Carlos Sirah

2 weeks ago | blackagendareport.com | Margaret Kimberley |Carlos Sirah |Raymond Turner

"Protection" is a lie—a pretext for state violence, militarism, and control, targeting the marginalized while masking harm as care. True safety comes not from oppressive systems, but from resistance and collective liberation. The language of “protection” saturates political rhetoric, from policing and incarceration to war and surveillance. But what and who is being protected? For communities long targeted by State violence, it is clear that protection propaganda often cloaks the machinery of harm.

1 month ago | blackagendareport.com | Anthony Rogers-Wright |Margaret Kimberley |Carlos Sirah |Raymond Turner

The late Charles Rangel served as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than 40 years. But the goals of Black politics and electoral politics are not necessarily the same. “We are also supposed to be very excited about the prospect of Charlie Rangel, of Harlem, becoming head of the House Ways and Means Committee. Why? Rangel has been a front for the Clinton duo --- Hillary and Bill --- for many years.

1 month ago | blackagendareport.com | Margaret Kimberley |Anthony Rogers-Wright |David Cobb |Carlos Sirah

The Democratic Party would rather silence critics like Hogg than fix its own rot. Their reliance on Black Misleaders to do the dirty work exposes once again that the Democrats care more about power than progress. When David Hogg announced that he would actively seek to challenge certain House Democrat incumbents during the 2026 primary election cycle, responses ranged from support, to shock, to chagrin.

Feb 18, 2025 | blackagendareport.com | Jacqueline Luqman |Carlos Sirah |Frank Chapman

The economic stress on African American people shows itself in phenomena like marriage rates. What once was a benefit to Black communities and a path to the middle class, marriage is becoming harder to sustain with low wages and few options for employment. In retrospect, the tipping point in Desjon Yisrael’s marriage was when his wife announced that she was pregnant with their second child. There was enough love to go around—Yisrael was ecstatic—just not enough money.