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National Urban League Says African Americans Are in Recession

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe A recently released report by the National Urban League (NUL) illustrates that African Americans are in a deep recession attributed to government policies under the administration of President Donald Trump. It […]
Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress
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POP holds rally in Newark against Trump dictatorship

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress (POP) A counter protest was held last weekend to President Trump’s Washington DC celebration of his 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The protest entitled “End […]
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The fine print Starbucks doesn’t advertise

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Starbucks Workers United  Welcome to Solidarity Saturday, your weekly highlight reel and shortcut to staying plugged in. Starbucks loves to advertise tuition assistance. What they don’t advertise: the minimum weekly hours you need to […]
Chris Silvera speaking at the Million Worker March on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in October 2004
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Chris Silvera: A life on the front line of class struggle

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Lallan Schoenstein The U.S. labor movement lost a beloved giant on June 12. F. Christophe “Chris” Silvera. He served as secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808, representing a diverse group of workers including railroad, building […]
The poet’s father, Richard Wright, 1908 - 1960
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On the dedication of Black Boy | For the time that does not escape me | My words are my army | The hidden boxes syndrome in our history

June 22, 2026 fwstaff
ON THE DEDICATION OF BLACK BOY – a poem dedicated to my father, Richard Wright when you dedicated Black Boy to my mother and me writing for Ellen and Julia who live always in my […]
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We Stand In Solidarity With People Targeted by ICE & the FBI!

June 17, 2026 fwstaff
Trump’s Department of Justice filed charges against 15 Minnesotans in an effort to punish the resistance we demonstrated while federal troops kidnapped people off the street and murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti. That same […]
President Miguel Diaz-Canel with IBW/PAUD delegation in Havana, Cuba, May 30, 2026
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IBW/PAUD Mutual Solidarity and Engagement Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba — May 2026 Communiqué

June 14, 2026 fwstaff
By IBW21.org The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) and the Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) present the May 2026 Communiqué of the Mutual Solidarity and Engagement Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba. Developed following […]
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Forty US Financed Biolabs in Ukraine

June 14, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole In a shocking revelation, Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), admitted that the United States government has been funding over 120 biological warfare laboratories in more than 30 countries. The DNI […]
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March against Trump dictatorship in Newark June 14th

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
By The People’s Organization for Progress (POP) A counter protest will be held in response to the Trump administration’s celebration in Washington DC this weekend. An “End The Trump Dictatorship March And Rally,” will be […]
James Meredith shot by white racist on June 6, 1966 in Hernando, MS
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Six Decades After the March Against Fear African Americans Still Fighting for Their Political Lives

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 5, 1966, James Meredith, a University of Mississippi graduate, set out to conduct a “March Against Fear” from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith had been admitted to the whites-only […]