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The International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (IGCSP) Global Call to Action bareditors Wed, 03/27/2024 – 21:07 […]

Black Agenda Radio March 22, 2024 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/22/2024 – 07:26 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio March 22, 2024 This week we hear about right wing forces in San Francisco who worked with the Black democratic mayor to criminalize poverty in a classic case of Black political misleadership. But first Dr. Gerald Horne discusses Gaza and Ukraine, the contradictions of U.S. imperialism and the decline of U.S. influence worldwide. US Politics Palestine Israel U.S. Imperialism Black Misleadership Class Russia Ukraine […]

Dr. Gerald Horne Discusses the Crises of Imperialism Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/22/2024 – 07:15 Black Agenda Radio · Dr. Gerald Horne Discusses the Crises of Imperialism 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. His most recent book is "I Dare Say: a Gerald Horne Reader." He joins us to discuss US/Israeli policy, which has culminated in war crimes and a genocide in Gaza. We also discuss the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine… […]

San Francisco Criminalized Poverty Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/22/2024 – 06:28 Black Agenda Radio · San Francisco Criminalized Poverty Jemma Decristo is a community organizer in San Francisco, where a Black mayor and other officials enact policies against the unhoused and the poor and where gentrification accelerates. Jemma joins us from San Francisco to discuss the passage of Proposition F and the criminalization of poverty and drug use. US Politics California poverty Homelessness […]

2024 REVOLUTION In Haiti Against US Empire! The Full (Hi)Story Of The Uprising | Prof. Jemima Pierre bareditors Wed, 03/20/2024 – 07:39 Jemima Pierre, BAR Editor and Contributor […]

Maryland Extends the Carceral State to Children and Youth Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/15/2024 – 05:42 Black Agenda Radio · Maryland Extends the Carceral State to Children and Youth Gus Griffin is an independent sportswriter, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace Africa team and the Ujima People’s Progress Party. He joins us from Prince George’s County Maryland to discuss that state’s new legislation which allegedly reforms juvenile justice but which is in fact an expansion of the carceral state to include young children. African America Youth Incarceration […]

Fight Back News

Portland activists blast genocide in Gaza

Portland, OR – On March 24, at 1:30 p.m. three dozen protesters gathered at Couch Park in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and their opposition to the Zionist occupation. The event was led by local group Portland for Palestine. This protest was called in response to the attack on the Al-Shifah Hospital. Mutaz Alshawa, a Palestinian American who has lost family members to Israeli forces, said, “Whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jew, Democrat, Republican or Independent, we are all human and should empathize with the suffering and tragedy occurring in Gaza.” “As… […]

DC protests Israeli official at U.S. State Department

Washington, DC – A crowd of 50 angry protesters gathered outside the U.S. State Department on Monday, March 25 to meet and denounce the arrival of Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The action, called by the District of Colombia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) branch of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), sent a message to the Israeli Minister that he was not welcome in D.C. “Today the community organized a protest, to show outrage over top U.S. officials meeting with Yoav Gallant,” said a protest organizer, “all of whom are directly responsible for the murder of 30,000 Palestinians, including 13,000… […]

Tallahassee holds vigil to honor murdered trans Oklahoma teen

Tallahassee, FL – On the evening of March 24, 25 community members gathered to honor the life of Nex Benedict, an Oklahoma transgender teenager who was murdered. The vigil was held at Common Ground Books, a local LGBTQ bookstore. Nex Benedict, who used he/they pronouns, was brutally beaten by classmates in their Owasso high school bathroom on February 7 for being transgender. Due to Oklahoma’s “Don’t Say Gay” laws, similar to those in Florida, transgender youth are restricted to using the bathroom that matches their assigned gender at birth. This led to an altercation between Benedict and his classmates. Benedict… […]

Red Reviews: “Socialism, Utopian and Scientific” 

Today we are launching a new series on Marxist-Leninist theory, focusing on important texts from the principal theorists of Marxism-Leninism: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. In these short reviews, we will look briefly at the historical context of the text, we will break down the main argument and points, and we will talk about how the text remains relevant and applicable to revolutionaries today. We will begin with Socialism, Utopian and Scientific, by Friedrich Engels. The pamphlet Socialism, Utopian and Scientific was published in 1890, and is extracted from a larger work on Marxist… […]

Minnesota interfaith rally, 22-mile walk, for Palestine demands divestment

St. Paul, MN – On Saturday, March 23, the Twin Cities Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, on a 22-mile walking journey, made a stop at the Minnesota governor’s residence. There, they joined a vigil organized by the Twin Cities-based Free Palestine Coalition for a rally and die-in in front of Governor Tim Walz’s home. The pilgrims walked 22 miles in prayerful solidarity with the 1.4 million Palestinian people of Gaza who were forced to flee 22 miles from Gaza City to Rafah by Israel’s attacks. Gazans were given false promises of safety from bombardment and combat in the southern city of Rafah.… […]

Minneapolis: Rally against polluting foundry in East Phillips

Minneapolis, MN – On March 20, over 30 people rallied across the street from Smith Foundry in East Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis. A miniature factory replica named Little Smith Foundry stood in front of the “Shutdown Smith Foundry” banner. Community members expressed anger at impact of the foundry’s pollution on the community of East Phillips and Little Earth which is allowed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The Climate Justice Committee (CJC) organizers Tracy Molm and Michael Wood gathered the crowd. Little Crow Bellecourt of the Crane Clan and director of Indigenous Protectors Movement, stated, “We’re all about our… […]

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