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Russian troops in Soledar
International News

Again Bakhmut – Soledar Falls to the Russians

January 18, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The town of Soledar lies in the northwest of the Donetsk province annexed by Russia in the Ukraine conflict. Before the fighting between Ukraine and the Russian Federation Soledar had a population […]
Brazil pro-democracy demonstration
International News

Brazil President Lula Seeking Prosecution of Attempted Coup Leaders

January 18, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Just one week after the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was inaugurated for another term of office, right-wing elements aligned with the former neo-fascist head-of-state, Jair Bolsonaro, attacked government […]
MLK at 1963 Detroit march with CL Franklin
Domestic News

Honoring MLK Six Decades After the Mass Struggles of 1963

January 11, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On January 16 in the United States, the 94th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be commemorated as a federal holiday. Since 1986, the third Monday of January has been […]
Jackson volunteers distribute bottled water
Domestic News

Jackson Water Crisis Continues Despite Federal Government Interventions

January 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a city of more than 150,000 people which is the capital of the State of Mississippi, residents of Jackson were facing an all too familiar water crisis over the holiday period […]
Crypto-FTX
Domestic News

Crypto’s collapse strikes deep into Black community

January 8, 2023 fwstaff
  By Chris Fry Back in July 2014, Slate.com published an article by Black writer Jamelle Bouie titled “The Crisis in Black Home Ownership”, which described the catastrophic impact of the Great Recession on Black […]
Domestic News

Energy Companies Cashing in on Ukraine War

January 4, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The Russian Federation’s Special Military Operation into Ukraine began February 24, 2022. In response, the United States, the U.K and the European Union initiated widespread economic sanctions intending to crash the Russian […]
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes for African enslavement
International News

Netherlands Prime Minister Apologizes for Atlantic Slave Trade

December 27, 2022 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last few decades the demand to pay reparations for African enslavement has drawn support from around the world. Africans on the continent along with those living in other parts […]
Patriot missiles cannot save U.S. puppet regime in Ukraine
International News

Ukraine’s Zelensky Comes Begging to Congress

December 27, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to the United States Wednesday, December 21, 2022 for a quick meeting and press conference with President Joe Biden and an appearance before the U.S. Congress. He […]
Peru supporters of President Castillo block roads
International News

Death Toll Mounts as Unrest Continues in Peru

December 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Peru remains a center of resistance to the removal of President Pedro Castillo in a political coup by the Congress on December 7. Castillo is still incarcerated on numerous charges including corruption […]
Domestic News

Trillion Dollar War Budget Crushes People Here and Abroad

December 27, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole On December 15 the U.S. Senate passed a “Defense Appropriations Act” of $858 billion, moving this piece of legislation on to President Joe Biden for signing. The Senate, often split between the […]