By Abayomi Azikiwe Review of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898/) A recently aired Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary as part of the “American Experience” series examined the history of the white supremacist coup which ousted […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of politically motivated legal efforts by the Republican-dominated state legislature in Alabama are designed to maintain limited electoral power for African Americans. State authorities have been ordered to redraw a […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two African American state representatives to the Tennessee House of Representatives have been returned to the Capitol in Nashville by the local councils in Nashville and Memphis. The expulsions by the […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled by the Republican supermajority in Nashville on April 6. Another state house member, Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the expulsion […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe There can be no doubt that the African American electorate played a decisive role in the ascendancy of the current administration led by Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
By David Sole While April 15, 1861 is given as the official start of the United States’ Civil War, most historians recognize that the outbreak of military hostilities was preceded by decades of controversy and […]
By David Sole The campaign by the Republican Party is easy to understand as they work to suppress voting rights. In a fair fight the Republicans are losing ground as they cater to the vilest […]
By David Sole On November 3, 2020 the Republican Party suffered a stinging defeat in the elections when they lost control of the presidency and the U.S. Senate. Trump and his allies then made a […]
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