Wednesday, 13 May 2026 — Black Agenda Report

France Out of Africa! PASAI Shows the Way
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
An international gathering of anti-imperialists in Nairobi, Kenya revealed the lies of “Africa Forward” as the presidents of France and Kenya made plans to continue the exploitation of a nation and its people.

MANIFESTO: Analyse Schématique 1932-1934, Jacques Roumain and Étienne Charlier, 1934
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
“To combat Imperialism is to combat Capitalism, foreign or native…”

Mastering the Universe: the Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Rob Larson’s Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, And Why You Should Hate Them Even More is a fiercely pleasurable polemic.

The Similar Praxis of Jim Crow and Lord Voldemort (Or, Why the Democrat Party Ain’t Harry Potter)
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Democrats keep telling us that Jim Crow is a ghost of the past, but the Supreme Court’s latest ruling proves otherwise.

If Iran has the Strait of Hormuz, What Can Black People Use for Leverage and Power?
Mark P. Fancher
Tennessee just erased its only majority-Black voting district. Anger is justified but the deeper question is what Black people can do to gain and hold on to real power.

Race to the Bottom: Prison Labor Exploitation in the South
Sumona Gupta
Two car companies are being sued for continuing the southern tradition of exploiting incarcerated workers in Alabama and Georgia factories.

Outsourced: Chad as the armed wing of a low-visibility American strategy
Reynoldson Mompoint
The Chadian troops arriving in Haiti are the visible arm of imperialist intervention in which the United States projects force without putting its own boots on the ground.

Thousands of Malians demonstrate in support of the government’s fight against terror groups
Pavan Kulkarni
Two weeks before, the armed forces had fought off the highly coordinated attacks on six cities by about 12,000 jihadist and separatist fighters on April 25.

Kenyan government offers Red carpet for colonizers and a bloody nose for Anti-Imperialists
Black Alliance for Peace
The Ruto regime claims a Pan-African mandate when it sends police to Haiti, but it attacks and arrests Pan-African delegates when they gather in Nairobi.

Cuba: New U.S. sanctions aim to starve people, justify military aggression
Struggle La Lucha
Communiqué issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba — Havana, May 7, 2026
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