Abayomi Azikiwe

South Africa mineworkers union asks 60 percent pay raise

South Africa’s miners have been forced to threaten strikes following an announcement that thousands of workers would be laid off.…

June 2, 2013

Sweden’s immigrant communities rebel

Many were shocked at the week of rebellion that began May 19 in the suburb of Husby just outside Stockholm,…

May 29, 2013

50 years of African Union commemorated

On May 25, 1963, 33 independent African states met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to form the Organization of African Unity.…

May 22, 2013

Solidarity conference with African Revolution

In Detroit, the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice held a conference on May 18 entitled “Africa & U.S.…

May 22, 2013

Afroamericanos/as más vulnerables a los propuestos recortes federales

La administración Obama propone recortes masivos en programas federales esenciales. El cambio del cálculo ("chained") del Índice de Precios al…

May 21, 2013

South Africa: Platinum monopoly threatens mining jobs

A major struggle is unfolding in the Republic of South Africa with the recent announcement that the Anglo American Platinum…

May 19, 2013

African Americans most vulnerable to proposed federal cuts

Massive cuts in essential federal programs are being proposed by the Obama administration. The chained Consumer Price Index would affect…

May 17, 2013

Detroit mass meeting holds banks accountable for city’s financial ruin

Leading community organizers in the Detroit area addressed a standing- room-only audience at Central United Methodist Church on May 4…

May 9, 2013

As French troops stay in Mali, suffering grows

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the West African state of Mali on April 26, where his troops have…

May 7, 2013

Detroit residents displaced by corporate interests

Detroit corporations and banks are driving more working-class, poor and nationally oppressed people out of the city’s downtown area. Government…

May 2, 2013