Month: February 2022

Domestic News

Un-ban boys involved in mall fight

February 28, 2022 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 FEBRUARY 25, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS CALLS ON BRIDGEWATER COMMONS TO “UN-BAN” BOYS INVOLVED IN MALL FIGHT The People’s […]
Detroit Says 'No War on Russia' on Feb. 11, 2022
Editorials

Critical Support for Russian Intervention in Ukraine

February 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Editorial Staff The Communist Workers League critically supports the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, which de facto defends the existence of the two worker states in the Donbass region: the Donetsk and […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition and MECAWI demands no war on Russia
Domestic News

Protests Demand No War on Russia and Donbass

February 26, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Editorial Staff   New York City Anti-war activists rallied at Columbus Circle in New York on February 5, demanding No War on Russia and Donbass and U.S. and NATO Out of Ukraine. […]
Malcolm X speaking to the press
Domestic News

Malcolm X’s Legacy and the Debate Surrounding Critical Race Theory

February 25, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at the African American History Month webinar entitled “Critical Race Theory Forum, Let’s Talk: What is Critical Race Theory and What It […]
New Orleans Battle of Liberty Place, 1874
Domestic News

Disarming the Black Masses Secured the Failure of Reconstruction

February 24, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the period of the enslavement of African people by Britain and the United States, violence was a key instrument in the maintenance of the exploitative and oppressive system. African people between […]
Afghanistan protest against US theft
International News

Afghanistan Funds Seized by Biden Administration

February 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe While the administration of President Joe Biden is consistently escalating tensions between the Russian Federation and the United States over the status of Ukraine, the people of Afghanistan are condemning the expropriation […]
Domestic News

Self-defense, Punishment and the Legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

February 17, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times journalist and Howard University journalism professor, is the architect of the revised and expanded book version of “A New Origin Story: The 1619 Project, published in […]
Truckers in Canada not fighting for the working class.
International News

Canadian Truckers’ “Convoy of Hate”

February 15, 2022 fwstaff
By Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada This statement is reprinted from the website of the Communist Party of Canada. The original title was “‘Freedom Convoy’: a dangerous movement for the working class, but […]
African Union logo in Ethiopian Herald
International News

African Union Summit Addresses Continental and Global Issues

February 12, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia welcomed presidents, ministers and other delegates to the first African Union (AU) Summit held since the advent of COVID-19 in […]
African enslaved harvesting cotton
Domestic News

African Enslavement and the Rise of Capitalism in North America and Beyond

February 5, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has continued to make an impact with the revised publication of “The 1619 Project” as an extension of the original work which coincided with the 400th […]