Year: 2021

Minneapolis demonstration calling for the removal of the head of the U.S. Marshal Service, June 8, 2021
Domestic News

Minneapolis Erupts Again

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations have taken place in Minneapolis since June 3 when news quickly spread throughout the city saying yet another Black man was gunned down by law-enforcement. On June 3-4 numerous businesses were […]
AfCFTA graphic for Africa Day 2021
International News

Africa Day 2021

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been 58 years since the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to today’s African Union (AU) which was inaugurated in 2002. Since 1963, Africa has undergone […]
Domestic News

Block the Boat Campaign is Underway Once Again!

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat – Longest Blockade of Israeli ZIM Ship in History In May 2021, the world witnessed the resilience, strength, and resistance of Palestinians in the face of […]
Fight for $15 McDonald's strike on May 19, 2021
Domestic News

Nationwide Strike Against McDonald’s

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A demonstration was held in the city of Detroit calling for a long delayed demand to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This action was called by Fight for […]
Tulsa Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher is 107 years old
Domestic News

Tulsa Commemorates Centenary of 1921 Racist Massacre

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe May 31-June 1 represents the 100th anniversary of the attack by white mobs against an entire African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This somber centenary is being marked with numerous press reports […]
Dearborn demonstration to stop US aid to Israel
Domestic News

Biden Must Halt All U.S. Aid to the Occupation

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands of Palestinians and other Arab Americans led two rallies and marches in Dearborn, Michigan, located across the border with Detroit on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The actions were both in […]
Free Palestine march says end the occupation on May 16, 2021
Domestic News

From Detroit to Palestine Occupation is a Crime!

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands more people took to the streets for the second straight day in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb right across the southwest border with Detroit on Sun. May 16, 2021. The rally […]
Dearborn demonstration against the Israeli occupation of Palestine, May 15, 2021
Domestic News

Free Palestine on Al-Nakba Day

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands took to the streets in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb just west of the border with Detroit on Saturday, May 15, 2021, to commemorate al-Nakba, the catastrophe for Palestinians and other […]
Detroit May Day 2021 MECAWI Banner in the lead
Domestic News

May Day Detroit 2021 in Detroit

May 24, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff May 1 is International Workers Day around the world. In Detroit activists gathered at Grand Circus Park to hear speakers and musicians. Struggles surrounding the need for a $15 per hour […]
Elizabeth City protests demanding justice for Andrew Brown, Jr.
Domestic News

Chauvin’s Appeal and the Implications for Police Reforms

May 24, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe With the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the brutal murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, many had hoped that this rare legal occurrence represented a turning point […]