Imperialism

Protester in Italian parliament
International News

ART FOR LOVE’S SAKE | A GHOST INTERRUPTS THE DEBATE ON GAZA AT THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT | FORCED SEVERENCE | GHOSTS WE CAN SEE | THE HOLE IS IN THE IMAGE OF THE DARKNESS OF THEIR SOUL

June 3, 2025 fwstaff
ART FOR LOVE’S SAKE “You can’t put a price on creativity but you can put a tariff on it” Robert de Niro’s acceptance speech on receiving the Palme d’Or at Cannes a few days ago. […]
Mount Tambora in Indonesia
International News

FROM TAMBORA TO GAZA, TWO WORLD-CHANGING SUMMERS | VERONZA’S STIFF RESISTANCE | PAN ABOLITIONISM | NO CHILD’S LAND | BETWEEN UNSPEAKABILITY AND SILENCE | COUNTDOWN TO HISTORY

May 23, 2024 fwstaff
FROM TAMBORA TO GAZA, TWO WORLD-CHANGING SUMMERS to Mary Shelley who authored the narrative of an era to Lord Byron who helped the Greeks fight for their independence to Refaat Alareer and the recently killed […]
COP28 solidarity demonstration with Palestine
International News

COP28 Summit Concludes with Contradictory Agreement

December 21, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A two week-long annual climate conference sponsored by the United Nations in Dubai ended on December 13 with an agreement to “transition from” the use of fossil fuels on a global scale. […]
Mourners in a Gaza cemetery
International News

QUESTIONS INSPIRED BY REFAAT ALAMEER | NO ANSWERS HERE | WHAT THE RUBBLE YIELDS | LAMENT FOR A PALESTINIAN GRAVEDIGGER

December 21, 2023 fwstaff
QUESTIONS INSPIRED BY REFAAT ALAMEER for Rafaat Alameer targeted and murdered by an IDF airstrike, thanking him for the questions he leads us to seek answers to ” if I must die let there be […]
Porto Santo Beach.
International News

THOUGHTS ABOUT GAZA ALONG PORTO SANTO BEACH | GAZA ON MY MIND | AI – for Apartheid Intelligence | BLUE SKY BLUES

December 13, 2023 fwstaff
THOUGHTS ABOUT GAZA ALONG PORTO SANTO BEACH did the gnarled splendor of the ancient dragon trees on Porto Santo island witness the hubris of Christopher Columbus who once came here to measure the Atlantic Ocean […]
Burkina Faso Minister of State Bassolma Bazie at UNGA
International News

Several African States at the United Nations Condemned Western Imperialism

October 1, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the third week of September in New York City, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 78th Session featured heads-of-state and leading officials from more than 190 countries and territories around the […]
Egypt COP27 ending without key agreements
International News

COP27 Concludes While the Environmental Crisis Continues

November 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There were high expectations for the United Nations Climate Conference held in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. COP27 took place on the African continent amid months of preparations by governments, non-governmental […]
Dahomey Agojie Women Warrior Agojie
Domestic News

“The Woman King”: Traditional Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade

September 24, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Film: The Woman King Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writers: Dana Stevens and Maria Bello Musical Score: Terrance Blanchard Edited By: Terilyn A. Shropshire Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and […]
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Domestic News

Inflation and recession: Roots in Imperialism – Part 2

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Chris Fry This article is a continuation from Part 1. which discussed the recent wave of inflation that has hit workers and the oppressed communities with devastatingly high prices. It also discussed the Federal […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Senegalese President Mack Sall head of the AU, June 3, 2022
International News

African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government Amid Escalating Food Crisis

June 6, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to […]