African America

Lindy Drolsum
Prison System in Tennessee: A Cycle of Racism and Control
11 Mar 2026
Tennessee's claim of being "tough on crime" means racialized policing and incarceration, and profit making off of marginalized people.
Community Movement Builders - Newark
CMB Newark Statement on the Killing of Wali Bey by Newark Police
04 Mar 2026
The media cycle has moved on, but the family of Wali ‘Grillz’ Bey is still waiting for answers after his murder by Newark Police.
Stephen Millies
The War Against Black Workers
04 Mar 2026
Black workers built a strong U.S. labor movement. They now endure plant closings, deindustrialization, and low-wage work as a result of neo-liberal policies.
Jeremy Kuzmarov
Renegade African-American Soldier Should Be Remembered For Resisting White Supremacy and Colonialism
04 Mar 2026
David Fagen's defection demonstrated the history of Black solidarity with oppressed people.
Jason Myles
The Rainbow and the Machine: The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon
25 Feb 2026
Jesse Jackson's legacy is complicated and sometimes contradictory, as he engaged in both radicalism and in political expediency.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Ajamu Baraka Remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson
18 Feb 2026
What is Jesse Jackson’s legacy? Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, provides his reflections.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Resurrection City: The Dream…The Accomplishments, Jesse Jackson, 1968
18 Feb 2026
“The Poor People’s Campaign is the greatest single challenge ever unleashed upon our colonial system.”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
In The Worldwide Family of Militant Women
06 Feb 2026
We're joined by Arlene Eisen, author of the new book, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women, published by Iskra Books. Arlene Eisen has been a militant in the struggle against imperialism since…
Jacqueline Luqman
Continuity of Social Control From Slave Patrols To Policing To ICE
28 Jan 2026
To understand the violence of contemporary immigration enforcement, one must trace its lineage directly to the antebellum slave patrols — a system founded on racial terror and complete state control.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: Reporting the News in the Heartland of Empire, William Worthy, 1970
21 Jan 2026
“From journalists…the greatest need of the moment is sound analysis of the U.S. empire and the focusing of the news spotlight on its far-flung sinister operations.”