BIBC BIDS REVOLUTIONARY FAREWELL

“He fought until the very end!”- Marsha Coleman-Adebayo The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations extends our condolences to the family of Glen Ford. Comrade Glen was a consummate journalist who was relentless in his efforts to engage in the war of ideas confronting African and other colonized people. He was a founding member of the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations and co-author of the Coalition’s National Black Political Agenda for Self-determination.  

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Charles Barron is Back: His Unique Rise to Power, East New York’s Forgotten Socialist Dynasty, and the Never Ending Narrative Wars

How the Barrons have been shattering narratives for two decades Michael Lange “The socialist left is on the rise, particularly in neighborhoods where Black and Latino residents are being gentrified out of existence” declared Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. Jeffries, the fourth ranking House Democrat (and potential future speaker of the house), represents New York’s 8th Congressional District, which includes predominantly black neighborhoods like Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, and East New York. He is a fervent critic of New York City’s ascendant socialist left, frequently taking aim at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Justice Democrats, and the Democratic Socialists of America, as they continue to amass power and influence. Jeffries, future Mayor Eric Adams, and their political allies contend that socialism is only appealing to white gentrifiers, and…

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Chairman Omali Yeshitela’s Call to the BIBC 12th Annual Conference Aug 7 & 8

On August 7th and 8th, 2021, the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations (BiBC) will be hosting our 12th Annual Conference. It will be a virtual conference, designed to take our struggle forward during the ever-deepening crisis enveloping the U.S. and the colonial-capitalist world. The theme of this conference,  “Deepening the Resistance to Police Terror: Honoring our Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. Black Community Control of the Police,” is designed to establish a coherent mission for the Coalition and define the tasks of the U.S.-based Black Liberation Movement at this time. This is a Call to Africans and others who support the ongoing, irrepressible movement of our people for self-determination against U.S. domestic colonialism. The May…

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