Domestic News
Detroit ICE surge update
By anti-ICE activist During the last surge here in July, activity levels were about 5x the normal level for Detroit. What has been seen since Tuesday 10/27 and Weds 10/28 is more like 10x the […]
Voter suppression
Domestic News
Trump Attacks His Own Supreme Court Over Decision Upholding Mail-in Ballots
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has become quite obvious that there is massive opposition to the domestic and foreign policies of the current White House, House of Representatives and the Senate. Compounding this alienation from the […]
Domestic News
Voting Rights Advocates Continue Legal Challenges to Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots
By Abayomi Azikiwe The claim of non-citizens voting in federal elections has been a false claim made by the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) tendency for at least a decade. When the current United States […]
Domestic News
Voting Rights Forum Set for Newark; Warning of Coup Attempt
By People’s Organization For Progress VOTING RIGHTS FORUM SCHEDULED FOR NEWARK, TRUMP FIRING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS CONDEMNED, WARNS AGAINST COUP ATTEMPT “The Attack On Voting Rights And The War On Black People,” will be the […]
Domestic News
Supreme Court Rejects Executive Order Reversing Birthright Citizenship
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by President Donald Trump during the early days of his second non-consecutive term. Trump, who has built […]
Domestic News
Thousands Gather in Alabama to Renew Struggle for Voting Rights
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the devastating impact of the United States Supreme Court Louisiana v. Callais decision which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, several southern states immediately began to redistrict their Congressional maps […]
Domestic News
Southern States Move Toward Massive Disenfranchisement of African Americans
By Abayomi Azikiwe On May 7, just hours after the Republican-dominated Tennessee State Assembly passed legislation which split Memphis into three separate congressional districts, the city which has a large majority of African Americans could […]
Domestic News
Lawsuit Charges Racism in Texas Redistricting Scheme
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks Democratic lawmakers within the State of Texas have been waging a political struggle to halt a redistricting plan which would effectively disenfranchise millions of African American voters. These plans […]
Uncategorized
POP Condemns Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression; Supports Texas Legislators
By People’s Organization for Progress On the anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act a press conference will be held today to condemn gerrymandering and voter suppression, and express support for Texas legislators who have […]
Domestic News
Documentary Review: “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”
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 […]