Month: October 2020

Warren demonstration marches north on Van Dyke on October 3, 2020 Photo Abayomi Azikiwe
Domestic News

Justice for Victims of Racist Attacks in Warren!

October 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff There was another rally and march in Warren, Michigan, a large suburb on the border with the city of Detroit, on Saturday October 3, where a series of racially-motivated attacks […]
Christopher Vialva and his mother Lisa Brown just days before his execution in Indiana
Domestic News

Racism and the Death Penalty

October 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Christopher Vialva, 40, was executed by the United States government on September 24, 2020 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Vialva was the first Black person put to death by the federal criminal justice […]
Domestic News

This Marxist Answers Detroit’s Police Chief Craig

October 2, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole On September 23 Detroit’s Police Chief James Craig went on TV’s Fox & Friends to denounce the demonstrations against police brutality and terror that have continued almost daily since May 29 after […]
Breonna Taylor demonstration and press conference with Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott
Domestic News

Widespread Condemnation in Kentucky Grand Jury Cover-up of Breonna Taylor Police Killing

October 2, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky has legally absolved of criminal responsibility the police officers, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cogrove, involved in the shooting death of 26-year old Breonna Taylor, who was […]