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Demonstration Demands Justice for Death in Detention of African American Woman

July 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Hundreds of people took to the streets in a demonstration in Harper Woods, Michigan, a northeastern suburb bordering the city of Detroit, on Wed. July 15, 2020. The rally and […]
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Pivot to Peace with China and the World

July 21, 2020 fwstaff
By San Francisco Labor Council Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council, representing some 100,000 working people in labor unions, has many times advocated the resolution of international problems by peaceful means, and opposed attempts to […]
Detroit demonstration against police killing of Hakim Littleton on July 10, 2020
Domestic News

Protests Erupt After the Police Killing of Hakim Littleton in Detroit

July 20, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken on Fri. July 10, 2020 around Palmer Park near the 12th precinct police station where Detroit activists were being detained for demonstrating against the cop killing […]
President Ronald Reagan met with Afghani guerrilla fighters promising money and weapons to kill Russian (Soviet) troops.
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Editorial: “If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you”

July 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff George C. Parker (1860-1936) became famous in New York City as the great con-man who repeatedly sold the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and Madison Square Garden to gullible victims. […]
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July 4 Demonstrations Held in Solidarity with Indigenous and Black Lives

July 12, 2020 fwstaff
  By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in downtown Detroit. There were two rallies in support of Indigenous and Black lives. One action began at Grand Circus […]
African women in Tanzania wash hands during COVID-19 pandemic
International News

COVID-19 Cases in Africa Rising Sharply

July 10, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Concerns are mounting across the African continent and internationally over the exponential growth in COVID-19 infections. At the time of this writing (07/08/20) the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) […]
FCA Warren Truck plant workers returned to work amid COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 Infection Rates Surge While Millions Are Forced Back to Work

July 7, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There were more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States on July 2. These figures represent a pattern of a rapid escalation of people being sickened by the potentially […]
Joyce Sole speaks Black Lives Matter Across 8 Mile
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Black Lives Matter Across 8 Mile Challenges Racial Profiling

July 6, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff The Black Lives Matter Across 8 Mile march, car caravan and rally took place on Sat. June 27, 2020. This event featured activists directly impacted by police brutality and murder. […]
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CWL COVID-19 program

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
  By the Communist Workers League Why a transitional program specifically for the COVID-19 crisis? Normally a socialist program is a more or less general and permanent outline of how an organization aims at initiating […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition banner at daily demonstrations outside police headquarters downtown
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Detroit Holds Daily Demonstrations to Denounce Police Brutality and Racism

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Since May 29, thousands of people in Detroit and surrounding suburbs have held demonstrations in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the overall struggle against racism. Detroit officials responded to […]