Articles by fwstaff

South Africa Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool given hero's welcome
International News

South African Ambassador Returns Home to a Hero’s Welcome

March 31, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A veteran anti-apartheid organizer and later politician now turned diplomat, Ebrahim Rasool, has returned to the Republic of South Africa where people swarmed the airport in Cape Town to express their support […]
Immigrants deported to El Salvador prison without due process
Domestic News

New Steps on the Road to Fascism

March 23, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole We are only 58 days into the current Trump regime. From day one there have been numerous outrageous, overreaching and downright illegal actions by the chief executive and his minions. Now we […]
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool expelled by Trump White House
International News

White House Expels South African Ambassador

March 23, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Republic of South Africa diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was declared persona non grata by the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on March 14. Relations between Pretoria and Washington have deteriorated even […]
Domestic News

WINTER’S END | PLAYING THE NUMBERS BLUES | IF THE SPRING IS SILENT

March 22, 2025 fwstaff
  WINTER’S END this leafless tree is alive with the dance of birds this drizzle reminds me of dew the silence of this bell is probably just a sleight of sound this absence of Light […]
Lesotho Founder King Moshoeshoe I
International News

POTUS Ridicules Historic Kingdom of Lesotho in Rambling Address Before Joint Session of Congress

March 22, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In his first speech before the House of Representatives and the Senate during his second bifurcated term of office on March 4, United States President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Kingdom […]
European Court of Human Rights rules against Ukraine in Odessa massacre of 2014
International News

New Russian Gains in Ukraine War

March 15, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The hard reality of Ukraine’s mounting military losses is not likely to be reversed by Donald Trump’s promotion of a ceasefire. Ukraine provoked this conflict in accordance with a U.S./NATO plan to […]
Mahmoud Khalil
Domestic News

Columbia complicit in Trump arrest of student leader Mahmoud Khalil

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Ali Abunimah Update A federal judge in New York issued a ruling on Monday afternoon that the government cannot deport Mahmoud Khalil “unless and until the Court orders otherwise.” US District Judge Jesse M. […]
Namibia founding President Sam Nujoma mourned throughout Africa
International News

Founding Namibian President Sam Nujoma Laid to Rest After State Funeral

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Sam Nujoma, the founding president of the Republic of Namibia and longtime leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), died in his home country on February 9. He was given a […]
Boston protest against Trump's layoffs and cutbacks
Domestic News

Organized Labor and the Federal Employee Purge

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo, District 65, Distributive Workers of America (retired) Trump’s assault on the federal civil service, USAID, the Center for Disease Control, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) […]
37th Summit of the African Union
International News

Africa’s Unyielding Solidarity with Palestine: A Fresh Setback for Netanyahu

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Dr. Mahmoud Hanafi Dr. Mahmoud Hanafi, a Professor of International Law and Human Rights, writes in Al Jazeera Arabic that Africa’s unified diplomatic stance against Israel, marks a significant setback for Netanyahu and reflects […]