Pan-African Journal

Listen to this 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 ongoing mass demonstrations and rebellion in Charlotte, North Carolina in response to the police killing of Keith Scott; the Zimbabwe government press has called for the lifting of United States sanctions amid the United Nations General Assembly 71st session in which President Mugabe is in attendance; the Ethiopian government has said the South Sudan opposition leader and former Vice President Reik Machar will not be able to spend much more time inside the country in the absence of a political agreement with Juba; and a declaration was issued calling for an end to violence in Libya by numerous international states. In the seond and third hours we continue our monthlong commemoration of the literay contributions of African people with focuses on the life and times of Zora Neale Hurston as well as an address by James Baldwin delivered to the National Press Club in December 1986.

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 visit of President Robert Mugabe to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit on Magarita Island in the South American state of Venezuela; the NAM Summit is holding its 17th gathering amid intensified attacks on the emerging nations throughout the world; the Pentagon has struck a Syrian military base in the east of the country killing at least 62 soldiers and wounding more than 100; and the Russian and US envoys to the United Nations walked out respectively during the other's address before a specially-convened Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria on the eve of the General Assembly beginning next week. In the second hour we take an historical view of the resurgence in anti-racist demonstrations in the NFL and other sports settings with guest Hardy Williams from the Los Angeles Unified School District who 30 years ago was attacked for refusing to stand for the national anthem as a athletic instructor and coach. In the final hour we examine the life and times of African Caribbean author CLR James as part of the monthlong recognition of the literary contributions of African people around the world.

Listen to this 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 security and political situation in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe where unrest has been taking place over the last several months; the Egyptian economy has been evaluated by the International Monetary Fund (MF); there are reports of numerous violations of the ceasefire agreement by armed opposition forces in Syria where a brokered truce was negotiated by the United States and the Russian Federation; and fighting is continuing over the control of oil resources in the beleagured North African state of Libya. In the second hour we continue our monthlong commemoration of the literary contributions of African people with a focus on the pioneering African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks. We will also present a rare archival audio file from 1961 featuring a discussion between James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry and Langston Hughes on problems associated with the publishing of Black writers in America. In the final hour we feature an interview with the African Caribbean author and activist CLR James on his life and times during the 20th century.

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 President Uhuru Kenyatta of the East African state of Kenya who has launched a new political party inside the country; the Polisario Front of the Western Sahara has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to intervene to prevent the construction of a wall inside the occupied territory in Northwest Africa; there has been a political deal worked out in Guinea-Bissau aimed at resolving the turmoil inside the national government; and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asset who heads a militia in Libya has seized control of several oil ports in the west of the troubled North African state. In the second hour we continue our focus on the literary contributions of African people with another audio file on the legendary poet, essayist, novelist, playwright and composer Langston Hughes. The final segment presents a lecture by former New York Times writer Tom Wicker who reflects on the Attica Prison Rebellion of 45 years ago.

Listen to this 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 federal government that it would not proceed with the building of an oil pipeline in North Dakota which has sparked mass demonstrations by Native peoples in the area; African National Congress leaders in South Africa have spoken out against the destruction of public education property by students demanding a reduction in tuition; in Zimbabwe the ruling ZANU-PF party has announced major cuts in the civil service and public spending amid a new round of political unrest; and finally the DPRK has conducted a successful launch of a defense missile system drawing condemnation from the United States and its allies. In the second hour we focus on the 45th anniverdary of the Attica Prison Rebellion in New York state beginning on September 9, 1971. In the final segments we continue our month-long focus on the literary contributions of African people through the works of Langston Hughes.

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 status of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe who has spoken out in the aftermath of his return to the country after visiting the United Arab Emirates; a number of former anti-apartheid stalwarts in South Africa have spoken out in defense of financial minister Pravin Gordhan who the media has speculated is facing a politically-motivated prosecution; the United Nations has warned the government of the Republic of South Sudan over the acceptance of more so-called "peacekeeping " troops for deployment inside the beleagured state; and there has already been a diplomatic row with the arrival of United States President Barack Obama to the People's Republic of China. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on the literary contributions of African people with segments on Chinua Achebe, Langston Hughes and James Baldwin. This program also acknowledges the annual Detroit Jazz Festival.

Listen to this 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 recently-held Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Swaziland; the Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Youth Wing is scheduled to hold a conference in order to address the current unrest inside the country; the North African state of Egypt is said to be angling to become the largest economy on the continent in light of the difficulties taking place in both South Africa and Nigeria; and in South Africa controversy continues over the status of the finance minister Pravin Gordhan who has been rumored to be facing criminal charges. In the second hour we begin a month-long series on the literary contributions of African people both at home and abroad with a rare audio file of African American novelist,playwright and essayist James Baldwin. Finally we pay tribute to the Detroit Jazz Festival taking place this weekend with an archived interview with legendary artist John Coltrane from 1966.

Listen to this 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 Russian inspection of Egyptian airports in preparation for resuming flights after the bring down of a touriist plane several months ago; the Tunisian parliament has approved a new government in the North African state; the East African state of Tanzania is expanding its power capacity in a $3.2 million project; and newly re-elected President Edgar Lungu of Zambia has signs a series of legislative measures in the Southern African state. In the second hour we conclude our Black August month-long commemorative series with a discussion of John Brown and the raid at Harper's Ferry in 1859. The final segment presents an archived interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the political dynamics of the insurgency plaguing northeast Nigeria.

Listen to this 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 unfolding political unrest in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe where the opposition NERA Coalition staged riots in the capital of Harare on August 26; the South African Communist Party, COSATU and the ANC are continuing their analysis of the dynamics surrounding the recently-held local governmental elections; there has been another attack by Al-Shabaab against the Somalia government in the Horn of Africa state; and Turkey is proceeding with its intervention in neighboring Syria against the Islamic State and the Kurdish forces of the YPG. In the second hour we listen to a re-broadcast where host Abayomi Azikiwe was heard earlier this week over the Progressive Radio Network discussing the Detroit economic crisis. The final segment presents another chapter in our month-long tribute to Black August.

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 will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches a recent bomb attack in Somalia; the escalating war in the North African state of Libya; the efforts by the Syrian government in stabilizing the situation inside the country; and the Olympics gold medal victory of Caster Semenya of the Republic of South Africa. We are continuing our acknowledgement of the month-long Black August commemorations by honoring the forty-fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of George Jackson at San Quinten in 1971. We will also present the address delivered by Abayomi Azikiwe to the Detroit Unitarian Universalist Church two weeks ago on Race, Class and Justice in America.