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Malcolm X as young NOI minister
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Malcolm X, Black Nationalism and the Cold War

February 19, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During his stay in prison in the state of Massachusetts between 1946-1952, Malcolm X began to reflect seriously on his life’s mission. He would join the Nation of Islam (NOI) after being […]
Malcolm X childhood
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Malcolm X Centenary and the Origins of the Legacy

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Malcolm X, later known as El Hajj Malik Shabazz, was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska during an era now described as the “Harlem Renaissance.” His parents, Earl and Louise […]
Carter G. Woodson amid his documents
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Rightist Attacks Intensify Against African American History Month

February 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), the founder of Negro History Week in 1926, remains an icon in the historical studies of people of African descent in the United States. Woodson was born […]
Malcolm X speaking to the press
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The Centennial of Malcolm X Continues

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Malcolm X Commemoration Committee* 973 202 0745; 917 346 8142 “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to […]
Musk and Hitler
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Resistance to Trump Grows from Day One

February 7, 2025 fwstaff
  By David Sole During his first hours following his inauguration, President Donald Trump managed to offend, antagonize and frighten millions of people across the United States. Issuing a flurry of executive orders, Trump attacked […]
Marcus Garvey surrounded by US agents
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Justice Denied and Delayed—Leonard Peltier Commutation, Marcus Garvey Pardoned

January 30, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On this year’s annual holiday to commemorate the life, times and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), news had quickly spread regarding the long-delayed decision to commute the life sentence […]
China’s DeepSeek shocks U.S. capitalist class
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China’s DeepSeek sinks U.S. high-tech billionaires’ fortunes

January 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On January 27, a shockwave swept through Wall Street. A little heard of Chinese company, DeepSeek, released their research paper  on how their new Artificial Intelligence (AI) version, DeepSeek-V3, was constructed. The […]
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LEAVING, LEAVING… | WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK INTO THE FIRES? | WE KNOW WHO THE HEROES ARE | A POETIC PETITION FOR AN INDIGENOUS GRANDFATHER

January 28, 2025 fwstaff
LEAVING, LEAVING… leaving leaving leaving again a life of leaving leaving this house behind leaving leaving a leaf leaving its tree to fall and become humus to sprout once more elsewhere leaving leaving to go […]
Jamil Al-Amin (left)
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My recent visit with Imam Jamil Al-Amin at the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona

January 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Arun Kundnani Earlier this month, I was finally able to visit Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly H. Rap Brown, at the federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Imam Jamil is one of the great political activists […]
Detroit MLK Day audience at St. Matthew's -St. Joseph's Church
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Detroit MLK Day Continues the Struggle Against Racism, Poverty and Militarism

January 27, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Detroit MLK Committee held its 22nd Annual day of commemoration for the life, times and contributions of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin […]