The Persistence of White Supremacy in the US

Margaret Kimberley is an Editor and Senior Columnist at the Black Agenda Report, which publishes news, commentary and analysis from the black left. She is author of the book, "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," which is an eye-opening and very well researched volume published by Steerforth Press in February 2020. She contributed to the anthology, "In Defense of Julian Assange," which includes essays by over three dozen other well-known figures including Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg and Matt Taibbi. Margaret is also on the coordinating committee of the Black Alliance for Peace, which seeks to recapture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-imperialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical black movement.

I have been reading Margaret's work since the Obama years, when the Black Agenda Report came to my attention as a source for principled critique of US society and politics, no matter who is president. The writers there were not afraid to call Obama to account for his misdeeds both domestically and overseas, and their truth-telling has continued unabated to the present. I had the great pleasure of meeting Margaret in person in Manhattan in August 2018, and a transcript of our conversation appears in my book, "Roadtripping at the End of the World."

This podcast was recorded on April 24th, 2020. We discussed her book, "Prejudential," US foreign policy, the 2020 elections, Russiagate, how the COVID-19 virus is disproportionally affecting Black Americans, and the historic opportunity for fundamental change that is presenting itself during the current crisis.

Margaret Kimberley's "Freedom Rider" columns https://blackagendareport.com/author/Margaret%20Kimberley,%20BAR%20senior%20columnist

Black Agenda Report https://blackagendareport.com/

"Prejudential: Black Americans & the Presidency" http://steerforth.com/titles/prejudential/written+by-margaret+kimberley?feature=cover

My review: "230+ Years of White Supremacy: 'Prejudential: Black America & the Presidents'” https://macskamoksha.com/2020/02/prejudential

"In Defense of Julian Assange" https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/in-defense-of-julian-assange/

Previous interview: "The Myth of the USA’s “greatness” – A conversation with Margaret Kimberley" https://macskamoksha.com/product/roadtripping-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback

My book, "Roadtripping at the End of the World" https://macskamoksha.com/product/roadtripping-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback

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