Black Agenda Report (BAR) is Black American news outlet and radio program launched in 2006.
Content.
"Black Agenda Report" concerns topics such as "women's rights issues, history, business, sports, and entertainment" from a Black American perspective. It is an independent, alternative, Black-owned, publication which denounces both the Democratic and Republican parties, positioning itself as an outsider.
History.
"Black Agenda Report" was founded as a radio and TV program in 2006 by Glen Ford, Bruce A. Dixon, Nellie Bailey, Margaret Kimberly, and Leutisha Stills. Ford had previously worked at the program "Black Commentator", but left in 2006 to form the "Report" with other previous staff members. During the presidency of Barack Obama, journalists of the outlet severely criticized the president and accused him of being backed by corporations. Along with "Facing South", the "Report" was the only media outlet to provide major coverage of the 2010 Georgia prison strike.