African American History

Freedmen's hospital founded in 1862 in Washington DC
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Medicare for All Represents More Than a Century of Struggle for Guaranteed Healthcare

September 29, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: This report was delivered in part for a public meeting on “Medicare for All, Not War at Home or Abroad” held on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Historic St. Matthew’s-St. […]
Detroit says Black and Brown votes matter, Nov. 2020
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Trump Attacks His Own Supreme Court Over Decision Upholding Mail-in Ballots

September 20, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has become quite obvious that there is massive opposition to the domestic and foreign policies of the current White House, House of Representatives and the Senate. Compounding this alienation from the […]
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To those they killed but who refuse to die | Patience | So much time unseized | No need for egg timers

August 29, 2026 fwstaff
  TO THOSE THEY KILLED BUT WHO REFUSE TO DIE “Meanwhile, the federal government has spent more than a decade failing to contain mass mobilizations (the 2020 George Floyd Rebellion, Standing Rock, Occupy Wall Street, […]
Nat Turner
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Peoples Organization for Progress Plans Nat Turner Rebellion Commemoration

August 21, 2026 fwstaff
By Peoples Organization for Progress People’s Organization for Progress schedules Nat Turner Rebellion commemoration and condemns attempts to erase Black history The 17th annual commemoration of the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion will be held Friday, […]
Dred and Harriet Scott
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Supreme Court Rejects Executive Order Reversing Birthright Citizenship

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by President Donald Trump during the early days of his second non-consecutive term. Trump, who has built […]
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Community reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech “what to the slave is the Fourth of July?”

July 21, 2026 fwstaff
  By People’s Organization for Progress As the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its independence, the People’s Organization For Progress (POP) held a public reading of a speech by the nineteenth century slavery […]
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59TH anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion to be commemorated

July 15, 2026 fwstaff
1967 Newark Rebellion By People’s Organization for Progress The anniversary of a major uprising of the 1960s will be observed this weekend by a grassroots civil and human rights advocacy group. A march and rally […]
President Ramaphosa honors Jesse Jackson's legacy.
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Tribute by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the homecoming celebration of Rev Jesse Jackson

March 23, 2026 fwstaff
By Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa The Family of the late Rev Jesse Jackson, Your Excellencies, Friends, The people of South Africa are with you today as you lay to rest a great man […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cuban President Fidel Castro meet in Havana in June, 1984
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The Jesse Jackson Campaign: National Oppression & Class Conflict

March 23, 2026 fwstaff
Civil Rights leader, two-time presidential candidate, and founder of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Feb. 17, 2026, at the age of 84. In the days following his death, the corporate media […]
Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown at Hamilton Hall Columbia, 1968
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Assata Shakur and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) Symbolized the Transformation of the Black Struggle

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Assata Shakur (formerly known as Joann Chesimard) and Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (also known as H. Rap Brown) passed away during 2025 amid the rise of state repression and fascism in the United […]