Month: August 2020

Indian Village Detroit
Domestic News

Detroit: Native People Campaign for Neighborhood Name Change

August 18, 2020 fwstaff
Native people have begun a campaign to change the name of a Detroit eastside neighborhood called “Indian Village” and its community newsletter “Smoke Signals.” Below is a letter delivered to the neighborhood association by a […]
Eviction crisis has been a longterm problem in Detroit where this demonstration was held during 2016
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Massive Evictions Will Compound the Public Health Crisis

August 17, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since March of this year the United States has been plunged into the worst outbreak of an infectious viral disease since the influenza pandemic of 1918-1920. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreaks […]
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Detroit Factory Target of “Black Workers’ Lives Matter”

August 17, 2020 fwstaff
By Unite All Workers for  Democracy, Autoworkers Caravan and Moratorium Now Flex-N-Gate Detroit, a parts supplier for Ford, was built off the backs of Black community members on Detroit’s east side.  Many lost their property […]
NFAC militia members march with arms
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Black People Arming to Confront Racist Violence

August 16, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the May 25 police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest racist violence. Cities across the United States were impacted […]
WI Bailout the People Movement demo 08-09-2020
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Waupaca Wisconsin demo demands equality and builds unity

August 16, 2020 fwstaff
By Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement Waupaca, Wisconsin August 9, 2020 — Dozens from across Wisconsin came to defend Black Lives Matter community activists while building a broad based People’s United Front to oppose […]
Federal agents in Portland
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Trump’s Storm Troopers

August 9, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole On June 1 President Donald Trump spoke to state governors across the United States. He denounced them saying “most of you are weak.” And he demanded that they respond to the massive […]
Nashville Mayor West with C.T. Vivian and Diane Nash in 1960
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Legacies of C.T. Vivian and John Lewis Secured While Ruling Class Promotes Revisionist History

August 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two luminaries in the African American struggle which emerged during the 1950s and 1960s, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis, passed away on July 17. Both figures played a prominent role […]
Defund the Police Coalition marches to an Oakland City Council member's home
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Oakland City Council Creates Official Task Force to Defund OPD by 50% in 2021

August 8, 2020 fwstaff
By Oakland Defund the Police Coalition Oakland, CA: The people of Oakland moved one step closer to realizing the goal of refunding resources to the community. After weeks of sustained protest and direct action, City […]
Asar Amen-Ra, uncle of Hakim Littleton addresses media
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Detroit: July 23 Community Press Conference Demands Justice for Hakim Littleton

August 7, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability, composed of 17 Detroit-based organizations formed after the killing of Hakim Littleton by Detroit Police, held a press briefing on the necessity of […]
July 20 Strike for Black Lives mobilized low-wage workers across the U.S.
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Detroit: Strike for Black Lives Held on July 20

August 5, 2020 fwstaff
  By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Fight for $15, a labor organization demanding decent wages and the right to a union in the service industries, held a rally and march on Mon. July 20, 2020 […]