Domestic News
Assata Shakur and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) Symbolized the Transformation of the Black Struggle
By Abayomi Azikiwe Assata Shakur (formerly known as Joann Chesimard) and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (also known as H. Rap Brown) passed away during 2025 amid the rise of state repression and fascism in the United […]
Domestic News
People’s Organization For Progress opposes U.S. war against Iran
By People’s Organization For Progress (POP) The People’s Organization For Progress is unequivocally opposed to the U.S. war against Iran. This war is one of the most stupid, dangerous, and tragic actions taken by the […]
Domestic News
Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks Helped Ignite the Mass Civil Rights Movement
By Abayomi Azikiwe A pioneer in the struggle for equal opportunity and the eradication of racism, Claudette Colvin (1939-2026), joined the ancestors on January 13. Her contributions to the mass Civil Rights Movement came about […]
Domestic News
Refaat’s rest | Sifting for bones, not gold | No ICE for Greenland | For Alex Jeffrey Pretti | Bait 22
Refaat’s rest it is not enough they tracked you it is not enough they threatened you it is not enough they targeted you it is not enough they assassinated you it is not enough your […]
Domestic News
Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Women’s Rights
By Abayomi Azikiwe Resistance to the enslavement and colonial domination over African people can be traced back to the wars and rebellions which took place on the continent as early as the 15th century. Even […]
Domestic News
75 New Yorkers Testify Against “Buffer Zone” Bills
PAL-Awda NY/NJ NEW YORK, NY, February 27, 2025 — On Wednesday morning, dozens of organizations rallied on the steps of City Hall to oppose two proposed anti-protest bills — Council Speaker Julie Menin’s buffer zone […]
Domestic News
Reexamining Du Bois on Civil War and the General Strike
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois published a pioneering study on the United States Civil War (1861-65), its conclusion and the rise and fall of the efforts to build a democratic society. This book […]
Domestic News
PAL-Awda Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Against Activists
By PAL-Awda NY/NJ PAL-Awda NY/NJ Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Against Attendees of Stolen Land Protest and the Ongoing Coordinated State Efforts to Criminalize Such Protests. For years, PAL-Awda has protested stolen Palestinian land sales alongside people […]
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Two Women From Memphis
By Abayomi Azikiwe African women during the antebellum period in the United States were subjected to gross mistreatment and exploitation. Enslaved women endured oppression on three different levels: race-national origin, labor exploitation and gendered […]
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Black, Bilingual and Daily: The Political Role of the New Orleans Tribune (1862-1868)
By Abayomi Azikiwe In late April of 1862, the capture of New Orleans by the Union army proved to be a turning point in the Civil War. The Union taking control of the ports of […]
International News
Rejecting Defeatism: Why Negotiation is Not Betrayal in the Face of US Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela
By By Dalal al-Zainabi, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, and Saheli Chowdhury Any honest assessment of revolutionary orientation must take into consideration practical circumstances. Currently, defeatism and dangerous myths regarding the Venezuelan government are being promoted even by […]
Domestic News
The UAW’S Remembrance: the Amsterdam General Strike of February 25, 1941 What Today’s UAW Members Can Learn From It
By Frank Hammer I hope that you will set aside a few minutes on February 25th to read about the historic February General Strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. This […]
