Articles by fwstaff

Detroit Women's March for reproductive equality on Sat. Oct. 2, 2021
Domestic News

Women’s Reproductive Rights March in Detroit Joins Efforts Around the United States

October 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Women and their allies gathered in downtown Detroit for a rally and march on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The manifestation was one of over 600 gatherings throughout the country held to […]
Detroit demonstration in solidarity with Haitian migrants, Sept. 24, 2021
Domestic News

Detroit Activists Rally in Support of Haitian Migrants

October 12, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There were two public actions over the weekend of September 24-26 demanding an end to the racist and brutal treatment of migrant workers and their families from Haiti. On Friday, September […]
The People’s Organization For Progress
Domestic News

THE LONG MARCH FOR JUSTICE: March To Trenton For Police Accountability, Social Justice, And Economic Progress

October 3, 2021 fwstaff
The People’s Organization For Progress has been holding weekly Justice Mondays in Newark since 2016, primarily focused on police brutality and abuse. These pictures are from some recent Justice Monday’s, including Chairman Larry Hamm speaking […]
Domestic News

MLK Day Manitowoc, Wisconsin Conducts MLK Freedom School

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The first of a series of four classes of the MLK Freedom School was held at the Manitowoc Public Library. Titled “All Labor Has Dignity! (Si Se Puede!, Union, Yes!, No […]
Detroit demonstration welcoming the defeat of Trump on Nov. 7, 2020 (Photo by Abayomi Azikiwe)
Domestic News

African Americans and the Democratic Presidency

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There can be no doubt that the African American electorate played a decisive role in the ascendancy of the current administration led by Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
Shanghai’s Nanpu Bridge
International News

U.S. Cold War with China Heats Up

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry When the Chinese giant privately-owned Evergrande property developer company failed to pay its bondholders on Sept. 23 some $83 billion that was due, financial analysts around the capitalist world called this China’s […]
ECOWAS delegation to Guinea on Sept. 17, 2021
International News

Guinea Coup Leader Rejects ECOWAS Initiatives

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional organization, visited the Guinean capital of Conakry on September 17 in a bid to have the leaders of […]
Domestic News

Emergency Week of Actions for Haitian Refugees!

September 23, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Emergency Week of Actions for Haitian Refugees! Biden: Halt Your Racist Border Patrol and Stop the Whippings and Racist Deportations NOW! When: Friday September 24 – October 2nd Who/What: Progressive organizations […]
Sudan woman demonstrator protests against lack of democracy
International News

Sudan Interim Regime Says It Has Thwarted a Military Coup

September 22, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe People in the Republic of Sudan and across the world awoke on September 21 to an announcement by Interim Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok that the security forces had prevented a coup by […]
September 18. 2021 satellite photo of the KNP wildfire in northern California
Domestic News

Unnatural Disasters: Hurricane Ida, Western Wildfires and Carnegie’s Johnstown Flood

September 22, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Part 1 described how rich capitalists like Andrew Carnegie successfully managed to deflect blame in the corrupt courts for the Johnstown flood of 1889, which they said was caused by an “act […]