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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.

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.

Accused of Treason and Imprisoned Without Trial: Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky Recounts His Harrowing Time In a Ukrainian Prison

Eva Bartlett April 25, 2022 Eva Bartlett

Eva Bartlett sat down with recently released Ukrainian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky. Vyshinsky endured 15 months in a Ukrainian prison after being falsely accused of treason.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended in July 2019 the presentation of an investment project already implemented—an automobile plant built in Russia's Tula Region / credit: Kremlin.ru

The Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats From China and Russia

Vijay Prashad February 17, 2022 Vijay Prashad

China and Russia see the West’s actions in both eastern Europe and Taiwan as the West working against their ambitions, writes Vijay Prashad.

What the Corporate Media Didn’t Report on Nicaragua

Julie Varughese December 9, 2021 Julie Varughese

Watch TF Editor Julie Varughese reporting back on her time covering Nicaragua's critical presidential election.