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Black Agenda Radio March 14, 2025 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/14/2025 – 04:55 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio March 14, 2025 In this week’s segment, we discuss new foreign policy towards Ukraine and why the Trump administration hopes to further US interests by departing not only from the Biden administration but from decades of policies in the west. But first, the former president of the Philippines is now facing trial at the International Criminal Court at the Hague, but Benjamin Netanyahu has no such worries. We discuss the inconsistency and hypocrisy in the… […]

Ajamu Baraka on Human Rights: ICC for Duterte but Not For Netanyahu Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/14/2025 – 04:45 Black Agenda Radio · Ajamu Baraka on Human Rights: ICC for Duterte but Not For Netanyahu Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, is now in the Hague, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant charging him with crimes committed during his 6 years in office, including his brutal crackdown on those accused of drug crimes. Duterte’s treatment is in contrast to Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, who travel… […]

Gerald Horne Analyzes Trump's Ukraine Policy Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/14/2025 – 03:42 Black Agenda Radio · Gerald Horne Analyzes Trump Ukraine Policy Dr. Gerald Horne is an author and historian currently holding the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Dr. Horne is a prolific author; his latest work is African Americans & A New History of the USA. He joins us from Houston to discuss the new U.S. policy towards Ukraine, which returned to public attention after the now infamous public argument between… […]

Black Agenda Radio March 7, 2025 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/07/2025 – 08:29 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio March 7, 2025 In this week’s segment we discuss the continued genocide in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Participants in an International Working Women’s Day webinar join us to talk about the need for solidarity. But first, the infamous Rikers Island was owned by a family whose most famous member engaged in kidnapping Black people and turning them over to slave catchers. African America Rikers Island New York City Palestine Israel… […]

Rikers Island, Slave Catching, and the Modern Carceral State Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/07/2025 – 08:12 Black Agenda Radio · Rikers Island, Slave Catching, and the Modern Carceral State Darren Mack is co-founder and co-director of Freedom Agenda, an organization devoted to decarceration and system transformation, including closing the Rikers Island jail. In commenting on New York City mayor Eric Adams' plan to allow ICE to operate on Rikers Island, Darren Mack pointed out the history behind the name. Richard Riker was a New York City judge who worked with slave catchers and the kidnappers… […]

Israel and Complicit Middle East Countries Commit War Crimes in Gaza Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 03/07/2025 – 08:06 Black Agenda Radio · Israel and Complicit Middle East Countries Commit War Crimes in Gaza Dilara Sengul is a member of “A Thousand Youth for Palestine”, an organization based in Turkey that is a member of the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine. She joins us to discuss her organization's work and the dire needs of Gaza Palestinians, who are once again living without needed aid that is being withheld by Israel. International Palestine Palestine Israel… […]

Fight Back News

Santa Ana rallies for International Women’s Day

Santa Ana, CA – On March 8, over 80 people gathered at Santa Ana’s Memorial Park to rally for International Women’s Day. The attendees raised flags and signs in support of LGBTQ rights, Palestinian liberation, and reproductive rights. The crowd erupted in chants of “When women’s rights are under attack what do we do? Stand up! Fight back!” and “Mujeres unidas jamas seran vencidas!” as emcee and Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC) member, Rain Mendoza, kicked off the rally. Mendoza opened the event by saying, “It is important for us to continue commemorating this day as we continue… […]

Nearly 200 people turn out to oppose HF16 anti-immigrant bill in Minnesota

St. Paul, MN – More than 170 immigrant rights supporters mobilized to the Minnesota State Capitol on March 12 to oppose HF 16, a proposed anti-immigrant bill. The bill would prohibit sanctuary-type ordinances in Minnesota’s cities and counties, which would separate local law enforcement from federal immigration enforcement. Minneapolis and Saint Paul have long-standing separation ordinances. The bill would also require all of Minnesota’s county attorneys to notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented person is arrested. The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee held the legislature’s first hearing on the bill. Community members packed room 120 in the… […]

Contribute to the FRSO 2025 $100k Fund Drive: Our Future is bright!

The political climate in this country is sharpening, and we are headed into battles on many fronts. We in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization are going to rise to every challenge standing strong, united, and prepared. This past year, we achieved a monumental goal: we purchased a building. This accomplishment is a beacon of change and a testament to our determination—when we say we’re going to do something, we do it. We said we would secure headquarters, and we did. Now, we are saying we will build a new communist party in the United States, and we intend to do… […]

Minneapolis, MN – A second Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, Leqaa Kordia, has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents. She is an international student on a student visa and comes from the Palestinian West Bank. Similar to Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian student detained last week despite having a permanent legal status, she played a role in the pro-Palestine student protests at Columbia, including the Hind's Hall building occupation. Authorities claim that this is normal protocol related to her visa status. That is not true. It is part of a pattern of repression that includes Khalil's case, and… […]

Tampa protest demands release of Mahmoud Khalil

Tampa, FL – On March 12, Tampa Bay’s Students for a Democratic Society led a protest to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, who is under the threat of deportation as the U.S. pushes to revoke his green card. Khalil is a Columbia University graduate who had participated in the nationwide pro-Palestinian encampments on his campus. He was arrested when ICE agents entered his home, taking him into custody in front of his wife, without his having been charged with any crime. Khalil’s case is a clear threat to students and community who choose to participate in pro-Palestine protests, something… […]

Dallas-Fort Worth activists protest against Lockheed’s annual coding competition

Grand Prairie, TX – Members of the DFW Anti-War Committee on did a banner drop March 1 in front of the local Lockheed Martin Fire and Missile Control Center to protest against Lockheed’s annual coding competition, Code Quest. Jo Hargis with the DFW Anti-War Committee said, “This action was part of our campaign against weapons manufacturers within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. One aspect of this campaign is tackling the influence of weapons manufacturers on students. At previous actions we have protested job fairs where weapons manufacturers were tabling and handed out flyers to educate students on the military industrial complex… […]

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