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Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts holds demonstration against Ethiopian intervention. There have been fierce clashes with Ethiopian forces over the last several days.

The involvement of US imperialism is escalating tensions in the Horn of Africa where the Ethiopian...

Uploaded on Dec 23, 2006

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Kwame Nkrumah with Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka. Bandaranaike was the first woman prime minister in the world. A staunch socialist, she collaborated heavily with Nkrumah.

President Kwame Nkrumah led the nation of Ghana to national independence nearly 50 years ago on March...

Uploaded on Dec 23, 2006

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Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Republic of Angola President. The head-of-state of this oil-rich nation has announced that national elections will be postponed.

The nation of Angola gained its independence in 1975 after 500 years of Portuguese slavery...

Uploaded on Dec 22, 2006

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Berry Gordy with the Supremes. The film Dreamgirls attempts to depict the rise of this phenomenal female group from Detroit during the 1960s.

Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Ross star in the film Dreamgirls which is based on...

Uploaded on Dec 22, 2006

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Dream Girls' Stars, Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson. The film was released for limited viewing on December 15, and for everyone on December 25 of 2006.

Dream Girls is based on a play of the same name that seeks to portray the lives of...

Uploaded on Dec 21, 2006

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Mary J. Blige wins nine Billboard music awards for 2006. She is shown here in Las Vegas at the December 4, 2006 ceremony. (AP Photo: Chris Carlson).

Mary J. Blige, has gained phenomenal recognition for her rhythm and blues recordings. She is also nominated for several grammy award in 2007.

Uploaded on Dec 21, 2006

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia. The west African nation has been a focal point in the international traffic of illegal diamonds.

The United Nations has renewed its ban on the trade in diamonds from the west African nation...

Uploaded on Dec 21, 2006

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Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW editor, sits with David Sole, Red Aaron and Jessica in downtown Detroit on August 25, 2005 at the Camp Casey peace encampment. The Camp Casey Detroit project made a monumental contribution to the anti-war struggle in the city.

A new series of anti-war demonstrations will take place in Detroit on Martin Luther King Day January...

Uploaded on Dec 20, 2006

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Malcolm X at demonstration in Brooklyn during 1963. Four decades later elements within the right-wing are attempting to reverse all the gains of the civil rights and black power movements.

A mass struggle is brewing to halt the reversal of the gains derived from the popular campaigns aimed...

Uploaded on Dec 20, 2006

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Sudanese demonstration against United Nations resolutions calling for intervention. The leading imperialist nations of the United Kingdom and the United States recently revealed plans to attack Sudan.

The Sudanese masses continue to demonstrate their opposition to western intervention through...

Uploaded on Dec 20, 2006

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An historic anti-police brutality demonstration took place in New York on December 16, 2006. Over 40,000 people marched down Fifth Avenue demanding justice for the slain 23-year-old Sean Bell and his friends who were gunned down by the police in Queens

Tens of thousands of people marched through the heart of the shopping district on Fifth avenue in New...

Uploaded on Dec 20, 2006

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Detroit anti-war demonstration through downtown on April 5, 2003. The march was organized by the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI).

Despite the mass outpouring of anti-war sentiment in the United States, the Bush administration along...

Uploaded on Dec 19, 2006

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Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW editor, in front of a Homeland Security office in Detroit speaking out against the persecution of Muslims in the United States. (Photo By Patricia Lay Dorsey).

The Bush administration has created a national security state utilizing the mass media to engender...

Uploaded on Dec 18, 2006

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Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, at the Malice Green re-dedication site in Detroit on November 5, 2006. (Photo By Trish Cunningham).

Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, at the Malice Green Memorial Site on November...

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New York masses demonstrate against police brutality. Since the murder of Sean Bell tens of thousands of people have expressed their outrage at this act of domestic terrorism.

Tens of thousands of people marched down Fifth avenue on December 16 in protest against the police...

Uploaded on Dec 16, 2006

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Aretha Franklin on the cover of her first recording with Atlantic Records in 1967. The release of this classic album made Aretha Franklin a household name and revolutionized rhythm & blues music.

Ahmet Ertegun, the son of a Turkish ambassador to the US, founded Atlantic Records that showcased artists such as Ruth Brown and Aretha Franklin.

Uploaded on Dec 16, 2006

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on March 14, 1968, just a few weeks before his assassination. King was targeted by a racist gang opposed to open housing in the affluent suburb of Detroit.

An almost prophetic incident occured outside Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms on March 14, 1968, just a...

Uploaded on Dec 15, 2006

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to an anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul on April 27, 1967. Detroit will host the 4th annual MLK Day march and rally on Jan. 15, 2007. (Photo by St. Paul Pioneer Press).

The true legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been distorted by the corporate media and the...

Uploaded on Dec 15, 2006

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Pan-African News Wire Photo File's photostream

Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts holds demonstration against Ethiopian intervention. There have been fierce clashes with Ethiopian forces over the last several days.

Kwame Nkrumah with Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka. Bandaranaike was the first woman prime minister in the world. A staunch socialist, she collaborated heavily with Nkrumah.

Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Republic of Angola President. The head-of-state of this oil-rich nation has announced that national elections will be postponed.

Berry Gordy with the Supremes. The film Dreamgirls attempts to depict the rise of this phenomenal female group from Detroit during the 1960s.

Dream Girls' Stars, Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson. The film was released for limited viewing on December 15, and for everyone on December 25 of 2006.

Mary J. Blige wins nine Billboard music awards for 2006. She is shown here in Las Vegas at the December 4, 2006 ceremony. (AP Photo: Chris Carlson).

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia. The west African nation has been a focal point in the international traffic of illegal diamonds.

Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW editor, sits with David Sole, Red Aaron and Jessica in downtown Detroit on August 25, 2005 at the Camp Casey peace encampment. The Camp Casey Detroit project made a monumental contribution to the anti-war struggle in the city.

Malcolm X at demonstration in Brooklyn during 1963. Four decades later elements within the right-wing are attempting to reverse all the gains of the civil rights and black power movements.

Sudanese demonstration against United Nations resolutions calling for intervention. The leading imperialist nations of the United Kingdom and the United States recently revealed plans to attack Sudan.

An historic anti-police brutality demonstration took place in New York on December 16, 2006. Over 40,000 people marched down Fifth Avenue demanding justice for the slain 23-year-old Sean Bell and his friends who were gunned down by the police in Queens

Detroit anti-war demonstration through downtown on April 5, 2003. The march was organized by the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI).

Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW editor, in front of a Homeland Security office in Detroit speaking out against the persecution of Muslims in the United States. (Photo By Patricia Lay Dorsey).

Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, at the Malice Green re-dedication site in Detroit on November 5, 2006. (Photo By Trish Cunningham).

New York masses demonstrate against police brutality. Since the murder of Sean Bell tens of thousands of people have expressed their outrage at this act of domestic terrorism.

Aretha Franklin on the cover of her first recording with Atlantic Records in 1967. The release of this classic album made Aretha Franklin a household name and revolutionized rhythm & blues music.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on March 14, 1968, just a few weeks before his assassination. King was targeted by a racist gang opposed to open housing in the affluent suburb of Detroit.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to an anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul on April 27, 1967. Detroit will host the 4th annual MLK Day march and rally on Jan. 15, 2007. (Photo by St. Paul Pioneer Press).