Tag: Abayomi Azikiwe
Instability in Somalia Continues Despite Years of Western Interventions
Incumbent president agrees to hold elections after threats from the United States and the European Union
A decades-long effort by the United States and other...
Chadian Military Council Suppresses Mass Demonstrations Demanding Civilian Rule
Longtime western-backed ruler was killed last month on the battlefront with FACT armed fighters, the government says.
Thousands of people took to the streets in...
Police Reforms Prove Inadequate to End Misconduct and Brutality
Killings continue while the United States Justice Department opens investigations into what is already obvious
As demonstrations erupt across the United States against the oppression...
Guilty on All Charges: Chauvin, Cops and the Racist System
After the verdict in Minneapolis more African Americans are gunned down by law-enforcement agents
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three...
Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Surges from Africa to the United States
An African Union conference on pharmaceutical manufacturing comes amid more waves of the pandemic internationally
As the world experiences another spike in COVID-19 infections, the...
Biden Administration Strikes Deal with Mexico and Central American States to Curb Migration
Unprecedented levels of people attempting to cross the Southern border while thousands remain in detention
A crisis of migration into the United States from Mexico,...
Plight of the Imprisoned Worsens in the United States
Political detainees are contracting COVID-19 and dying due to the pervasive injustices among incarcerated people
Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald was a member of the Black Panther...
Failed Foreign and Immigration Policies Underline Crisis on the Southern Border
More than two centuries of war and economic exploitation has characterized the United States’ role in Latin America and the Caribbean
Since coming to...
Despite Official Denials Racist Violence Against Asians Continue in the United States
Six character of the country women out of eight people killed in Georgia amid right-wing resurgence related to voting rights and the future of...
Black Women and the Fight for Access to Public Transportation
From Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Ida B. Wells-Barnett to Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, African Americans have been pioneers in ending racial segregation
Many people in...
Amanda Gorman and the Perils of Racial Profiling
African American youth poet laureate after being highlighted at the United States presidential inauguration, a private security guard told her she looked “suspicious”
A recent...
Marvin Gaye and “What’s Going On” Five Decades Later
An album released a half-century ago still has much relevance in the 21st century
1970-71 were years of unrest and upheaval in the United States...
Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution
Lessons delivered then have implications for the 21st century
Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the...
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Played an Integral Role in Founding African Studies
Puerto Rican born advocate of national independence and historical reclamation sought to document the contributions of Black people worldwide
Born in 1874 in Puerto Rico,...
Africa Begins Large-scale Vaccinations Distribution
South Africa trial results raises questions about Oxford AstraZeneca effectiveness
Several countries within the African Union (AU), a 55-member body encompassing independent states and the...
1898 to 2021: From Wilmington to Washington and the Role of Racism in Right-wing...
Impeachment trial in the Senate harkens back to the successful efforts to overturn Reconstruction
At the time of this writing the Senate impeachment trial was...
Cicely Tyson: Pioneer for Representation in Film, Fashion and Television
Harlem-born public figure has been hailed for contributions to the image of African Americans and women in the arts
In the January and February issue...
Africa to Receive a Billion Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021
Regional envoy says plans are underway to address the pandemic while Morocco, South Africa and other states begin inoculation programs
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues...
Activism in Action: Human Rights Priorities for 2021
From battling the public health crisis to the necessity of social renewal
Note: These remarks were delivered at the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR)...
Global Implications for the United States Political Crisis
Attempted right-wing coup of January 6 has prompted denunciations from throughout the world
Peoples and governments across the international spectrum have looked aghast at the...
Georgia Twin Runoff Election Results Fuel Right-wing Unrest
Thousands of Trump supporters attack Capitol building in Washington leaving four dead and many injured
A highly contested presidential election on November 3 coupled with...
Africa in Review 2020, III: Anti-imperialist Perspectives Essential in Understanding the Way Forward
Neo-Colonialism remains the major obstacle in building Pan-Africanism and Socialism
One of the most serious attacks on the anti-colonial and national liberation legacy in Africa...
United States and Morocco Redraw Map of North African Territory
Policy is a violation of international law and takes place amid the partial normalization of relations with Israel
There is a major effort underway to...
GERD, Border Disputes and the Quest for African Unity
A massive Ethiopian energy project plays an important role in the current regional situation
Since November 4, the focus of the international community in their...
Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia
Outcome of the January 5 poll could depend on the turnout of African Americans
After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections...
Regional Dimensions and Imperialist Interests in the Ethiopian Tigray Conflict
Developments in Africa’s second most populist state portends much for the continent and its neighbors
With the intervention of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops...
Ethiopian Government Says Mekelle Has Been Retaken by Federal Forces
Conflict in the restive Tigray region has its origins in failed United States Africa policy
On November 4, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) came...
Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre
Tulsa was the scene of a violent attack on a thriving African American community nearly a century ago
During World War I (1914-1918) and...
United States Imperialism Threatening War Against Iran During Contested Administrations Struggle
Antiwar and peace activists must demand that no military actions be taken during the transitional process and beyond
There have been serious threats to the...
Implications for the Deepening Political Crises in the United States
Efforts by the Trump administration requires us to remain mobilized and vigilant
Note: These remarks were delivered by Abayomi Azikiwe at the Michigan Coalition for...