DO NOT MOURN, MAKE REVOLUTION INSTEAD! Celebrating the Life of Glen Ford – Saturday, Aug 7, 2021

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    The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will be having our 12th annual conference, August 7th and 8th, which will open with a tribute to our Beloved Co-founder and ReVolutionary Freedom Fighter, Glen Ford.   Our Brother LIVED and ACTED upon every word he put to paper, upon every call to action he made and the Black Is Back Coalition was a vehicle he co-created for the purpose of making revolution. The fact is that the DNA of this Coalition is inseparable from Glen Ford's vision.   Our Brother co-authored the BIB 19 Point National Black Political Agenda for Self Determination, in which he worked with the steering committee for about a year to craft…

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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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