Articles by fwstaff

International News

On the 31st anniversary of the 1991 coup d’etat that overthrew Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide

October 4, 2022 fwstaff
Translated by the Haiti Action Committee Haiti Action Committee is honored to publish and circulate this statement from Fanmi Lavalas Political Organization. It was released on the 31st anniversary of the 1991 coup d’etat that […]
Burkina Faso demonstration outside French embassy
International News

Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis

October 3, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held under the theme: “Colonialism, Compradors & […]
International News

Ukraine War Goes to Next Level

October 2, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole The U.S./NATO proxy war in Ukraine against the Russian Federation has gone to a new level. The September Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv province has made the western powers and their subservient […]
Chad Foreign Secretary speaks at UNGA 77th Session, Sept. 24, 2022
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U.N. General Assembly Marked by Sharp Debates

October 2, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Beginning on September 20, the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held its annual gathering in New York City. This multilateral institution has its origins in 1945 after the conclusion […]
Aretha Franklin and former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
Domestic News

Aretha Franklin and the Counterintelligence Program

October 2, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On August 16, 2018, Aretha Franklin, popularly known as the “Queen of Soul”, passed away at her home in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 76. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on March […]
Saladin Muhammad
Domestic News

The Great Revolutionary Saladin Muhammad Joins the Ancestors

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By The Executive Committee, Black Workers for Justice And thank you for your patience and support today. It is with great sadness and profound loss that we announce the passing of our exemplary revolutionary warrior […]
Domestic News

Wisconsin Family Farm Defenders Support Striking UAW Workers

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Family Farm Defenders We, the membership of the Family Farm Defenders, are writing to extend our solidarity to United Auto Workers Local 180 of Wisconsin and United Auto Workers Local 807 of Iowa, in […]
Family members, activists, and others hold a rally outside of city hall to demand that the administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams do more to address the crisis
Domestic News

Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration”

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Several human rights organizations submitted a 31-page complaint to United Nations experts today, alleging that the United States is committing torture and violating the prohibition against racial discrimination by condemning people […]
Anti-inflation rallies have hit England
International News

Inflation and energy protests explode in Europe

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Chris Fry In the wake of the U.S. Ukraine proxy war against Russia, protests have erupted in Europe and around the world over the sky-high energy and food prices caused by the sanctions that […]
Domestic News

Moratorium NOW! Coalition Housing Activists Being Sued by Slumlord

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Moratorium NOW! Coalition HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT! A Moratorium NOW! Coalition organizer is being sued for defaming a bad landlord by reporting violations of City of Detroit ordinances to city authorities. Munoz Realty, […]