Month: March 2021

Mass mobilizations along with legal action can stop the fascists.
Domestic News

Lawsuits filed against Trump and neo-Klan groups using Reconstruction’s anti-Klan Law

March 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On November 20, 2020, the Detroit NAACP filed a lawsuit in Washington District Court on behalf of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization against the Michigan Trump Campaign. Utilizing the 1871 Ku Klux […]
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Marvin Gaye and “What’s Going On” Five Decades Later

March 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe 1970-71 were years of unrest and upheaval in the United States when racial turmoil, an unpopular imperialist war in southeast Asia and a declining environment were major concerns of socially conscious people. […]
Malcolm X greeted by Atty. Milton Henry during his final trip to Detroit on Feb. 14, 1965
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Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution

March 4, 2021 fwstaff
African American History Month Series No. 4 Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition on Monday February 22, 2021. The event was held […]
Malcolm X parents were UNIA members
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Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution

March 4, 2021 fwstaff
African American History Month Series No. 4 Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition on Monday February 22, 2021. The event was held […]
Detroit Will Breathe marching through Detroit actionnetwork org
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Statement of Disgust Regarding City’s Counterclaim Against Detroit Will Breathe

March 2, 2021 fwstaff
February 16, 2021 By Moratorium Now! Coalition Mayor Mike Duggan and the City Council have once again failed to support the people of Detroit by approving $200,000 to fund a counter-lawsuit against Detroit Will Breathe, […]