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Black Agenda Radio October 11, 2024 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/11/2024 – 05:40 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio October 11, 2024 In this week’s segment, we discuss efforts in Pennsylvania to end the sentence of life in prison without parole for felony murder. Also, US interference in Syria is back in the news. We examine Syria and US imperialist policy there and elsewhere. But first, we learn about the Alliance of Sahel States, formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Africa West Africa Alliance of Sahel States Mali Burkina Faso Niger Abolition mass incarceration… […]
Solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/11/2024 – 05:34 Black Agenda Radio · Solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States Prudence Iticka and Obioma Ohia are Pan-African organizers and members of the Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa. They recently returned from a delegation which travelled to Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, nations which recently formed the Alliance of Sahel States. Prudence joins us from Calgary, Canada and Obi from Baltimore to discuss their observations about this effort at self-determination for African nations. Africa Sahel Alliance of Sahel States… […]
Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/11/2024 – 05:25 Black Agenda Radio · Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania Quinn Cozzens is a staff attorney at the Abolitionist Law Center. He joins us to discuss the case of Derek Lee, convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole for a killing he did not commit. In Pennsylvania 1,100 people are serving sentences of life without parole, death by incarceration, and 70 percent of those persons are Black. Derek Lee is challenging… […]
Syria and Imperialism: A Revolutionary Blackout Network Conversation Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/11/2024 – 05:22 Black Agenda Radio · Syria and Imperialism: A Revolutionary Blackout Network Conversation Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report Executive Editor, was recently a guest on the Revolutionary Blackout Network with hosts Nick Cruse and James Fauntleroy. This is an excerpt of their wide-ranging conversation. They discussed US policy towards Syria and the stance that anti-imperialists must always take in regard to US imperialism. International Anti-Imperialism Middle East Syria […]
Black Agenda Radio October 4, 2024 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/04/2024 – 06:48 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio October 4, 2024 A Haitian politician's amusing moment at the United Nations obscures continued interference from the US and the UN. But first, we hear analysis of US and Israeli actions that have sparked the beginnings of a regional war. International Haiti United Nations US Imperialism Iran Palestine Israel Lebanon Genocide […]
Israel and the U.S. Escalate War in Western Asia Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 10/04/2024 – 06:36 Black Agenda Radio · Israel and the U.S. Escalate War in Western Asia Dr. Gerald Horne is an author and historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Nearly one year after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, Israel continues its siege of Gaza and terrorizes Lebanon with exploding pagers, bombings, and the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iran has launched missile strikes… […]
Fight Back News
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The English translation appeared on the Resistance News Network on Telegram. For nine consecutive days, the zionist war machine has been carrying out genocidal massacres and ethnic cleansing against our people in North Gaza, particularly in Jabalia Camp. This has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of martyrs, extensive destruction of infrastructure, the blocking of relief supplies, and a starvation war, while preventing fuel from reaching hospitals – threatening the lives of thousands of patients and wounded, as part of a… […]
Tallahassee, FL – On October 9, Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society, in collaboration with other local community organizers, held a press conference to condemn Florida State University for platforming an Israeli soldier, Yair Ansbacher. Ansbacher, a Zionist propagandist, was given an opportunity to express his genocidal beliefs while pro-Palestine student activists are repressed. Florida State University’s administration has attempted to silence those speaking out for Palestine by barring SDS from meeting on campus and arresting and banning five protesters. In 2020, FSU removed Ahmad Daraldik from his position as student government president, simply for being Palestinian and expressing support… […]
Denver, CO – “You often hear of horrific human rights abuses around the world but just two hours down the road is one of the grossest violations of human rights, located at the federal supermax prison in Florence,” stated Mark Burton to open his presentation about his client, Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad. Burton went on to describe to the attentive student crowd the inhumane conditions of the prolonged solitary confinement suffered by those who “are attempted to be thrown away and forgotten.” Although most of the world views prolonged solitary confinement as psychological torture, the U.S. does not. Trinidad led… […]
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Wayne State University. On October 7, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Wayne State University joined the National SDS Student Walkout to remember one year of genocide, resistance, and student struggle against our administrations all over the country. We hoped to be able to protest without the threats of repression and violence by the Wayne State Police Department (WSU PD). However, this was not the case. At 2 p.m., we marched from Gullen Mall to the Admin Building without using amplified sound. Within minutes of standing… […]
Minneapolis, MN – Both chapters of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 (MFT59) have voted to pass an arms embargo resolution demanding an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The final vote in the Teacher’s Chapter was 67% for and only 33% against, while the final vote in the Education Support Professionals (ESP) Chapter was unanimous: 47 for, 0 against, with 3 abstentions. In the context of the Israeli genocide and scholasticide in Gaza, which disproportionately affects children, schools and educators, this resolution from MFT Local 59 aligns with a growing movement among labor groups advocating for the… […]
Tampa, FL – On Wednesday, October 10, at around 8:30 p.m., Milton hit about 40 miles south of Tampa Bay as a category three hurricane. Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene, Milton's damage has been staggering. Before hurricane Milton hit, demand for gasoline in Tampa had already emptied many stations. Days later, gas is hard to obtain, with 77% of gas stations without fuel as of Friday. The few gas stations with supplies have hour-long lines guarded by state troopers. “The line was so long it literally wrapped around the street a couple blocks down. People were legitimately fighting… […]
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