journalism Archives - Toward Freedom

Activists from across the United States joined together for the African Peoples' Summit held December 11 in Washington, D.C. / credit: Julie Varughese

Role Media Plays in U.S.-Africa Relations: Third Panel of African Peoples’ Forum

Toward Freedom Editor December 21, 2022 Toward Freedom Editor

Sean Blackmon, activist, organizer and broadcaster, currently serving as co-host of Radio Sputnik's "By Any Means Necessary"; Jacqueline Luqman, Black Alliance for Peace Mid-Atlantic Region Co-Coordinator, co-host of Radio Sputnik's "By Any Means Necessary" and host of "Luqman Nation" on the Black Power Media YouTube channel; Kamau Franklin, former practicing attorney, first program director of New York City Police-Watch and co-founder of Black Power Media; executive director of Community Movement Builders and co-founder and host at Black Power Media; and Karanja Gaçuça, a U.S.-based Kenyan journalist, publisher of thebriefscoop.com and executive editor of panafricmedia.org; discussed the power of story at the first-ever African Peoples’ Forum.

The South African flag, U.S. dollars and a video camera / credit: Toward Freedom photo illustration

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Capture of South African ‘Independent’ Media by the U.S. State and Big Capital

Phillip Dexter and Roscoe Palm September 16, 2022 Phillip Dexter and Roscoe Palm

It is time we knew who the masters of South African media really are, write Phillip Dexter and Roscoe Palm of Pan-African Institute for Socialism.

Toward Freedom Seeks an Africa Editorial Consultant

Toward Freedom Editor September 9, 2022 Toward Freedom Editor

Toward Freedom seeks to hire an Africa Editorial Consultant with experience in journalism to help develop a remote Africa Bureau.

From Mainstream Media to Alternative Press: Q&A with Eric Agnero, New Toward Freedom Board Member

Toward Freedom Editor August 31, 2022 Toward Freedom Editor

Eric Agnero joined Toward Freedom‘s board on May 14. He is a journalist and political analyst from the Ivory Coast, specializing in U.S.-Africa affairs. Here's what he had to tell Toward Freedom about the role of the media and what's next to cover in Africa.

Apply for the Claudia Jones Editorial Internship!

Toward Freedom Editor April 15, 2022 Toward Freedom Editor

Are you or someone you know looking for a paid summer internship at a news outlet that digs deep to illuminate the struggles of oppressed peoples? Check out Toward Freedom's summer internship program, the Claudia Jones Editorial Internship. Deadline for applications: 11:59 p.m. ET, May 22, 2022

Bringing Together Activism and Journalism: Q&A with Jacqueline Luqman, New Toward Freedom Board Member

Julie Varughese March 29, 2022 Julie Varughese

Toward Freedom welcomed Jacqueline Luqman onto the board of directors on March 17. Jacqueline brings a background in activism and in journalism, and describes herself as a "Pan-Africanist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist revolutionary." She recently told TF Editor Julie Varughese why she joined the board.