Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. July 19, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on events in Portland where federal security personnel have been deployed in an effort to curb anti-racist demonstrations; the COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe impact on the French-controlled territories in the Caribbean; Namibian SWAPO veteran freedom fighter and former governmental official, Jason Angula, has joined the ancestors; and Sudan says that neighboring Ethiopia has denied beginning the process of filling the Grand Renaissance Dam Project. In the second hour we continue our focus on the recent passing of Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020), the former Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), through an audio documentary on the Nashville Movement of 1960 and other historical issues. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, from July 17.

Listen to the Sat. July 18, 2020 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 ongoing relations between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the People's Republic of China; the African Union (AU) has convened a mini-summit designed to resolve the differences between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Great Renaissance Dam Project; Sudan's Peace Council has discussed efforts to build national unity inside the country; and the government of Algeria is battling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second hour we look back at the campaign to win the Voting Rights Act in the United States during 1965 in Alabama in light of the recent passing of former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Chairman John Lewis who later became a Congressman from Georgia. In the final segment we honor the life, times and contributions of the family of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela in the aftermath of the memorial for Ambassador Zenzi Mandela held in South Africa earlier in the week.

Listen to the Mon. July 13, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent death of South African Ambassador to Denmark Zenzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of African National Congress (ANC) leaders and former government officials President Nelson and "Mother of the Nation" Winnie Mandela; the World Health Organization (WHO) has briefed the international community from Geneva on the escalating COVID-19 pandemic; people in Mali have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of President Keita; and the struggle against racism in the United States has generated renewed repression by local and federal police agencies. In the second hour we will cover the responses to the passing of Ambassador Zenzi Mandela from struggle stalwarts and journalists. In addition, there is a report on the mass demonstrations in the West African state of Mali against the current president. Finally, we hear an extensive briefing from WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the continuing threat of the global pandemic.

Listen to the Sun. July 12, 2020 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 address by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa on the escalation in COVID-19 cases; the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported on the rapid climb in coronavirus infections internationally; Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has openly disagreed with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on the handling of the pandemic; and the education crisis in the United States is mounting as the White House is attempting force schools to re-open. In the second hour we look back on the 53rd anniversary of the beginning of the Newark Rebellion of 1967 in light the current unrest in the aftermath of the police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We also review the historic National Conference for a United Front Against Fascism held in Oakland, California in July 1969 organized by the Black Panther Party. Finally, we rebroadcast an important address delivered by African American playwright Lorraine Hansberry on June 15, 1964 at a Town Hall meeting held in New York City entitled "The Black Revolution and the White Backlash."

Listen to the Sun. July 5, 2020 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 recognition of the Father of Zimbabwe, former Vice President Joshua Nkoma, on the 21st anniversary of his transition; Algeria has buried the remains of liberation fighters killed in struggles against French imperialism; a Black Lives Matter demonstration has been held in Australia where the indigenous population has suffered genocide and exploitation for centuries; and protesters have returned to a St. Louis home where the occupants are accused of drawing guns on anti-racist demonstrators. In the second hour we look at the COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the Republic of South Africa focusing on a briefing by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Finally, we reexamine the historical movements of African Americans through a lecture delivered by the-then Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Stokely Carmichael (later known as Kwame Ture) at Michigan State University during February 1967.

Listen to the Sat. July 4, 2020 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 plans in Zimbabwe to build a statue in honor of anti-colonial leader Mbuyi Nehanda who fought the British imperialists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered a troubling report on the current state of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic; the Tunisian government has pledged its support for the United Nations recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya; and Algeria has received the remains of 24 freedom fighters from France. In the second hour we rebroadcast a briefing from WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the spread of COVID-19 internationally.

Listen to the Tues. June 30, 2020 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 escalating cases of COVID-19 in the United States and the impact on the economy; in the Southern African state of Mozambique the government is extending a state of emergency to address the continuing threat of the pandemic; Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared again his committment to anti-imperialism; and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is celebrating 60 years of independence from Belgium. In the second hour we rebroadcast a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus where the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and other medical issues are discussed. In the final hour we look back on the life, times and contributions of the founder of the modern Congolese state Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).

Listen to the Sun. June 21, 2020 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 continuing demonstrations against racism and police brutality around the United States; the Cuban government participated vigorously in the recently-held United Nations Human Rights Council debate on racism in the U.S.; there has been greater cooperation within the Caribbean region in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Zimbabwe government has presented a plan for the reopening of schools since the beginning of the lockdown. In the second hour we hear an update from Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on the efforts to contain the pandemic after reducing restrictions in the society. Finally we look back five decades through an extensive interview with Dr. Huey P. Newton on August 11, 1970. The interview was conducted just five days after he was released on appeal bond from prison in California. Many of the same questions which were paramount in the orientation of the Black Panther Party in that period are still relevant in the 21st century.

Listen to the Sat. June 20, 2020 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 added significance of Juneteenth in the United States amid an upsurge in anti-racist demonstrations and urban rebellions in recent weeks; the media image of Atlanta has been shattered in the aftermath of several high-profile police abuses and killings; the Minnesota state legislature has failed to reach an agreement on police reforms; and the South American state of Brazil has reached over 1 million cases of the COVID-19 virus infections. In the second hour we reexamine the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 where hundreds of African Americans were slaughtered along with the theft of millions in property. Finally we rebroadcast a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing conducted by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland.

Listen to the Sun. June 14, 2020 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 police execution of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta where people have been demonstrating against the unjustified homicide of another African American at the hands of law-enforcement; United States President Donald Trump has changed the date of his campaign rally after being criticized for interfering with Juneteenth; a group of Interfaith clergy has held a press conference to denounce institutional racism in Washington, D.C.; and the State of Rhode Island is grappling with its history of African enslavement. In the second and third hours we continue to direct our focus towards the ongoing mass demonstrations and rebellions in response to police violence against African Americans. We examine the cases of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and Breonna Taylor of Louisville.