Black Agenda Radio, Week of May 14, 2018

“Solidarity in building an anti-imperialist movement is a fundamental responsibility” of all people that want peace, said Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer of the Black Alliance for Peace. President Trump’s trashing of the nuclear deal with Iran “is causing real tensions between the U.S. and its European allies,” said Baraka. “There’s no guarantee that they’re going to fall in line” with Trump’s prohibitions against trading with Iran.

Any Real Peace Movement Must Be Anti-Imperialist

Russiagate “has blossomed and blossomed until it’s this huge thing that obliterates rational thought,” said veteran media critic Jeff Cohen, of the Park Center for Independent Media, at Ithaca College. The Democrats have inflated the controversy beyond all reason in order to avoid confronting how they “failed to stop someone who clearly has fascist tendencies -- the current president.”

Russiagate is Excuse for Democratic Party Failure

Three out of four evicted famiies would not have been kicked out of their homes if they had had adequate legal representation, according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. “The current eviction crisis disproportionately affects people of color,” said report co-author Tristia Bauman.

Renters Need Affordable Housing – and Lawyers

The nation’s best known political prisoner noted the passing of Dr. James Cone, the renowned Black scholar who played a central role in the development of Black liberation theology. Mumia Abu Jamal cited Dr. Cone’s book, Malcolm and Martin in America, in which Cone wrote: “Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.”

Mumia Abu Jamal Salutes “Father of Black Liberation Theology”

Any Real Peace Movement Must Be Anti-Imperialist
“Solidarity in building an anti-imperialist movement is a fundamental responsibility” of all people that want peace, said Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer of the Black Alliance for Peace. President Trump’s trashing of the nuclear deal with Iran “is causing real tensions between the U.S. and its European allies,” said Baraka. “There’s no guarantee that they’re going to fall in line” with Trump’s prohibitions against trading with Iran. 
Russiagate is Excuse for Democratic Party Failure
Russiagate “has blossomed and blossomed until it’s this huge thing that obliterates rational thought,” said veteran media critic Jeff Cohen, of the Park Center for Independent Media, at Ithaca College. The Democrats have inflated the controversy beyond all reason in order to avoid confronting how they “failed to stop someone who clearly has fascist tendencies -- the current president.”
Renters Need Affordable Housing – and Lawyers
Three out of four evicted famiies would not have been kicked out of their homes if they had had adequate legal representation, according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. “The current eviction crisis disproportionately affects people of color,” said report co-author Tristia Bauman.
Mumia Abu Jamal Salutes “Father of Black Liberation Theology”
The nation’s best known political prisoner noted the passing of Dr. James Cone, the renowned Black scholar who played a central role in the development of Black liberation theology. Mumia Abu Jamal cited Dr. Cone’s book, Malcolm and Martin in America, in which Cone wrote: “Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.” 
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 11:am ET on PRN. Length: one hour.