Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 19, 2017 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 Zimbabwe Defense Forces Day where President Robert Mugabe delivered a major address; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is maintaining its prepardness for any eventuality by the United States; the Pentagon Joint Chief of Staff Chairman held a special meeting with the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China; and an African American legislator from Missouri has come under fire for a statement she posted on Facebook related to President Donald Trump. In the second hour we will listen to a speech by Republic of South Africa Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa before the 14th National Congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The final hour examines the armed phase of the African Revolution through a presentation by President Dr.  Kwame Nkrumah of the First Republic of Ghana to liberation fighters in Accra.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 13, 2017 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 aftermath of the racist attacks on demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia where one person was killed and 20 injured when a neo-fascist drove his vehicle into anti-racist demonstrators; four people were killed by gunmen at a restaurant in Burkina Faso; South African President Jacob Zuma has indicated that disciplinary measures may be taken against ANC members who supported a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last week in Cape Town; and two United States troops were killed in a gun battle in northern Iraq. In the second hour we will honor the 91st birthday of the late Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz. Finally, the legacy of Black August continues with an examination of the U.S. government's counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) directed against the African American liberation movement.

Listen to 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 upcoming 91st birthday of the late Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz; Bolivia President Evo Morales paid tribute to the indigenous population in this South American state; Venezuela has received support from throughout the region in the aftermath of threats leveled against its national security by United States President Donald Trump; and one person was killed in an anti-racist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. In the second hour we look at the Kenyan national elections which returned President Uhuru Kenyatta to office for a second term. The final hour continues our monthlong commemoration of Black August highlighting the contributions of former SNCC leader H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah al-Amin), a political prisoner in the U.S.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 6, 2017 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 rising tensions between the People's Republic of China and India; United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is attempting to win favor among the ASEAN countries; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has warned the U.S. government that its aggressive foreign policy will not be successful; and the writings of revolutionary Pan-African Marxist Frantz Fanon have been banned by the Michigan Department of Corrections. During the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black August examing the history of the struggle against racism, colonialism, slavery, neo-colonialism and imperialism. We look again at the legacy of the urban rebellions of the 1960s with an emphasis on Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 5, 2017 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 arrests of anti-government protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid pressure being exerted by the western states against the administration of President Joseph Kabila; the Kenya Council of Churches has embarked upon a campaign to ensure that upcoming national elections will be peaceful; incumbent Rwandan President Paul Kagame has won an overwhelming victory in the poll which will return the Patriotic Front (RPF) to office for a third term; and the movie Detroit ostensbily portraying the July 1967 Rebellion has been met with condemnation by the people of the city from various political tendencies. In the second and third hours we focus on the annual commemoration of Black August, highlighting the history of resistance by African people against racism, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism. This episode looks back at the urban rebellions which swept the United States five decades ago from Los Angeles, to Chicago and Detroit.

Listen to the Sat. July 29, 2017 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 stampede at South Africa's FNB stadium which has killed two people; an article in the Global Times reports on the role of Chinese Non-Governmental Organizations on the African continent; the migration crisis from Africa to Europe has prompted calls for a more militarized response in the Mediterranean; and the political unrest in Libya continues amid efforts by France and Italy to halt internal strife and human trafficking. In the second hour we will review the developments surrounding the recently-held South African Communist Party 14th National Congress which took place earlier this month. A media briefing featuring SACP leaders and the political report of Secretary General Dr. Blade Nzimande is rebroadcast.

Listen to this 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 announcement by the Egyptian government that it will begin oil exploration in the area around the two Red Sea islands recently conceded to Saudi Arabia; Women in the North African state of Tunisia are demanding their rights within the new political dispensation inside the country; the Democratic Republic of Congo is once again in the news following reports of increasing fighting in the Kasai region; and the United States envoy to the Republic of Sudan has made additional demands on the government in Khartoum in relationship to the situation in Darfur. In the second and third hours we will focus on the 50th anniversary of the July 1967 Rebellion in Detroit. There will be a rebroadcast of a NBC special report looking at the city after the unrest. Finally the two nationally televised speeches by the-then President Lyndon B. Johnson are reviewed.

Listen to the Fri. July 14, 2017 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 passing of South African Jazz artist Ray Phiri; fighting has erupted once again in the Libyan capital of Tripoli; the Republic of Sudan is still seeking the lifting of sanctions by the United States amid suspension in the ongoing talks between Khartoum and Washington on the normalization of relations; and Somalia authorities has targeted a ship which its says was responsible for interupting internet usage in the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we look at the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion of July 12-17, 1967. Finally this episode presents a rare archival address by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Stokely Carmichael at the UCLA on May 24, 1967.

Listen to the Thurs. July 13, 2017 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 police harrassment of an African American State Attorneyn in Florida; Brazil's former Worker's Party President Lula da Silva has been convicted on alleged corruption charges; French President Emmanuel Macron has insulted African women and society in a public speech at the G20; and China recently launched a quantam satellite to guard against cyber crimes. In the second hour we examine the Black Power Movement during 1967 looking at the impact of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the urban rebellions which spread throughout the country that year and the more moderate forms of politics promoted in this period. The final hour rebroadcast an audio documentary on the Black Panther Party in 1970.

Listen to the Sun. July 9, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program features the regular PANW report with dispatches on the 18th anniversary of the transition of Zimbabwe liberation movement hero and former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo; Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that it is up to the Syrian people to determine the future of their country; the Prime Minister of Iraq has visited the city of Mosul to declare the former ISIS stronghold as liberated; and in Charlottesville, Virginia an anti-Klan demonstration attracted several thousands people committed to the struggle against resurgent racism in the United States. In the second hour we look back at the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 some 53 years ago this month. And in the final hour we examine the Great Migration of African people in the U.S. durng the 20th century.