African American History

Self-defense, Punishment and the Legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

February 17, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times journalist and Howard University journalism professor, is the architect of the revised and expanded book version of “A New Origin Story: The 1619 Project, published in […]

African Enslavement and the Rise of Capitalism in North America and Beyond

February 5, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has continued to make an impact with the revised publication of “The 1619 Project” as an extension of the original work which coincided with the 400th […]

The U.S. Senate – Bastion of Reaction

January 27, 2022 fwstaff

By David Sole On January 19 the U.S. Senate voted 48 -52 against changing its rules. This doomed efforts to protect voting rights in the country. Two Democrats joined 50 Republicans to keep voting rights […]

Remembering All of Martin Luther King’s Social Justice Agenda

January 18, 2022 fwstaff

By Larry Hamm, Chairman of People’s Organization for Progress Reprinted On January 15th — the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — the People’s Organization For Progress held its annual march in his […]

Catherine Coleman Flowers Detroit MLK Day keynote speaker, Jan. 17, 2022

The Continuing Struggle for Voting Rights

January 18, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part to the 19th Annual MLK Day virtual webinar held in the city of Detroit. The event has been held online for the […]

Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project

Implications of the Expanded 1619 Project

January 16, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe African American woman journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has released a nearly 600-page hardcover book entitled “A New Origin Story: The 1619 Project” as a continuation of the work which began with the release […]

James Forman and Lucius Walker issue the Black Manifesto in May 1969

Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression

October 14, 2021 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe A New York Times Sunday edition article on September 26 devoted an entire page, excluding an ad for luxurious furniture, to an examination of various efforts in the United States to initiate […]

Wisconsin Activists Announce MLK Freedom School

September 4, 2021 fwstaff

MLK Day Manitowoc Press Release Members and supporters of the MLK Day Manitowoc are officially announcing the Fall 2021 Freedom School at an August 28 press conference. A rainbow of labor and community participants will […]

Jonathan Jackson and his comrades on Aug. 7, 1970 in Marin County, California

Black August and the Legacy of Liberation Struggles

August 9, 2021 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Since 1979 when prisoners at the San Quentin Correctional Facility in California declared the month of August as a period of commemoration honoring political detainees along with those who have sacrificed their […]

Racist Thought Police Attack “Critical Race Theory”

June 28, 2021 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe An exchange between the United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and several Republican Congressmen in Washington, D.C. on June 23, illustrates the level of hysteria prevalent […]

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