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African Unity and the New Cold War

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were made by the author at the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum (PASCF) Afrikan Liberation Day webinar held on Sat. May 27, 2023. The event was hosted by PASCF organizers […]
Domestic News

Alternatives to Policing Forum Held at WSU Law School

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Since the police execution of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the vigilante murder of Ahmaud Arbery during 2020, the demand for the defunding of the police and the abolition of detention […]
Domestic News

Detroit Workshops and Demonstration Held to Protest APEC Gathering

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was held in downtown Detroit as part of a series of gatherings hosted by the United States. Additional meetings aimed at negotiating […]
Domestic News

Statement on Randi Nord’s Recent Actions

May 30, 2023 fwstaff
  The Communist Workers League and Fighting-Words.net staff strongly condemn the spray painting of the Nazi swastika symbol on the Woodward Avenue Shul, a Jewish community center in Royal Oak, Michigan allegedly carried out by […]
Kwame Nkrumah and Haile Selassie
International News

Imperialist Hegemony and the Class Struggle in Africa and the Diaspora

May 30, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: The following solidarity statement was prepared and delivered in part to the African Liberation Day program organized by the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party, (A-APRP-GC) under the theme “Pan-Africanism:  Waging Class […]
Some of the books banned in Florida
Domestic News

NAACP Travel Advisory for the State of Florida

May 29, 2023 fwstaff
Contact:  Chyna Fields cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON – Today, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts […]
U.S. supplied weapons destroyed during Ukraine raid into Russian province
International News

G7 Escalate Ukraine Conflict; Split in U.S. Ruling Class Deepens

May 29, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The Group of 7 (G7) largest capitalist economies in the world (excluding Russia) met in Hiroshima, Japan from May 19 to May 21. The G7 includes the United States, Canada, France, Germany, […]
International News

Imperialism and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan and Libya

May 29, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at a webinar in honor of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor […]
Nakba 75 Rally at Times Square by NewYork for Palestine Coalition
International News

New York for Palestine Coalition Protest Marks 75th Year of the “Nakba”

May 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Terri Kay NewYork for Palestine Coalition along with many other organizations rallied and marched on Sunday, May 14th to mark the 75th year of the “Nakba”, the zionist Catastrophe, and 75 Years of Palestinian […]
South African Minister of the Presidency
International News

African Leaders to Visit Russia and Ukraine on Mission to End War

May 26, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine there have been several efforts to resolve the conflict diplomatically. Peace talks were held in Belarus and later Turkey just […]