African American History

Moranda Smith: An African American Revolutionary Trade Union Leader (1915-1950)

August 15, 2022 fwstaff

By Gerry Scoppettuolo On a hot dusty day in September 1949, 34-year-old Moranda Smith strode bravely down the main street of Apopka, Florida. The Klan was after her and she knew it. The night before, […]

Community members hold a sign commemorating the 1967 Newark Rebellion in front of a memorial plaque engraved with the names of those killed.

Newark Activists Commemorate the 1967 Newark Rebellion

August 3, 2022 fwstaff

By Terri Kay On July 12, 2022 the People’s Organization for Progress, along with other activists and allies, commemorated the 55th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion on Springfield Ave at a triangle plot of […]

Detroit Gateway to Freedom Monument at the Riverfront looking towards Canada, June 18, 2022

Juneteenth Commemorated While Total Freedom for Americans Remains Elusive

June 27, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday during 2021 by the United States administration of President Joe Biden. This act of recognition came in the aftermath of an upsurge in mass demonstrations […]

National Black Political Convention delegates, March 1972

Independent Politics and the Legacy of the Gary Convention Fifty Years On

March 1, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe From March 10-12, 1972, an estimated 7,000-10,000 African Americans gathered in Gary, Indiana for the National Black Political Convention (NBPC). The confab was covered extensively in the Black, left and mainstream press […]

Malcolm X’s Legacy and the Debate Surrounding Critical Race Theory

February 25, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at the African American History Month webinar entitled “Critical Race Theory Forum, Let’s Talk: What is Critical Race Theory and What It […]

New Orleans Battle of Liberty Place, 1874

Disarming the Black Masses Secured the Failure of Reconstruction

February 24, 2022 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe During the period of the enslavement of African people by Britain and the United States, violence was a key instrument in the maintenance of the exploitative and oppressive system. African people between […]

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 […]

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Moranda Smith: An African American Revolutionary Trade Union Leader (1915-1950)

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Newark Activists Commemorate the 1967 Newark Rebellion

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Juneteenth Commemorated While Total Freedom for Americans Remains Elusive

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Independent Politics and the Legacy of the Gary Convention Fifty Years On

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Malcolm X’s Legacy and the Debate Surrounding Critical Race Theory

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

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