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Featured Special : The Rockbridge Network: Building a Shadow Political Machine
By Marcus D. Zalt, Senior Correspondent
Inside the donor club co-founded by J.D. Vance and Chris Buskirk — where the money flows, where they meet, and why watchdogs say its posture is anti-democratic. READ MORE
The Sahel’s Sovereignty Turn: Ibrahim Traoré, the AES, and Africa’s Battle for Its Own Voice
InnerKwest Ghana Bureau | Published August 24, 2025
From Ouagadougou to Niamey, the leaders of the Sahel Alliance are not asking Africa to adopt new enemies—only to claim its right to choose its own friends. READ MORE
Haiti’s Stolen Centuries: From France’s 1825 “Ransom” to Vectus Global’s New Incursion
By InnerKwest – Haiti Historian – August 20, 2025
Two hundred years after France forced the world’s first Black republic to pay for its own freedom, Haiti faces a new bill—this time in the currency of sovereignty. READ MORE
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Johannesburg in Contrasts: From White Wealth to the Black Wealth Divide
By InnerKwest | Johannesburg SA Correspondent
Published: July 2025
In Johannesburg, Africa’s richest city and South Africa’s commercial nerve center, glass skyscrapers in Sandton gleam just a few miles from the informal settlements of Alexandra. READ ARTICLE
“The military is sworn to protect the Constitution, not a person, not a party, and not a cause.”
This guiding principle echoes through the corridors of every American military institution, yet the question has never fully faded from the nation’s conscience: Can U.S. soldiers be ordered to take up arms against their own people—on American soil? READ ARTICLE
FROM THE PULPIT
Reality Check: The U.S. Constitution and the Exclusion of African Americans A Critical Reflection on the Black Experience in America
At this pivotal moment in history, it’s essential for African Americans to take a clear-eyed look at their collective journey. Despite generations of progress, the persistent struggle against systemic barriers has led to a deep sense of generational fatigue. Just as Black communities gain momentum in shaping American society, opposing forces work to reinforce racial hierarchies, aiming to limit the strides made toward true equity. Read Article
The Chains Must Break: Africa Was Never Poor, Just Misled
InnerKwest Guest Author: M.K. Kwanazi (Pan-African strategist and social architect) “Africa is not a beggar. She is a builder, a birther, and the backbone of civilizations past and future.” Read Article
Is the White House Harboring Nazi Sympathizers?
World War II was a period of immense suffering and devastation, leaving a lasting impact on global consciousness. Europe was deeply grateful as North American nations took a stand against extreme oppression and hatred. Read Article
The Preservation of Whiteness in America: Politics, Power, and Systemic Advantage
Too Black, Too Loud? Jasmine Crockett and the Double Standard in Democratic Power Circles
Skin Deep: The Global Industry of Whitening, Worship, and Western Beauty Standards
From Accra to Manila, from Mumbai to Kingston, and from the halls of Hollywood to the stages of K-pop, a global obsession simmers just beneath the surface: the pursuit of lighter skin. It manifests in billboards, beauty products, music videos, and social media filters. But this isn’t merely a beauty trend — it’s a centuries-old inheritance of colonial domination, internalized racism, and economic stratification. Skin whitening is not just a multi-billion-dollar industry; it’s a symptom of a deeper, often unspoken global trauma. Read Article
Declaration of Emergency: Sudan’s Silent Collapse and the Deafening Indifference of the World
By Mariam El Nour
Reporting from El Fasher, North Darfur | InnerKwest Field Desk
🔴 A Humanitarian Catastrophe in Real Time
While headlines blare from Gaza, Tehran, and Tel Aviv, a quieter but equally devastating apocalypse unfolds in Sudan. Over 25 million people — more than half the population — now face starvation, disease, and unrelenting violence as a brutal civil war pits the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).. Read Article
The Shadow of Influence: Neo-Colonialism in Africa
Guest Commentary for InnerKwest – Accra, Ghana
Neo-Colonialism in Africa: The Modern Struggle for Economic Independence
The end of formal colonialism in Africa was supposed to mark the beginning of self-determination and economic independence. Yet, decades later, many African nations find themselves entangled in a complex web of financial dependency, political influence, and resource exploitation orchestrated by former colonial powers and emerging economic giants.. Read Article
Granville T. Woods: The Relentless Inventor Who Wired the Rails—and Fought to Be Heard
History Guest Commentary for InnerKwest – Manhattan, NY
A Subtle Yet Strategic Takeover
Granville Tailer Woods moved through the Gilded Age like current through copper—restless, purposeful, and always looking for a cleaner path. Between 1884 and 1910 he secured more than fifty U.S. patents spanning railroad communications, electric traction, and lighting controls. Much of what made early mass transit safer and more scalable traces back to his bench: induction-based “railway telegraphy,” smarter current collectors, safer underground/third-rail power, and theater lighting controls.... Read Article
Partnership or Power Play? U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire Relations in the Shadow of Hypocrisy By InnerKwest Contributor – Accra, Ghana
In the realm of international diplomacy, few relationships are as carefully choreographed—and quietly contradictory—as the one between the United States and Côte d’Ivoire. On paper, the U.S. casts itself as a benefactor: supporting democratic institutions, boosting economic growth, and strengthening regional security in West Africa. But when we peel back the surface, a more complicated—and telling—picture emerges...Read Article
Backroom Barter: The DRC’s Minerals-for-Security Proposal and America’s Quiet Return to Central Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again on the geopolitical chessboard—this time not as a passive subject of foreign intrigue, but as an initiator of a controversial proposal: offering the United States privileged access to its vast mineral reserves in exchange for security cooperation. While no deal has been finalized, this unfolding story—quietly negotiated and mostly unacknowledged in official channels—has echoes of colonial extraction and Cold War-era proxy bargains, now reframed in the language of “stability” and “strategic partnership.”...Read Article
Why the FBI Hunted the Panthers but Not the Klan: A Tale of Power, Fear, and Kansas City’s Borderland Shadow
Kansas called itself a “free state,” while Missouri flew the Confederate banner. Yet in 1930s Kansas City, Kansas, the Ku Klux Klan thrived — and decades later, the FBI saved its firepower for the Black Panthers instead. READ ARTICLE
Ethiopia: The First Christian Civilization and the Bible the West Tried to Edit
Ethiopia as a Different Kind of Light
In the chronicles of world history, few nations stand as firmly outside the tide of conquest and manipulation as Ethiopia. Unlike most of Africa, Ethiopia resisted colonization and preserved its sovereignty in both political and spiritual terms. The Battle of Adwa in 1896 remains a source of pride — a moment when Emperor Menelik II’s army defeated Italy, proving that Africa was not destined to kneel before Europe (Jonas, The Battle of Adwa, 2011). READ ARTICLE
The CFA Franc: France’s Colonial Currency Still Shaping Africa’s Economic Future
A Currency Born in Colonization
The CFA franc, a vestige of French colonial rule, remains one of the most enduring—and contentious—symbols of European influence in Africa. Created in 1945 by France, the “Franc des Colonies Françaises d’Afrique” was designed to serve as a shared currency for French-ruled territories in West and Central Africa. READ ARTICLE
TIMELESS ARCHIVES
Julius Rosenberg, Donald J. Trump Crime and Damage Assessment
The January 6th hearings have shed more light on the severity and revelations of Donald J Trump’s undeniable attack on America. Let’s be clear, Trump and Rosenburg had the intention to bring unfathomable harm to an enormous amount of Americans with their criminal actions. READ ARTICLE
Roger Golubski and Donald Trump: Where There is Smoke There is Fire
POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME
As a result of twelve years of quantitative and qualitative research Dr. DeGruy has developed her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, and published her findings in the book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome– America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing”. The book addresses the residual impacts of generations of slavery and opens up the discussion of how the black community can use the strengths we have gained in the past to heal in the present.
THE LITMUS TEST
Due to the enduring and devastating impacts of slavery, along with ongoing forms of oppression—both overt and subtle—Black communities have been left mentally, spiritually, and physically exhausted across generations. Recognizing this, White institutions have intensified efforts to deliver final blows to Black progress.
The cumulative trauma from relentless tactics aimed at eroding self-worth and dismantling family bonds has led to a widespread and persistent stagnation. The question remains, as it has for the past 244 years: How do we dismantle these suffocating barriers and reclaim forward momentum? Are we ready to find the common bonds and then bind our efforts as one community?
The moment has come once again to shape the future of African Americans. Make no mistake—this is a critical juncture where unity is essential, or silence will define our place in this century.
A NEIGHBORHOOD LACKS POWER; ONLY A UNITED COMMUNITY CAN RESIST AND COUNTER ANY FORCE IMPOSING ITS WILL.
The question remains: Are we simply 51 million individuals, or are we one effective, collective community?
Now is the moment for true unity. Take action by joining one of several movements today—starting with the TARGETFAST.ORG boycott. Stand together, make an impact, and be part of the change.
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