Black Liberation

Dr. Mutulu Shakur poster demanding his release
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Nationwide Campaign Seeks Compassionate Release for Dr. Mutulu Shakur

August 15, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the 1970s, amid a draconian counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against African American organizations throughout the United States, a cadre of activists in New York […]
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Mutulu Shakur Files Suit Against U.S. Parole Commission

August 14, 2022 fwstaff
Press release August 8, 2022 CONTACTS: Brad Thomson, Attorney, People’s Law Office 1180 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642 Nyeusi Jami, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), Atlanta Coordinator nyeusi.jami@protonmail.com Today, on Dr. Shakur’s 72nd birthday, […]
Chairman Yeshitela of the African People’s Socialist Party.
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FBI Targets U.S. Group for Opposing Ukraine Proxy War

August 6, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched several, coordinated, pre-dawn raids on the offices of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) and its Uhuru Movement affiliate in St. Petersburg, Florida and St. […]
Community members hold a sign commemorating the 1967 Newark Rebellion in front of a memorial plaque engraved with the names of those killed.
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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
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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 […]
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International Jurists Release Final, Detailed Verdict Finding U.S. and State Governments’ Pattern of Genocide Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples

May 21, 2022 fwstaff
Spirit of Mandela – Press Release A distinguished panel of nine international jurists has released its detailed final verdict finding the United States guilty of genocide against Black, Brown, and Indigenous Peoples on five counts, […]
Detroit CPTA press briefing with Atty. Nancy A. Parker
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Detroit Organizations File Memorandum with Justice Department on Police Misconduct

May 21, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A press conference held by numerous community organizations in Detroit on May 19 demanded that the administration of President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice conduct an investigation into allegations of brutality and […]
National Black Political Convention delegates, March 1972
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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 speaking to the press
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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
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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 […]