Pan-African Journal

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on events involving the United States supported and coordinated occupation of Somalia by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) where a base was overrun recently killing AU troops and capturing Ugandan soldiers; the British media has finally exposed the role of their government in the ongoing bombing and ground operations aimed at taking control of Yemen from the Ansurallah movement and its allies; the European migration crisis is a direct result of imperialist militarism in Africa, the Middle East and Asia illustrating the racist character of immigration policy and the horrendous treatment being meted out to migrants in Hungary; and the Black Lives Matter movement is being targeted for intelligence and law-enforcement disruption inside the U.S. while the number of deaths at the hands of the police has reached astronomical proportions despite Washington's "human rights" rhetoric around the world. In the second and third hours we focus on our month-long examination of the history of race relations in the U.S. and internationally. The program highlights an interview with long-held American Indian Movement political prisoner Leonard Peltier and an historical account of the role of the Black Seminoles in the fight against U.S. imperialist expansionism in the North American southeast. Finally we look back at the Attica Rebellion some 44 years later and the worsening problems of the prison-industrial-complex and its role in the national oppression of African Americans.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature in this episode our regular PANW reports with developments surrounding the role of Canada in the imperialist domination of Africa; preparations are being made for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in South Africa; numerous Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from Somalian territory for the second time within a month in the aftermath of the bombing of the AMISOM base and the retaking of two towns by the Al-Shabab fighters; and Cuba has reached its Millenium Development Goals despite a five-decades long blockade by US imperialism. Abayomi Azikiwe is a part of a Community Progressive Radio news broadcast from last week, where he discussed the current political and security crisis in the Republic of South Sudan. We continue our month-long focus on the history of race relations in the U.S. with special attention paid to the political transition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism in 1967 and a look back at the legacy of A. Philip Randolph on Labor Day within the U.S.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature in this episode our regular PANW reports with developments surrounding the role of Canada in the imperialist domination of Africa; preparations are being made for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in South Africa; numerous Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from Somalian territory for the second time within a month in the aftermath of the bombing of the AMISOM base and the retaking of two towns by the Al-Shabab fighters; and Cuba has reached its Millenium Development Goals despite a five-decades long blockade by US imperialism. Abayomi Azikiwe is a part of a Community Progressive Radio news broadcast from last week, where he discussed the current political and security crisis in the Republic of South Sudan. We continue our month-long focus on the history of race relations in the U.S. with special attention paid to the political transition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism in 1967 and a look back at the legacy of A. Philip Randolph on Labor Day within the U.S.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports witn dispatches on the newly-elected Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari's anticipated visit to the West African state of Ghana amid announcements that Abuja has donated vehicles to assist Burkina Faso in their upcoming national elections; the African National Congress Youth League has elected a new president during their conference in an attempt to revitalize the organization; the Republic of South Sudan ruling party, SPLM/A, has pledged to promote a spirit of reconciliation after signing a peace accord with opposition forces; and thousands of migrants have crossed over into Austria and Germany after being held up for days by the right-wing government in Hungary. In the second hour we will bring you an archived edition of Community Progressive Radio News with an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the situation in South Sudan. In this same hour a rarely heard speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1962 on the Emancipation Proclamation 100th anniversary is presented in line with the month-long focus on the history of race relations in the United States. Finally an interview with Malcolm X during Oct. 1963 in Berkeley, California presents and alternative view to that articulated by MLK a year earlier.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports witn dispatches on the newly-elected Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari's anticipated visit to the West African state of Ghana amid announcements that Abuja has donated vehicles to assist Burkina Faso in their upcoming national elections; the African National Congress Youth League has elected a new president during their conference in an attempt to revitalize the organization; the Republic of South Sudan ruling party, SPLM/A, has pledged to promote a spirit of reconciliation after signing a peace accord with opposition forces; and thousands of migrants have crossed over into Austria and Germany after being held up for days by the right-wing government in Hungary. In the second hour we will bring you an archived edition of Community Progressive Radio News with an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the situation in South Sudan. In this same hour a rarely heard speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1962 on the Emancipation Proclamation 100th anniversary is presented in line with the month-long focus on the history of race relations in the United States. Finally an interview with Malcolm X during Oct. 1963 in Berkeley, California presents and alternative view to that articulated by MLK a year earlier.

Listen to this edtion of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We bring to you our regular PANW dispatches with reports on the continuing war in Somalia where the Al-Shabaab movement has overrun an African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) base and retaken two towns from the United States backed forces within AMISOM and the federal government; an attack in the Egyptian Sinai has resulted in the wounding of six people including two Americans; Yemen resistance forces among the Ansurallah (Houthis) have killed over 50 soliders from the US-backed Saudi-GCC Coalition coming from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, two of Washington's outpost in the Persian Gulf; and the Russian government has enhanced its support for the Syrian people by sending additional military advisers and a further exposure of the use of chemical weapons by ISIS and other counter-revolutionary forces backed by the imperialists inside the Middle Eastern state. In the second and third hours we begin a month-long focus on the history of race relations in the US with a rare archival audio file of the coverage of the funeral of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois in Accra, Ghana in Aug. 1963 by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Finally we rebroadcast a roundtable discussion on the much hidden 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the US Civil War and the beginning of the efforts to construct a democratic political system.

Listen to this edtion of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We bring to you our regular PANW dispatches with reports on the continuing war in Somalia where the Al-Shabaab movement has overrun an African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) base and retaken two towns from the United States backed forces within AMISOM and the federal government; an attack in the Egyptian Sinai has resulted in the wounding of six people including two Americans; Yemen resistance forces among the Ansurallah (Houthis) have killed over 50 soliders from the US-backed Saudi-GCC Coalition coming from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, two of Washington's outpost in the Persian Gulf; and the Russian government has enhanced its support for the Syrian people by sending additional military advisers and a further exposure of the use of chemical weapons by ISIS and other counter-revolutionary forces backed by the imperialists inside the Middle Eastern state. In the second and third hours we begin a month-long focus on the history of race relations in the US with a rare archival audio file of the coverage of the funeral of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois in Accra, Ghana in Aug. 1963 by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Finally we rebroadcast a roundtable discussion on the much hidden 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the US Civil War and the beginning of the efforts to construct a democratic political system.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During this program we will feature our regular PANW dispatches with information on the deaths of more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean several days earlier; the 500th day of the Chibok girls abduction in Nigeria has opened up criticism of the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari; a HIV vaccine is scheduled to be tested in Zimbabwe later this year; and finally the United Nations in currently evaluating the progress of women in Africa twenty years after the Beijing Declaration on gender equality. During the second and third hours we conclude the month-long commemoration of Black August. We continue with the examination of the life and legacy of the late controversial Black Panther Party Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver on the 80th anniversary of his birth. This segment reviews a 1971 press conference held by Cleaver in Algiers where he headed the International Section of the BPP. We then present another radio broadcast on the assassination of Hugo Pinell who was killed on the prison yard at New Folsom in California on Aug. 12.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During this program we will feature our regular PANW dispatches with information on the deaths of more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean several days earlier; the 500th day of the Chibok girls abduction in Nigeria has opened up criticism of the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari; a HIV vaccine is scheduled to be tested in Zimbabwe later this year; and finally the United Nations in currently evaluating the progress of women in Africa twenty years after the Beijing Declaration on gender equality. During the second and third hours we conclude the month-long commemoration of Black August. We continue with the examination of the life and legacy of the late controversial Black Panther Party Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver on the 80th anniversary of his birth. This segment reviews a 1971 press conference held by Cleaver in Algiers where he headed the International Section of the BPP. We then present another radio broadcast on the assassination of Hugo Pinell who was killed on the prison yard at New Folsom in California on Aug. 12.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This broadcast features our regular PANW dispatches dealing with the 500th day of captivity for over 200 girls from the Chibok school in northeastern Nigeria; the African Union will hold a joint summit with India to discuss mutual interests between the two geo-political regions; Sudan is attempting to settle border disputes with neighboring Ethiopia while President Bashir is hosting the ousted fugitive president of Yemen who is backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States; South Sudan's government and rebels have signed a peace deal; and finally the homeless crisis in New York City has outstripped the worse days of the 1970s through the 1990s. Our second and third hours highlight our continuing commemoration of Black August which recognizes the contributions of Africans in the struggle against racism, slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism.This program reviews the assassination of George L. Jackson and the often controversial role of Eldridge Cleaver, who served as Minister of Information of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.