Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 26, 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 continuing crackdown on illegal gold mining in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; there is a need for far more African women leaders on the continent according to a leading news source; some neo-colonial dominated leaders in West Africa desire the continued presence of United States AFRICOM troops in the region; and a Chinese medical team is providing free healthcare services to people in southern Togo. In the second and third hours we conclude our month-long tribute to the 91st anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look back at the intersection between the Civil Rights Movement and the African Independence struggles of the 1950s. Finally, the campaign to win universal suffrage in the U.S. was an integral aspect of African American liberation as exemplified by Dr. King's address at the Lincoln Memorial in May 1957.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 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 our regular PANW report with dispatches on the national commemoration of the 91st anniversary of the birth of African American Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968); Zimbabwe has announced the financial assistance being awarded to the Southern African state by the People's Republic of China; Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi has been inaugurated for a second and final term of office; and Tunisia has stated that it will not participate in a German-hosted conference on the future of the neighboring state of Libya. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a reexamination of the accomplishments of the martyred leader during a ten year period of 1957-1967. Also we highlight the role of Dr. King in the the-then emerging people's movement in the U.S. and internationally.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the problems associated with counterfeit medications in Africa; there has been an outbreak of anthrax infections in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; China has sent medical personnel to Namibia in an effort to improve healthcare services; and women in Africa are seeking solutions to the difficulties associated with climate change. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 91st birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the federally-recognized holiday in the United States. In the final hour we look back at the historical context of the Memphis sanitation workers strike of early 1968 which drew Dr. King to Memphis.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 11, 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 admission by the Islamic Republic of Iran that its military forces brought down an Ukrainian passenger jet as a result of human error; the Republic of Zimbabwe announced that 60 percent of the humanitarian assistance needed in the Southern African state has been supplied by the international community; there have been additional demonstrations in the North African state of Algeria in opposition to the recently-elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; and the proposed government appointed by Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli has been rejected by the country's parliament. In the second hour we continue our focus on the upcoming national commemorations of the 91st birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by an examination of his evolving social vision related to the problems of poverty and war in the United States. Finally, we will listen to an archived audio documentary on the Tulsa massacre of 1921 where hundreds of African Americans were killed in mob attacks against their community. These historical events are being reviewed in light of the recent research related to the possible findings of mass graves of victims of the racist killings nearly a century ago.

Listen to the Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 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 sentencing of 29 Sudanese intelligence officers in connection with the death of a school teacher; a militia in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo are suspected in the deaths of 18 civilians; the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has criticized the United States over what it described as its unilateralism; and the U.S. has launched air strikes against a Iraq organization which has been on the frontlines against ISIS. In the second hour we look back at Washington's destablization efforts in South America focusing on events in Venezuela and Bolivia during 2019. Finally we continue our review of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through events leading up to his assassination in 1967-68.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 29, 2019 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 delivered by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa inside the country on the problems and prospects for the upcoming year; Eritrean President Isaisis Afwerki has concluded a state visit to neighboring Ethiopia where pertinent issues involving bi-lateral relations were discussed; the capital of Somalia has been struck once again with a massive truck bomb which killed 80 people; and there is a new African American Historical Museum scheduled to be opened in Charleston, South Carolina. In the second hour we look back on the nearly five-year history of the United States engineered genocidal war against the people of Yemen. Finally, we listen to a rare archival speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during early 1967 in California on his rapidly evolving views on the Pentagon war against Vietnam.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 22, 2019 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 rare archival radio panel discussion in New York City featuring three of the leading African American writers of the 20th century: Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin. The discussion was held in New York City during 1961. In the second and third hours we rebroadcast the historic Massey Lectures of Dec. 1967 where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lays out his last will and testament to the people of the United States and the world. In parts III and IV MLK discusses the role of youth and social change along with the tactical questions arising from the transformation of western society.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 21, 2019 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 opening of a new railway service in the East African state of Kenya with the assistance of the People's Republic of China (PRC); Ethiopia has launched its first space satellite from China; a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany may be halted due to United States sanctions; and there has been an investigation of the Army-Navy game related to racist signs among the teams. In the second hour we will cover the South African Communist Party (SACP) 4th Special Congress held earlier this month. In addition, we will hear archived audio files featuring Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 1960s.

Listen to the Sat. Nov. 30, 2019 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 peace talks held in the Republic of Sudan for the neighboring Republic of South Sudan attempting to resolve the impasse in Juba; a regional women's conference has been held in Khartoum where the issues of gender and inequality were discussed; the People's Republic of China has summoned the United States chief diplomat in the country to protest the role of Washington in the Hong Kong unrest; and the Republic of Cuba along with the European Union (EU) have held discussions on multi-lateral trade in the current period. In the second hour we look at the geo-political character of destabilization in Asia and Africa. Finally, we rebroadcast the introductory Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) during late 1967.

Listen to the Fri. Nov. 29, 2019 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 strike among junior doctors in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; a South African High Court in Pietermaritzburg has rejected a claim by former President Jacob Zuma related to pending corruption charges; Amazon workers have engaged in a strike on Black Friday in Germany and France; and Namibian President Hage Geingob has taken the lead in results for the recently-held national elections. In the second and third hours we look at the legacy of chattel slavery in the United States through an examination of the role of southern Native Americans during the 19th century and the later experiences of African Americans in the mid-to-late 20th century.