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Reflections on the legacy and modern-day impact of Malcolm X
The contributions of Malcolm X to African liberation cannot be understated.
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Western arms supplies to Ukraine prevent peaceful solutions
Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, was invited to brief the United Nations Security Council on May 20, 2024, as a civil society representative. The subject of the meeting was weapons supplies to Ukraine as a threat to peace and security.
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The mutiny at Dominica, 9 April 1802
As a Black army of mercenaries from Kenya, Barbados, Jamaica, and elsewhere arrives to continue the West’s colonial project in Haiti, we remember the history of the 1802 mutiny of African soldiers at Dominica.
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New Caledonia: Kanak revolt against French colonialism
To understand the current uprisings in New Caledonia, one must look back at the history of colonization and violent repression of the islands by France.
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Eric Adams and the NYPD repress Dissent
New York City Mayor Eric Adams may well be the very worst of the Black misleadership class.
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DOCUMENT: Constitution of Hayti, 20 May 1805
The 1805 Constitution of Hayti presents a far-reaching and radical vision for the nation–and demonstrates why Haiti must constantly fight for its sovereignty.
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UNAC Conference: Decolonization and the fight against imperialism
The recent 2024 United National Antiwar Coalition conference brought together an international group of activists from member organizations who organize against imperialism, racism, and neo-liberal policies around the world. BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Margaret Kimberley delivered these closing remarks.
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Western climate agenda goes against African development
This commentary provides an overview of carbon and biodiversity offsets as an expansion of global capitalism under the western environmental agenda marshalled against development in Africa.
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“What Is Anti-Racism? And Why It Means Anti-Capitalism,” A book review
Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.
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Racist asylum and immigration policy in the U.S. and Canada
Fears of an “invasion” at the border are nothing more than white supremacy being openly expressed. It could not be otherwise in a settler colony created by migration from Europe. To millions of people the word American still refers to whites only.
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People(s)-Centered Human Rights and the Black Radical Tradition
The West’s fiction of “human rights” has been weaponized by neoliberals to rationalize naked imperialist interventions. But if human rights are to have any relevance for the oppressed, they must be “de-colonized” and given meaning by the oppressed themselves: a People(s)-Centered Human Rights (PCHR).
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SPEECH: A Challenge to Artists, Lorraine Hansberry, 1962
At a rally against the House Un-American Activities Committee, insurgent playwright Lorrainne Hansberry called on artists to shake off the fear and incoherency of the world to defend the peoples’ rights.
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Phony Fani Willis, misguided support, and the Atlanta Plantation
Public reaction to the Fani Willis soap opera is an example of how cynical Black misleadership creates confusion among the masses.
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Black Liberation and Anti-Imperialism: An interview with Austin Cole
Book Forum Editor, Roberto Sirvent, interviews Austin Cole about his community organizing work and political writing.
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“Democracies” deny the popular will while suppressing protest and dissent
The nations that brag the most about “democracy” routinely ignore the will of their people. Support for Israel’s war crimes in Gaza is but one example of this phenomenon.
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U.S. ramps up war crimes after ICJ rules against Israel
The Biden administration colluded with Israel to slander the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine in anticipation of the ICJ ruling against Israel on the charge of genocide. Washington is attempting to cover up genocide by committing the war crime of collective punishment against the people of Gaza.
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“Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives”
Siddarth Kara’s book exposes the exploitation behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Sekou Odinga has joined the ancestors but the spirit of the Black Liberation Army and African Resistance lives on!
A commemoration of the life of comrade Sekou Odinga, a lifelong New African revolutionary, former political prisoner, and unstoppable force in the Black liberation movement.
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Ban the war criminals from King Day celebrations
Most Martin Luther King birthday celebrations are tawdry displays of political cynicism and cooptation. The people must recapture the day from war criminals and their Black misleadership puppets.
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When genocide is no longer genocide
Some of Israel’s defenders want to do away with the concept of genocide in hopes of washing away its war crimes. Any redefinition would allow the U.S. to disappear the many genocides it has committed domestically and internationally.