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Internal Colonialism and the Reproduction of Capital
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (1562+ words) The United States operates as an internal colonial system. Black communities are treated like colonized territories, and the white working class is used as a tool to enforce that control. Originally published in Hood Communist. The racially organized nature of…...
Black Agenda Radio March 6, 2026
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) In this week's segment, we discuss past and present U. S. imperialism, analyzing struggles to protect Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution and to bring independence to Puerto Rico. But we begin with a conversation about a new book exploring the 1893 coup, which seized the…...
Kid growing up under growing fascism
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (106+ words) "Kid growing up under growing fascism" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence. When I became old enough to drink "then I became old enough to vote. When I became old enough to think "then I became old enough to quote:…...
Disturbing the Peace
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (354+ words) Written for the protest at the Halifax International Security Forum, November 22, 2025. Dick Cheney's finally deceased He died at home in peace He lied about WMDs'And murdered millions of Iraqis Don't forget Guantanamo Bay Where he sanctioned torture night and day…...
Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (91+ words) Ben Passmore is the author of the newly published graphic novel: "Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance," published by Pantheon Publishing. Ben Passmore is an award-winning political cartoonist, who has previously contributed to Black Agenda…...
BAR Book Forum: Dara Baldwin's Book, "To Be a Problem
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week's featured author is Dara Baldwin. Baldwin is an activist, a scholar, and an author with over 20 years of experience in policy and social justice…...
Mother Earth Is Angry!
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (123+ words) "Mother Earth Is Angry!" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence. Mother Earth's angry! She's shaking her Head and sistar-gurling her hands on her Hips " She's saying, "Enough dinosaur-Driven death and destruction! Enough!" Mother Earth's angry! She's saying, "You can't Be…...
No One Can Stop The Rain
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Assata Shakur wrote the introduction and this poem for the 1990 book Hauling Up the Morning: writings & art by political prisoners and prisoners of war in the U. S. Do you need and appreciate Black Agenda Report articles? Please click on the DONATE…...
From Jim Crow to Katrina to Gentrification, Tracing the Rise and Fall of New Orleans Working Class
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) A forgotten history of cross-racial labor solidarity in 1890s New Orleans offered a glimpse of a potential future. Its deliberate destruction set the stage for the city's modern transformation into a model of gentrification and Black displacement. On October 24, 1892, nearly 3, 000 New…...