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A Scream to the Heavens
By Elena Herrada Good afternoon I don’t normally express raw emotion to strangers like this, but the situation calls for a scream to the heavens. I cried myself to sleep last night, I am sure […]
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Guilty on All Charges: Chauvin, Cops and the Racist System
By Abayomi Azikiwe Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of murder in the brutal death of 47-year-old African American George Floyd. The jury impaneled in the historic case only […]
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Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Surges from Africa to the United States
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the world experiences another spike in COVID-19 infections, the African continental 55-member states regional organization has held a conference on the necessity of establishing vaccination manufacturing centers. The African Union (AU) […]
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Rally in Manitowoc, WI Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Fighting Words Staff Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered while supporting sanitation workers in Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968. MLK Day Manitowoc, an organization that organizes events on the MLK Day in rural […]
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USA: Shackling of aged inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is deplorable – UN experts
By United Nations Human Rights Commission GENEVA (20 April 2021) – UN human rights experts* expressed serious concerns about the treatment and welfare of Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American man who has been in jail for […]
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Illegal Evictions Continue Despite CDC Moratorium
By Fighting Words Staff There was another demonstration in downtown Detroit outside police headquarters on Saturday, April 10, 2021. People gathered to rally and march against illegal evictions carried out with the assistance of Detroit […]
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Wisconsin Peoples’ Power Summit
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – For more information contact: Briony Smith (732) 672-2162 brionysmith1020@gmail.com People’s Power Summit to Build Community Power! Community members from throughout Wisconsin will be gathering for a two day […]
International News
Colombia: A Glimpse into a Sad Reality
By Alice Loaiza When people ask me if it is safe to visit Colombia, I always answer that it is fine if you don’t speak Spanish and stay on the well-guarded tourist trail. But you […]
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Biden Administration Strikes Deal with Mexico and Central America
By Abayomi Azikiwe A crisis of migration into the United States from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras has resulted in negotiations by the White House with the governments of these countries aimed at preventing people from […]
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
By David Sole On March 31 President Joseph Biden unveiled a two trillion dollar plan to modernize the infrastructure of the United States.. Does the U.S. need such an updating of its infrastructure? Most professional […]