Jefferson Exhibit Generates Racial Controversy in Detroit

Abayomi Azikiwe - Mar 13, 2019

Legacy of the slave owning former president is being contested in the 21st century An historical exhibit designed to examine various aspects of the life...

Slavery In Virginia During The Th Century

Africans taken to the British colony of Virginia set the stage for the rise...

Abayomi Azikiwe - Mar 3, 2019

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400 Years and the Struggle to End Enslavement, Colonialism and Neo-colonialism Note: Following is the text of an address delivered by the author on Thursday...

kwame nkrumah and fathia with the du boises aug

Rebellion, emigration and the development of Pan-Africanism

Abayomi Azikiwe - Feb 28, 2019

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International Dimensions in the Resistance to the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism Commentary African American History Month Series No. 5 Beginning in the early decades of the...

ida b. wells barnett marching in washington d.c. womens suffrage demonstration in 1913

Further Reflections on Women’s Suffrage and African Emancipation

Abayomi Azikiwe - Feb 25, 2019

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African American History Month Series No. 4 From the antebellum period through the Civil War and Jim Crow the issues of gender and race were...

Women’s Suffrage and African Emancipation During the 19th Century

Abayomi Azikiwe - Feb 24, 2019

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African American History Month Series No. 3 From Seneca Falls to the Civil War and Reconstruction the struggle for national liberation and gender equality took...

Africans arrive in Jamestown Settlement in August 1619

400 Years (1619-2019) After the Beginning of African Enslavement in the British Colony of...

Abayomi Azikiwe - Feb 11, 2019

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Six months from now a commemoration of the long saga of struggle against national oppression and economic exploitation In late August of 1619 approximately twenty...

France yellow vest demonstrations continue for 11th week on Jan. 26, 2019

Viewpoint: Crisis of Governance Escalates in the Capitalist States

Abayomi Azikiwe - Jan 28, 2019

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From Paris to London and Washington ruling parties fail to resolve contradictions within the economic system France has once again been the scene of the...

Viewpoint: National Security Advisor Bolton Presents Trump Administration’s Africa Policy

Abayomi Azikiwe - Jan 25, 2019

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Nothing new in the notions of upholding United States interests On December 13 National Security Advisor John Bolton made a presentation at the Heritage Foundation...

Continental unity obstructed by continuing outside interference and destabilization

Abayomi Azikiwe - Jan 2, 2019

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Africa in Review 2018 Part III—Imperialist Militarism and the Quest for Reconstruction Political Analysis Bombing operations by the United States military against the Horn of Africa...

Dependency amid natural wealth absent of strategic influence

Abayomi Azikiwe - Jan 2, 2019

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Africa in Review 2018, Part II: Regional Instability and the Politics of Underdevelopment Commentary Introduction Over the last twelve months events on the African continent have reinforced...

Democratic Republic of Congo election machines for December 30, 2018 poll

From the Democratic Republic of Congo to Sudan the need for continental solutions is...

Abayomi Azikiwe - Dec 30, 2018

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Africa in Review 2018: Electoral Politics, Social Stability and the Need for Genuine Economic Development Political Analysis Introduction As 2018 concludes there is much to be learned...

Renewal of Revolutionary Pan-Africanism needed on the continent and globally

Abayomi Azikiwe - Dec 28, 2018

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Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the Convening of the First All-African People’s Conference in Accra Commentary Six decades have passed since the gathering of the...

France yellow vest demonstrations during Nov.-Dec. 2018

Viewpoint: French Government Responds to Mass Protests

Abayomi Azikiwe - Dec 23, 2018

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Weekends of demonstrations over economic issues proves disastrous for Macron regime Saturday December 15 marked the fifth consecutive week where thousands of people have held...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu at AfCFTA in Kigali, Rwanda, March 20-21, 2018

Viewpoint: ANC Prepares for Upcoming Elections in South Africa

Abayomi Azikiwe - Dec 23, 2018

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Minimum wage law, the land question and the economics of imperialism to shape the character of the coming period In a matter of a few...

Viewpoint: Somalian War: A Continuing Result of United States Foreign Policy

Abayomi Azikiwe - Dec 23, 2018

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Airstrikes, military occupations and the failure to realize the economic potential of the Horn of Africa Pentagon bombing operations against the Horn of Africa state...

Mississippi nooses found hanging outside state capitol building in Jackson

Viewpoint: Midterm Elections Leave Crisis in Political Leadership

Abayomi Azikiwe - Nov 29, 2018

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Developments in the South and the worsening economic situation portends instability Commentary Results from the Mississippi Senatorial runoff elections where Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated Democratic candidate...

Black Reconstruction voters scrutinized with hate by the white ruling class

Viewpoint: Midterm Elections Generate Further Polarization in the United States

Abayomi Azikiwe - Nov 20, 2018

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Commentary Voter suppression, ending modern day slavery, Jim Crow and the prospects for social transformation November 6 was a day in which people across the United...

Yemen children impacted by genocidal war

Viewpoint: Yemen War Intensifies After Washington and London Calls for Ceasefire

Abayomi Azikiwe - Nov 20, 2018

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Brutal killing of Saudi columnist draws criticism of United States and British arming of Riyadh Since March of 2015 the United States has engineered and...

Viewpoint: Universal Healthcare in Africa is a Necessity for Genuine Development

Abayomi Azikiwe - Nov 20, 2018

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Conference in South Africa raises issues on whether the approach should be private or state-driven Many of the news stories about African Union (AU) member-states...

Detroit Unite Here on Strike at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel

Viewpoint: Exploitation and Dislocation Continues in Detroit

Abayomi Azikiwe - Oct 22, 2018

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Public discontent over evictions, foreclosures, water shut-offs and substandard wages can only be ameliorated through organized action Commentary During the early morning hours of Sunday October...

Detroit July 1967 Rebellion on Linwood at Hazelwood where the masses confronted the National Guard

Viewpoint: Reflections on Five Decades Since the Passage of the Fair Housing Act of...

Abayomi Azikiwe - Oct 10, 2018

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Moratorium NOW! Coalition committed to the realization of housing for all Note: This address was delivered at the Wayne State University Labor Studies Center Conference...

Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canal Bermudez speaking to over 2,000 people at Riverside Church in New York City on September 26, 2018.

Viewpoint: Cuban President Visits New York to Speak Before the United Nations General Assembly

Abayomi Azikiwe - Oct 5, 2018

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Miguel Diaz-Canal Bermudez addressed over 2,000 people at Riverside Church Making his first visit to the United States as head-of-state, Republic of Cuba President Miguel...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxilia at his inauguration after winning the July 30, 2018 national election.

Viewpoint: Zimbabwe Post-Elections Prospects and Challenges

Abayomi Azikiwe - Sep 26, 2018

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Cholera outbreak reportedly contained while ZANU-PF Government makes attempt to reposition the economy A report in the state-run Zimbabwe Herald newspaper on September 20 says...

Ethiopia Oromo population greet returning OLF members in Addis Ababa in Sept. 2018

Viewpoint: Towards a Sustainable Peace in the Horn of Africa

Abayomi Azikiwe - Sep 26, 2018

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Despite negotiations and agreements imperialist military forces set to remain in region Another agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea signed in Jedda, Saudi Arabia on September...

South African economy by proportion of sectors in 2017.

Viewpoint: South Africa, Finance Capital and the Land Question

Abayomi Azikiwe - Sep 18, 2018

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Second quarter negative growth designated recession while rand declines Political Analysis South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the technical recession announced inside the country...