Abayomi Azikiwe

Immigrant groups say new bill hurts African and Asian families

Tens of thousands of immigrant rights activists rallied on April 10 across the United States demanding that the federal government…

April 28, 2013

Chris Hani honored in South Africa on 20th anniversary of assassination

On April 10, 1993, racists in South Africa killed Chris Hani, the general secretary of the South African Communist Party…

April 19, 2013

Anti-racist forces in Tennessee say no to Klan, ‘American Renaissance’

Two openly racist gatherings in Tennessee have drawn attention to the fact that racist ideology and practice are alive and…

April 11, 2013

New revelations about imperialist role in murder of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba

A recent letter to the London Review of Books has reopened discussions about who was behind the assassination of revolutionary…

April 9, 2013

Detroit struggle ramps up vs. state takeover

Major developments took place in Detroit during the first week of the city’s rule under emergency manager Kevyn Orr. A…

April 7, 2013

French troops in Central African Republic during coup

A military coup on March 24 in the capital city of Bangui changed the government of the Central African Republic.…

April 4, 2013

Newly-elected Kenyan President forced to stand trial by the ICC

Known on the continent as the “African Criminal Court” due to its exclusive indictments, prosecution and persecution of African leaders,…

March 31, 2013

Novelist Chinua Achebe bared colonialism’s impact

“Things Fall Apart” and “No Longer at Ease” are perhaps the best known novels to emerge from not only Africa…

March 27, 2013

Banks behind Detroit ’emergency manager’ takeover

Michigan’s multimillionaire Gov. Rick Snyder on March 14 appointed Washington lawyer Kevyn Orr as “emergency manager” over the city of…

March 19, 2013

Kenyatta wins Kenya elections: Pressure from U.S., Britain and ICC backfires

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru ­Kenyatta has won the presidential election in the East African nation of Kenya. Kenyatta, son of…

March 13, 2013