Pan-African Journal

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we will feature our PANW reports on developments in St. Louis County, Missouri where yet another African American youth was shot to death by police on Dec. 23; the upcoming 50th anniversary of the culmination of the voting rights struggle in Selma in 1965; as well as the impact on the declining price of oil in Nigeria. In the second hour we examine the relationship between the growth of capitalism and slavery in the world economic system. Our third hour does a retrospective history on the role of sugar in western culture and political economy.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this program we will feature our regular PANW reports some of which address the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers as well as other issues. In the second hour there is an examination of the colonization and enslavement of Native and African peoples in the western hemisphere focusing on Spain and Britain. The final hour features a lecture by documentary historian Eric Foner discussing the deep and systematic role of racism and slavery in the development of the United States and the role of the abolitionist movement in the early to mid 19th century.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this program we will feature our regular PANW reports some of which address the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers as well as other issues. In the second hour there is an examination of the colonization and enslavement of Native and African peoples in the western hemisphere focusing on Spain and Britain. The final hour features a lecture by documentary historian Eric Foner discussing the deep and systematic role of racism and slavery in the development of the United States and the role of the abolitionist movement in the early to mid 19th century.

Listen to the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This week's program will feature our regular PANW segment including reports on the change in U.S.-Cuba relations and other issues; an extensive interview with the host Abayomi Azikiwe over Leid Stories discussing the sentencing of Benton Harbor, Michigan activist Rev. Edward Pinkney to 30-120 months in prison in light of the overall plight of African Americans in Detrot and other Michigan cities; and in the final hour we will highlight archival materials on the 1964-65 Freedom Movement in the South presenting a rare interview with Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer of SNCC and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).

Listen to the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This week's program will feature our regular PANW segment including reports on the change in U.S.-Cuba relations and other issues; an extensive interview with the host Abayomi Azikiwe over Leid Stories discussing the sentencing of Benton Harbor, Michigan activist Rev. Edward Pinkney to 30-120 months in prison in light of the overall plight of African Americans in Detrot and other Michigan cities; and in the final hour we will highlight archival materials on the 1964-65 Freedom Movement in the South presenting a rare interview with Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer of SNCC and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program will feature our regular PANW segment with reports on the anti-racist demonstrations being held across the United States. In the second hour there will be a further examination of the political evolution of the civil rights and anti-war leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last months of his life; and finally in the last segment there is a tribute focusing on the one year anniversary of the transition of Nelson Mandela highlighting his address before the United Naitons in June 1990; plus an archival interview with the late Joe Slovo of the South African Communist Party (SACP) recognizing the tenth year after his transition.

Pan-African Journal: Special Worldwide Radio Broadcast

Listen to the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we will present our regular PANW reports with updates on developments in Nigeria, Somalia, the ongoing anti-racist demonstrations in the United States and the stopgap $1.1 trillion federal budget. In our second hour there is a feature on the ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last months of his life and in the final hour an audio documentary on the history of policing in the U.S. will be featured.

Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This weeks program will feature PANW reports on the continuing anti-racist demonstrations across the United States from New York City to Berkeley, CA in opposition to the government-approved police killings of African Americans Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and many others.  In the second hour we will interview Johnnie Stevens of the International Action Center in New York City about the demonstrations that have rocked the municipality since Tues. as well as a report about the upcoming event to build support for the fight against Ebola in West Africa. The final hour examines the role of imperialism in the West African state of Mali featuring a recorded interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe and others.