Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. April 9, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW segment with dispatches on the recently-released augmented report from the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP); more migrants have been found dead off the coast of the North African state of Tunisia; drilling for oil in the Kalahari in Southern Africa may impact the vast wildlife habitat; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has tested a new underground missile system. In the second hour we look at the declining influence of the United States dollar as the world moves toward a multicurrency system. We then look back on the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of SACP Secretary General Chris Hani. Finally, we continue our tribute to the 125th birthday of Paul L. Robeson.

Listen to the Sat. April 8, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Israeli bombing of the Palestinian region of Gaza and neighboring Lebanon over the last several days; Tennessee Republican lawmakers have expelled two African American state representatives from their seats at the Capitol in Nashville; Burkina Faso in West Africa has removed French military and diplomatic influence in their country and is looking to the Russian Federation for security assistance; and South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC) leader Chris Hani was martyred 30 years ago this weekend. In the second hour we look in-depth at the circumstances and actual proceedings in Nashville that resulted in the removal of two young African American men from their positions as state representatives in Tennessee. Finally, we pay tribute to Paul L. Robeson, Sr. whose 125th posthumous birthday is being celebrated this month.

Listen to the Sun. April 2, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the cholera outbreak in the Republic of Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddie; in Burundi 13 miners have been killed as a result of a flood; Kenyan opposition leaders have called off additional anti-government demonstrations; and the foreign minister of Japan is scheduled to pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 55th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. We look back on the final speech of the Civil Rights and Antiwar leader delivered the night prior to his assassination. We then review the news reports on the assassination and the eruption of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in more than 100 cities following the murder of Dr. King.

Listen to the Sat. April 1, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the devastating tornados which struck several states in the south and midwest of the United States; Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has threatened to file a lawsuit against the government over an alleged assassination attempt; an announced agreement to reestablish yet another interim government in the Republic of Sudan has been postponed; and the U.S. Department of Justice is taking legal action against Norfolk Southern trains for the derailment which destroyed a town in Ohio. In other news, longtime political prisoner and author, Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been denied in his attempt to win a new trial after 41 years in detention. In the second and third hours we look back on the 55th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. We will review several speeches he delivered in California and Washington, D.C. leading up to his murder in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Listen to the Sun. March 26, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the devastating impact of the tornados which struck the southern United States in Mississippi; the administration of President Joe Biden has not struck down the federal death penalty despite his promises during the campaign; the Kenyan government has banned additional demonstrations by opposition forces; and U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris arrived in the West African state of Ghana as the first leg of a three-nation tour on the continent. In the second and third hours we conclude our International Women's History Month series with a focus on the historical and political legacy of Amy Ashwood Garvey, co-founder of the Garvey Movement and lifelong Pan-Africanist and Socialist. Finally, we review two speeches delivered by Corretta Scott King, the wife of the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listen to the Sat. March 25, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the burgeoning power shortages plaguing several African states; the Rwanda judiciary has commuted the sentence of an opposition figure who was sentenced to 25 years in prison; Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has expressed satisfaction with the defense assistance from the Russian Federation; and Russian President Vladimir Putin says his military forces are prepared to deal with depleted uranium weapons being deployed to Ukraine by Britain. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a special segment on Audley Queen Mother Moore, a legendary activist and strategic thinker within the Pan-Africanist, Black Nationalist and Communist movements in the United States and globally. Finally, we look back on the life, times and contributions of artist and media personality Hazel Scott.

Listen to the Sun. March 19, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent security talks held between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed an ecosystems agreement; the British Home Secretary has visited Rwanda; and there has been an attack on a mine in the Central African Republic where nine Chinese nationals among others were killed. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We cover the sudden death of South African artist Gloria Bosman. Later we will reexamine the life, times and contributions of Claudia Jones and Lorraine Hansberry.

Listen to the Sat. March 18, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing police killings of African Americans in the United States from Tennessee to Virginia; elections are being held this weekend in the West African state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; there has been reports of a polio outbreak in Burundi; and an announcement has been made that another transitional government will be appointed in the Republic of Sudan. In the second and third hours we will continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We are looking back on the life, times and contributions of artists Ruby Elzy and Billie Holiday.

Listen to the Sun. March 12, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode includes our regular PANW report with dispatches on the failure of the western-backed regime in Libya to hold a much awaited national elections some 12 years after the counter-revolution; there are reports of further instability in the northwest region of Nigeria; several villages are reporting attacks in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and a Russian diplomat has dismissed allegations by Ukraine that Moscow is unwilling to negotiate an end to the war. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Anna Julia Cooper, an educator, writer and early Pan-Africanist.

Listen to the Sat. March 11, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent announcement that the People's Republic of China has mediated the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) there has been more reported deaths in the continuing conflict between armed rebels and the government; a former Senegalese prime minister has been detained by the authorities for openly criticizing President Macky Sall; and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is engaged in a training exercise with the Ghana military. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We will look back on the life, times and contributions of Fannie Barrier Williams, an early educator, public speaker and sociologist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Finally, we review the role of African American women in the workforce during the 20th century.