Year: 2026

Domestic News

Part Two of Voting Rights Forum Scheduled in Montclair, NJ

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
By The People’s Organization for Progress (POP) The second part of a forum entitled “The Attack On Voting Rights And The War On Black People,” will be held Friday, June 26, 2026, 7:00 pm at […]
Iran strikes US bases in Bahrain
International News

United States Launches Renewed Attacks on Iran

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Although United States President Donald Trump has, for more than two months claimed the administration was close to a long-term deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the US has consistently violated […]
International News

The Sumud in her voice says | Lovin’ my rage | Summer’s skewed timelapses |May we not get used to these things

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
  THE SUMUD IN HER VOICE SAYS to Sireen Sawalha who by writing “My Brother, My Land” put the pieces of her brother together again to all the grave-lorn of Palestine stones were long weaponized […]
NAACP launches the Out of Bounds campaign
Domestic News

African Americans in Southern States Continue Struggles to Regain Voting Rights

June 8, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In an emergency appeal to the United States Supreme Court, which is dominated by Conservatives in a 6-3 majority, the elimination of an entire district where African Americans have a sizable vote […]
International News

The wind in the sails of Mumia Street, France | A factory called history-making | Our history is not written with acid | Open letter to Baba Malcolm X on Mumia Street in France

June 8, 2026 fwstaff
  THE WIND IN THE SAILS OF MUMIA STREET, FRANCE – a poem and an appeal imagine imagine – it is a long shot or a long sail – but just imagine a Flotilla ship […]
Domestic News

POP Opposes US Military Action and Blockade Against Cuba

June 8, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress A human and civil rights group has announced its opposition to U.S. military action against Cuba. It is also calling for an end to U.S. sanctions against that country. “It […]
On March 29, 1968, striking sanitation workers and their supporters march on City Hall in Memphis, Tenn.
Domestic News

At the River I Stand

June 8, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff In early April, the Moratorium NOW! Coalition honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination by showing the documentary “At the River I Stand.” […]
Kenya youth protest proposed EVD treatment center
International News

Kenyan Government Exposed in Secret Agreement with Trump over Ebola Treatment Center

June 3, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations erupted in Kenya over a deal struck between President William Ruto and the administration of his counterpart, Donald Trump, to house United States citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Public consultation with representatives of the LGBTQ+ community at the National Assembly of Venezuela, held by the Subcommittee for Women and Gender Equality
International News

A Debt to the LGBTQ+: Venezuela’s Legal and Social Recognition of Sexual Diversity

June 3, 2026 fwstaff
By Joseph Soto, Misión Verdad The implementation of the Democratic Coexistence and Peace Program in Venezuela reopens the debate that is both a hotly contested topic and largely absent in the national political discussion: sexual […]
International News

Joint Statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Advocating for a Multipolar World and a New International Relationship

June 3, 2026 fwstaff
May 21 (MFA) – Both the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation have a long history and civilization. They are founding members of the United Nations and permanent members of the Security Council. […]