Year: 2021

Detroit demonstration blocks Woodward Avenue on Oct. 8, 2021
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Federal Rental Assistance Belongs to the Millions Facing Eviction

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since March 2020 the economic situation in the United States has taken a sharp turn for the worse with an estimated 20 million losing jobs in various sectors of the economy. Due […]
Paul Robeson delivers “We Charge Genocide” document to the U.N. in 1951.
International News

Tribunal on U.S. Human Rights Abuses – October 22-25, 2021

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 6, 2021 https://www.tribunal2021.com/ @TribunalJurists21 In the spirit and legacy of the Russell Courts on Vietnam (1966-67) and Latin America (1973- 76), and the Permanent People’s Tribunals which followed (1979-present), a newly […]
James Forman and Lucius Walker issue the Black Manifesto in May 1969
Domestic News

Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A New York Times Sunday edition article on September 26 devoted an entire page, excluding an ad for luxurious furniture, to an examination of various efforts in the United States to initiate […]
Detroit Women's March for reproductive equality on Sat. Oct. 2, 2021
Domestic News

Women’s Reproductive Rights March in Detroit Joins Efforts Around the United States

October 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Women and their allies gathered in downtown Detroit for a rally and march on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The manifestation was one of over 600 gatherings throughout the country held to […]
Detroit demonstration in solidarity with Haitian migrants, Sept. 24, 2021
Domestic News

Detroit Activists Rally in Support of Haitian Migrants

October 12, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There were two public actions over the weekend of September 24-26 demanding an end to the racist and brutal treatment of migrant workers and their families from Haiti. On Friday, September […]
The People’s Organization For Progress
Domestic News

THE LONG MARCH FOR JUSTICE: March To Trenton For Police Accountability, Social Justice, And Economic Progress

October 3, 2021 fwstaff
The People’s Organization For Progress has been holding weekly Justice Mondays in Newark since 2016, primarily focused on police brutality and abuse. These pictures are from some recent Justice Monday’s, including Chairman Larry Hamm speaking […]
Domestic News

MLK Day Manitowoc, Wisconsin Conducts MLK Freedom School

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The first of a series of four classes of the MLK Freedom School was held at the Manitowoc Public Library. Titled “All Labor Has Dignity! (Si Se Puede!, Union, Yes!, No […]
Detroit demonstration welcoming the defeat of Trump on Nov. 7, 2020 (Photo by Abayomi Azikiwe)
Domestic News

African Americans and the Democratic Presidency

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There can be no doubt that the African American electorate played a decisive role in the ascendancy of the current administration led by Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
Shanghai’s Nanpu Bridge
International News

U.S. Cold War with China Heats Up

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry When the Chinese giant privately-owned Evergrande property developer company failed to pay its bondholders on Sept. 23 some $83 billion that was due, financial analysts around the capitalist world called this China’s […]
ECOWAS delegation to Guinea on Sept. 17, 2021
International News

Guinea Coup Leader Rejects ECOWAS Initiatives

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional organization, visited the Guinean capital of Conakry on September 17 in a bid to have the leaders of […]