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Solidarity with the Bessemer Alabama Amazon Workers

February 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Southern Workers Assembly Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, are waging a historic struggle to win the first union at an Amazon facility in the U.S. The Southern Workers Assembly (SWA), an […]
Low wage workers march in Detroit for $15 minimum wage
Domestic News

The Fracture Lines in U.S. Politics

February 19, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole It has been long and widely acknowledged that the Republican Party could not be a serious contender in national U.S. politics without building a mass base. The “party of big business”, as […]
Coronavirus Zimbabwe roll out set for Feb. 14, 2021 Moment of silence with President
Domestic News

Africa Begins Large-scale Vaccinations Distribution

February 18, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Several countries within the African Union (AU), a 55-member body encompassing independent states and the Western Sahara, through its Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC), has issued statements in recent weeks […]
Daily protests are paralyzing Haiti
International News

Solidarity with the People of Haiti!

February 17, 2021 fwstaff
By Haiti Action <action.haiti@gmail.com> Demonstrations took place in cities and towns throughout Haiti yesterday to denounce the Jovenel Moise dictatorship and the US-UN occupation that supports it. In Port-au-Prince a march of over 100,000 people […]
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - The Red Record
Domestic News

1898 to 2021: From Wilmington to Washington and the Role of Racism in Right-wing Coups

February 16, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe At the time of this writing (Feb. 1q0, 2021 – editor) the Senate impeachment trial was well underway where evidence was being presented aimed at convicting former United States President Donald J. […]
Cicely Tyson during the 1960s
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Cicely Tyson: Pioneer for Representation in Film, Fashion and Television

February 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the January and February issue of Essence magazine excerpts from a newly released autobiography by Cicely Tyson, Just As I Am, provide insights into the nearly one century life’s journey of […]
Coronavirus China vaccine through Sinopharm
International News

Africa to Receive a Billion Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021

February 6, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, the African continent is seeking to halt the pandemic through the acquisition of vaccines and the implementation of other safety measures. During […]
Domestic News

14th Amendment: a tool Congress should use to oust neo-Klan Reps and Senators

February 5, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry In the aftermath of the ferocious January 6th attack on the Capitol building as well as the vote by most of the Republican House members and many of their Senators to discard […]
Domestic News

Biden’s Foreign Policy Continues Imperialist Aggression

February 2, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole A wide section of the United States population welcomed the new Biden administration as a relief from four years of the reactionary and erratic Donald Trump. Naturally focus is on the domestic […]
Coronavirus South African President Demands West Not Hoard Vaccines
International News

Several African Countries Reimpose Restrictions While COVID-19 Cases Rise

January 31, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In at least three Southern African Development Community (SADC) states a number of high-profile political and military officials have contracted and succumbed to COVID-19. African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Jackson Mthembu was […]