Month: August 2022

Sri Lankan demonstrators protest their removal from the encampment in Colombo
International News

Sri Lanka Democracy Movement at the Crossroads

August 4, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several months the nation of Sri Lanka has been imperiled with the looming threat of complete economic collapse as fuel, food and other commodity prices skyrocketed. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa became […]
Community members hold a sign commemorating the 1967 Newark Rebellion in front of a memorial plaque engraved with the names of those killed.
Domestic News

Newark Activists Commemorate the 1967 Newark Rebellion

August 3, 2022 fwstaff
  By Terri Kay On July 12, 2022 the People’s Organization for Progress, along with other activists and allies, commemorated the 55th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion on Springfield Ave at a triangle plot of […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov
International News

Africa Remains at Center of 21st Century Cold War

August 1, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Several geopolitical powers are seeking to enhance their influence and cooperation with the continent of Africa. United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African […]