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Editor's note: The following statement was made by Fidel Castro on May 24, 2009.

When we started this trek on September 12 to build the Black is Back Coalition and the rally and mobilization now scheduled for November 7th in D.C. many marveled at our audacity. Some were dumbfounded that we should take it upon ourselves to challenge the direction of U.S. domestic and foreign policy while an African was at the helm of the U.S. government. Some were intimidated by the notion of confronting an apparently popular black president and especially within the short time span from our inception and the proposed mobilization.

HOUSTON, Texas — For more than forty years, Judy Jones has lived directly behind the dead­ly CES Environmental Services, a chemical plant that has killed its workers, polluted the air and caused evacuations and lock-ins of her neighborhood.

IVORY COAST — Africans in Ivory Coast who were victims of dumped toxic waste say a compensation deal offered by a British oil company...

Over 83,000 Africans die unnecessary and premature deaths each year due to their treatment after they arrive in a doctor's office.

In September 2007, the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) formed the All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP) as an organization that would...

Food, water, energy and self-sustaining economic institutions in the African community are the focus of the African Village Survival Initiative (AVSI), the Uhuru Movement’s...

On Saturday April 18th the Uhuru Solidarity Movement hosted the first annual Earth Day Festival and Flea Market in West Philadelphia’s ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — On Februrary 21-22, 2009, Africans from around the world will convene in St. Petersburg, Florida at the International Headquarters of...