Month: March 2026

Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown at Hamilton Hall Columbia, 1968
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Assata Shakur and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) Symbolized the Transformation of the Black Struggle

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
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People’s Organization For Progress opposes U.S. war against Iran

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin
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Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks Helped Ignite the Mass Civil Rights Movement

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
Five year old, Liam Ramos, detained by ICE
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Refaat’s rest | Sifting for bones, not gold | No ICE for Greenland | For Alex Jeffrey Pretti | Bait 22

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
Amy Ashwood Garvey with Paul Robeson and Claudia Jones in England
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Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Women’s Rights

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
Protesters rallied on the City Hall steps before the City Council Committee to Combat Hate's hearing took place
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75 New Yorkers Testify Against “Buffer Zone” Bills

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
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Reexamining Du Bois on Civil War and the General Strike

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
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PAL-Awda Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Against Activists

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]
National Association of Colored Women
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Two Women From Memphis

March 3, 2026 fwstaff
  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 […]
New Orleans Tribune
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Black, Bilingual and Daily: The Political Role of the New Orleans Tribune (1862-1868)

March 3, 2026 fwstaff
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 […]