Abayomi Azikiwe

NUMSA agrees to end strike in South Africa

A strike by 220,000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa, the largest labor organization in the…

July 31, 2014

Detroit: Thirsty for justice

July 21 — The Detroit Water & Sewerage Department announced at a federal bankruptcy court hearing before Judge Steven Rhodes…

July 22, 2014

South Africans denounce Israel’s siege of Gaza

July 14 — There is worldwide opposition to Israeli Defense Force attacks against the Palestinians in Gaza and other regions in…

July 15, 2014

Detroit protesters arrested for blocking water-shutoff trucks

July 10 — Detroit activists concerned about the massive water shutoffs across this economically devastated city blocked entrances to the…

July 11, 2014

Fighting the austerity program behind Detroit water shutoffs

Massive water shutoffs have drawn attention to the humanitarian crisis in the city of Detroit. Even though the United Nations…

July 8, 2014

Benton Harbor activist appeals for support in fight against frame-up

The Rev. Edward Pinkney of the Benton Harbor/Berrien County Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) spoke in Detroit at the…

June 30, 2014

U.S.-backed wars displace tens of millions

June 20 is World Refugee Day. This year, a report issued by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for…

June 27, 2014

South African miners’ strike shakes big firms

Since Jan. 23, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union has led 70,000 of its members in a strike in…

June 20, 2014

Detroit Land Bank seizes homes

En route to the financial district, Detroit Freedom Friday protesters walk past 65 Cadillac Square, where hidden away on the…

June 20, 2014

Central African Republic: Mass protests hit French-backed regime

Discontent among the people in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui with the French-imposed government has erupted in demonstrations…

June 15, 2014