The New Dark Age

Eric Adams and Daniel Penny Make Black People the Face of Crime

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

Daniel Penny’s acquittal was not surprising, and neither is Mayor Eric Adams’ defense of Penny and law enforcement power being used against Black people.

​​​​​​​Editors, The Black Agenda Review

“I have come to you tonite not just for the stoppage

of nuclear proliferation, nuclear

plants, nuclear bombs, nuclear

waste, but to stop the proliferation

of nuclear minds….”

Jon Jeter

The state and vigilante lynchings of Black men and boys in the U.S. are not merely an aberration or a momentary relapse on the nation’s path to racial equality. They are part of the toolbox of violent and psychological warfare tactics used on Black people to maintain the system of racial oppression.

​​​​​​​Essam Elkorghli

Similar to a predator realizing it is losing a fight and is reaching its end, the U.S. is lashing out and attempting to deepen its claws into subjugated nations like Syria, which just experienced a coup. The fall of Syria was a serious strike against the Axis of Resistance, but all is not lost. There are lessons to take away from these events in the fight against imperialism.

Hadya Al Alawi

For  the first time since his departure from Syria, Bashir Al Assad shared a statement detailing the series of events which led to US backed regime change against his country.

Krys Cerisier

Journalist Krys Cerisier attended the COP29 climate conference, where they reported and conducted interviews with activists from around the world demanding funding for climate solutions from the Global North nations most responsible for creating the climate crisis.

Clau O’Brien Moscoso

The recent attempted assassination of Evo Morales, former President of Bolivia, is part of a larger attempt by the U.S. to strengthen its control over the natural resources of the region. Clau O’Brien Moscoso met with Morales to discuss the events of that day, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America, SOUTHCOM, Bolivia’s right-wing opposition, and more.

Black Alliance For Peace

The U.S. sought to once again target Black radical forces, by charging violations of the Foreign Agent Registration Act. The Uhuru 3 were acquitted of those charges but convicted under the prosecutors’ favorite charge of conspiracy, a thought crime. The decision to sentence the Uhuru 3 to probation and not prison is not complete justice, but ultimately a victory in the ongoing struggle against state repression.

Organization for the Victory of the People

The United States seeks to buttress its power in the Caribbean by deploying troops to Trinidad and Tobago, using this geostrategic position to exert pressure on Venezuela and exploit Guyanese resources. A coalition of regional groups are expressing their vehement opposition to this plan.

Conference Organizing Committee

Delegates representing organizations from around the world gathered in Cuba for the conference “Cuba 2024 Decade for People of African Descent.” The following declaration was produced and approved at the culmination of the conference.

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