Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this episode we will present our regular PANW report with dispatches on events in Somalia where yet another bomb blast has killed several people in the capital of Mogadishu; the Egyptian government remains uneasy about developments surrounding the Ethiopian Great Renaissance Dam which will challenge the British colonial construct surrounding the use of Nile waters; supporters of the African National Congress in South Africa are saying that the demonstrations against President Jacob Zuma last week derives from a regime-change strategy; and the president of the West African state of Niger says that his administration has foiled an attempted military coup. In the second hour we will continue our examination of events in the Central African state of Burundi where the African Union and the United Nations are alarmed at the escalation of political violence. Finally we look at the Detroit bankruptcy one year later through an interview conducted at its conclusion in December 2014 with host Abayomi Azikiwe over the prn.fm.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on events in the Republic of South Africa where a political struggle is developing over the economic future of the country, the continent's most industrialized; the United States stock market took a nose dive on December 18 in the aftermath of the raising of interest rates and the further decline in oil prices; in Rwanda a referendum was held on whether longtime President Paul Kgame should run again for public office; and finally Burundi has become of focus of attention by the United Nations and the African Union due to the continuing unrest surrounding the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza. In the second hour we present a rebroadcast of an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe conducted by Radio 786 in Cape Town on December 18 looking at events in Burundi and Libya. In the final segment we focus on a re-examination the so-called Moynihan Report and its flawed character of analysis of the African American family from 1965.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on events in the Republic of South Africa where a political struggle is developing over the economic future of the country, the continent's most industrialized; the United States stock market took a nose dive on December 18 in the aftermath of the raising of interest rates and the further decline in oil prices; in Rwanda a referendum was held on whether longtime President Paul Kgame should run again for public office; and finally Burundi has become of focus of attention by the United Nations and the African Union due to the continuing unrest surrounding the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza. In the second hour we present a rebroadcast of an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe conducted by Radio 786 in Cape Town on December 18 looking at events in Burundi and Libya. In the final segment we focus on a re-examination the so-called Moynihan Report and its flawed character of analysis of the African American family from 1965.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During this broadcast we will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the burgeoining economic crisis in the Republic of South Africa and the political fallout from the dismissal of the Minister of Finance Nene; the security situation in Burundi has drawn the attention of the African Union and the international community with the deaths of people both inside the capital of Bujumbura and in the southwest region of the Central African state; a United Nations brokered agreement in Libya to stabilize the North African state faces tremendous obstacles in light of the precarious nature of the post-invasion society where the country has gone from being the most advanced in Africa to the greatest threat to peace and security; and the people of Chicago are escalating their demonstrations demanding the resignation of the Mayor Rahm Emanuel as well as the State's Attorney Alvarez amid revelations about police killings of African Americans. The second hour of the program will focus on the recent visit of People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping to South Africa. We will also present a state-owned broadcast analyzing the struggle legacy that created the current dispensation in South Africa. In addition we will continue rebroadcast of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During this broadcast we will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the burgeoining economic crisis in the Republic of South Africa and the political fallout from the dismissal of the Minister of Finance Nene; the security situation in Burundi has drawn the attention of the African Union and the international community with the deaths of people both inside the capital of Bujumbura and in the southwest region of the Central African state; a United Nations brokered agreement in Libya to stabilize the North African state faces tremendous obstacles in light of the precarious nature of the post-invasion society where the country has gone from being the most advanced in Africa to the greatest threat to peace and security; and the people of Chicago are escalating their demonstrations demanding the resignation of the Mayor Rahm Emanuel as well as the State's Attorney Alvarez amid revelations about police killings of African Americans. The second hour of the program will focus on the recent visit of People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping to South Africa. We will also present a state-owned broadcast analyzing the struggle legacy that created the current dispensation in South Africa. In addition we will continue rebroadcast of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal broadcast live from the Emergency Conference to Save Rev. Edward Pinkney. The conference is being held in Detroit at the St. Matthews-St. Joseph Episcopal Church and will feature speakers on the struggle to free Michigan's political prisoner who was framed for fighting corporate racism in Berrien County Michigan, located in the southwest region of the state. Rev. Pinkney is now being held in Marquette prison in northern Michigan and is subjected to constant harrassment and the denial of phone access. His case represents one of the most egregious forms of human rights violations in the United States today.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal broadcast live from the Emergency Conference to Save Rev. Edward Pinkney. The conference is being held in Detroit at the St. Matthews-St. Joseph Episcopal Church and will feature speakers on the struggle to free Michigan's political prisoner who was framed for fighting corporate racism in Berrien County Michigan, located in the southwest region of the state. Rev. Pinkney is now being held in Marquette prison in northern Michigan and is subjected to constant harrassment and the denial of phone access. His case represents one of the most egregious forms of human rights violations in the United States today.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program highlights the regular PANW reports with dispatches on the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Relations (FOCAC) in the Republic of South Africa; the reported presence of IS in the western coastal city of Sirte, Libya is providing a rationale for the resumption of air strikes by the imperialists; the United States has carried out bombing operations in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia just this last past week; and the nation of Burundi faces further instability with the failure of the East African regional community and the African Union to stabilize the situation inside the country. In the second hour we continue our coverage of the FOCAC Summit with reports on the various agreements signed between China and AU member-states. We continue our recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott by looking at the historical predecessors to the Dec. 1955 actions examining the high school students strike in Virginia during 1951. In the third hour we hear the voice of Dr. TRM Howard who was a physician in Mississippi that supported the Civil Rights struggle during the 1950s. Finally we listen to part I of the historic Massey Lectures delivered in 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio where he proceeded to rapidly shift his views on US society and international affairs.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program highlights the regular PANW reports with dispatches on the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Relations (FOCAC) in the Republic of South Africa; the reported presence of IS in the western coastal city of Sirte, Libya is providing a rationale for the resumption of air strikes by the imperialists; the United States has carried out bombing operations in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia just this last past week; and the nation of Burundi faces further instability with the failure of the East African regional community and the African Union to stabilize the situation inside the country. In the second hour we continue our coverage of the FOCAC Summit with reports on the various agreements signed between China and AU member-states. We continue our recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott by looking at the historical predecessors to the Dec. 1955 actions examining the high school students strike in Virginia during 1951. In the third hour we hear the voice of Dr. TRM Howard who was a physician in Mississippi that supported the Civil Rights struggle during the 1950s. Finally we listen to part I of the historic Massey Lectures delivered in 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio where he proceeded to rapidly shift his views on US society and international affairs.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches dealing with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in the Republic of South Africa and the numerous agreements signed between Beijing and numerous African Union member-states; the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was commemorated this week where the modern Civil Rights Movement took on a mass character; we look at developments in the anti-racist struggle in Minneapolis, Raliegh and Chicago; and the UAW has won recognition at a Volkwagen plant in Tennessee. The second hour presents a re-broadcast of the most recent Global Research News Hour report highlighting host Abayomi Azikiwe and other commentators dealing with the character of racism and national oppression in the United States. In the final hour we look back at the Montgomery Bus Boycott with archived interviews of Rosa Parks and Roy Bennett from 1956.