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Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio May 30, 2025
30 May 2025
In this week’s segment we talk about jails and prisons in New York City and State and the end of city control of the infamous Rikers Island jail. But first a Washington DC activist analyzes how the…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Eric Adams Loses Control of Rikers Island to Federal Receivership
30 May 2025
Our guest is Melanie Dominguez, Organizing Director, New York with the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. She joins us from New York City to discuss the federal takeover of Rikers Island…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Brittany Friedman’s Book, “Carceral Apartheid”
07 May 2025
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Brittany Friedman. Friedman is assistant professor of sociology at the University of…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio April 25, 2025
25 Apr 2025
In this week’s segment, we hear about police propaganda designed to make the public fearful and ready to exact severe punishment, regardless of any facts about crime.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News
25 Apr 2025
Alec Karakatsanis is an attorney with a long history of work as a public defender.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Stop the NYPD and Federal Raids
25 Apr 2025
Stop the Raids NYC is hosting an event in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday,
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio April 18, 2025
19 Apr 2025
In this week’s segment we discuss New York state proposals to change rules on discovery, the sharing of evidence between defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Jon Jeter
I Beg Your Pardon! People of Color Say Hunter Biden’s Clemency Represents White Privilege in Overdrive
04 Dec 2024
Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, is viewed as hypocritical to people of color, yet given their experiences is unsurprising.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio October 11, 2024
11 Oct 2024
This week, we discuss efforts in Pennsylvania to end the sentence of life in prison without parole for felony murder. Also, we examine Syria and US imperialist policy there and elsewhere. First, we…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania
11 Oct 2024
Quinn Cozzens joins us to discuss the case of Derek Lee, convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole for a killing he did not commit. Derek Lee is challenging his…