Friday, June 14, 2013

Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW Editor, Featured on CPRMetro.org: 'Detroit's Economic Crisis and the Role of the Banks'

For Immediate Release

Media Advisory
June 14, 2013

Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor of the Pan-African News Wire, Featured on Community Progressive Radio (CPRMetro.org) in New York City Discussing the Detroit Economic Crisis

To listen to the interview with Abayomi Azikiwe by Bernard White on "Emanations" just click on the website below:
http://www.livestream.com/cprmetro/video?clipId=pla_c2af13a2-5e0a-4901-b987-da97f791c9a1&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

Bernard White, the host of "Emanations," a daily program featured on Community Progressive Radio (CPRMetro.org) in New York City, conducted an extensive interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, on June 12. The discussion focused on the economic crisis in Detroit and the struggle against emergency management.

Azikiwe, a representative of the Moratorium NOW! Coalition, provides a detailed history and analysis of the decades-long impact of capitalist restructuring on the city of Detroit and its implications for other urban areas around the United States. He also draw analogies with similar crises in Europe and so-called developing countries.

The wave of plants closings beginning in the 1970s and extending through the 21st century, coupled with predatory lending schemes in housing and municipal finance that were precipitated by the quest for higher rates of profits on the part of banks and multi-national corporations, are at the root of the crisis in Detroit as well as other cities.

Azikiwe outlines the various struggles waged in Detroit against the capitalist and racist system and the failure of the United States Congress and administration to address these fundamental issues.

Azikiwe also hosts a weekly program over CPRMetro.org entitled "Pan-African Journal." The program airs every Monday at Noon and is repeated two additional times on the same programming day.

The "Pan-African Journal" is an audio news magazine that presents information and analysis on some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day.

The Pan-African Journal is produced with the technical and editing assistance of Bernard White. This collaboration began during 2012 and has continued on a weekly basis.

Both Bernard White and Abayomi Azikiwe attended the Left Forum held at Pace University in New York City between June 7-9.

White and other CPRMetro.org producers recorded hours of the proceedings of the Left Forum which is being aired on a daily basis over the station.

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