D.C. Pushes to Hand Palestine to Saudi Arabia

Aída Chávez
Bent on a “mega-deal” security pact with Saudi Arabia, Congress and the Biden administration see their chance.



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