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Black Lives Matter protest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin fall 2020 Photo wibailoutpeopleorg
Domestic News

The Coming Crisis for Republicans and Democrats

December 17, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole The extreme measures being taken by Donald Trump and most of the Republican Party to overturn the victory of Joe Biden in the November 3 election are not simply support for the […]
Compromise of 1876 between Tilden and Hayes
Domestic News

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia

December 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race […]
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Domestic News

Stop Trump’s Racist Mass Executions!

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A vigil and demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, December  9, 2020 to oppose and condemn the scheduled executions of four African American men […]
Week of Solidarity with Haiti Dec 10-16
International News

Week of Solidarity with Haiti

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee Schedule of Events December 10th: International Human Rights Day  WATCH “How the Mangrove Nine Won,” a Global Women’s Strike Fundraiser for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. HERE: https://bit.ly/36CsQim December 10th–16th: Social […]
International News

Regional Dimensions and Imperialist Interests in the Ethiopian Tigray Conflict

December 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe With the intervention of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops into the northern Tigray region of the Horn of Africa nation, aimed at dislodging the provincial leadership and establishing firm administrative control, […]
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Domestic News

A Specter is Haunting Wall Street

December 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the founders of the theory scientific socialism, noted in their 1848 classic work, the Communist Manifesto, that “a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Communism.” […]
Ethiopia Maj Gen Mohammed Tessema
International News

Ethiopian Government Says Mekelle Has Been Retaken by Federal Forces

December 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 4, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) came under attack by the provincial government in the northern Tigray region. Reports indicate that numerous ENDF personnel were killed while the Tigray […]
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International News

Stop the massacres in Haiti: End US and UN support for the criminal regime of Jovenel Moise

December 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee The human rights crisis under the US-backed dictatorship of Jovenel Moise has continued to widen and deepen with the proliferation of “Tonton Macoutes” style death squad repression across the country. In […]
Lessie Benningfield Randle, Tulsa African American woman and survivor of the 1921 massacre
Domestic News

Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre

December 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During World War I (1914-1918) and the immediately following years (1919-1921), racial tensions escalated inside the United States resulting in numerous efforts by white racists to contain and in many cases remove […]
Night March participants on Nov. 13, 2020 demanding the resignation of Detroit police chief
Domestic News

Night March Reiterates Chief Craig Must Resign

November 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff On Fri. Nov. 13, 2020 there was an evening rally and demonstration called by Detroit Will Breathe to reissue the demand for the removal of Detroit Police Chief James Craig. […]