A Review of White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa by Susan Williams

Kim Scipes  New York:  Public Affairs Press, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-5417-6829-1 (hardcover) Africa has long been looked at by outsiders as a continent that is hopelessly mired in corruption and incapable of social and economic development.  This especially pertains to sub-Saharan Africa, overwhelmingly populated by black people, thus fitting the trope of white supremists that black…

Why Embracing Anti-Colonialism Made Malcolm a Marked Man

​​​​​​​ Ajamu Baraka Malcolm X Speaks in Harlem in June 1963 (Photo: AP) Malcolm X was a legendary revolutionary who is still loved by millions of people. The anniversary of his assassination is an opportunity to reflect on his impact. February 21, 1965, a diversionary scuffle broke out in the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem as…

The CIA’s Role in the Covert Recolonization of Africa

mpr21 In 1958, a year after gaining independence from colonial rule, Ghana hosted a conference of African leaders, the first such gathering on the continent. At the invitation of Ghana’s newly elected prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah, shown in the cover photo, more than 300 leaders from 28 African territories attended, including Lumumba, from the still…

Did J. Edgar Hoover Order the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr?

Jeremy Kuzmarov Powerful new evidence of a government-abetted conspiracy has prompted King family members to demand a reopening of the investigation into his murder. Everyone knows that James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King, Jr., right? The U.S. government says so. All the school textbooks say so. And it is enshrined as unquestioned gospel in the…

Who Killed Malcolm X and Why?

Stephen Millies“And we will know him then for what he was and is―a  prince―our own Black shining prince!―who didn’t hesitate to die, because he loved us so.” That was how the legendary actor Ossie Davis ended his eulogy at Malcolm X’s funeral. Over a half-century later, two of the convicted assassins of Malcolm X, Muhammad…

Dictatorship & Mass Extermination Are the Endgames of Neoliberalism

Rainer Shea The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed — the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will…