Articles by fwstaff

Berlin Conference slicing the African cake
International News

Berlin Conference – 140 Years Later

December 11, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe From November 15, 1884, until February 26, 1885, the Berlin West Africa Conference was held in Germany where numerous European states convened to carve up the continent based upon their own economic […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be heading up Trump's Department of Government Efficiency
Domestic News

Anti-worker Elon Musk: Ruling class’s Trump minder

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On November 18 ABC News reported that lawyers for Elon Musk, the richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $353 billion joined forces with lawyers for Jeff Bezos, the […]
African troops captured by Germans in France during WWII
International News

France Admits World War II Massacre of African Troops

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been 80 years since the French military authorities gunned down hundreds of African troops from Senegal during World War II. On this anniversary of the incident, President Emmanuel Macron finally […]
Domestic News

22nd Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally and March

December 1, 2024 fwstaff
By Detroit MLK Committee For Immediate Release Event: 22nd Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally & March Location: St. Matthew’s-St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 8850 Woodard Avenue at Holbrook Date & Time: Mon. Jan. 20, 2025, 12 […]
The new Hezbollah Secretary-General, Naim Qassem.
International News

‘Five Promises’ – Hezbollah’s Leader Declares Victory, Vows Support for Palestine

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, declared a significant victory over the Israeli occupation and reaffirmed the party’s unwavering support for Palestine in various forms. Speaking after the recent ceasefire […]
Wilmington white mobs gather after burning African American newspaper
Domestic News

Documentary Review: “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Review of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898/) A recently aired Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary as part of the “American Experience” series examined the history of the white supremacist coup which ousted […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in France November 11, 2024 to talk about sending troops to Ukraine
International News

Why are UK and France talking about sending troops to Ukraine?

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole After a lull of several months the major Western press are full of stories that France and the United Kingdom may send troops to fight in Ukraine. Why has this story re-emerged […]
COP29 climate finance demonstration
International News

COP29 Climate Change Summit Marked by Acrimonious Debate

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A two-week long annual United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan has ended without addressing the concerns of the peoples of the underdeveloped and developing geopolitical regions of the world. Although the […]
The Elaine Legacy Center
Domestic News

BIBI IN BUNDY STYLE | PLEASE CUT YOUR CAMERA | THE BONES BENEATH

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
BIBI IN BUNDY STYLE placing his arm in a cast the better to weaponize his victimhood, author of a memo on the psychology of victims calling in on suicide helplines, presenting himself to the very […]
Supporters of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv went on a violent rampage in Amsterdam before and after their side’s match against Dutch team Ajax in the Europa League on 7 November
International News

NY Times killed investigation of Israeli hooligans, internal email reveals

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Asa Winstanley The New York Times has killed an investigation by one of its own reporters into Israeli mob violence in Amsterdam earlier this month. In an internal Times email inadvertently shared with The […]