Domestic News
16th Annual San Francisco Trans March
By Terri Kay Well over 6,000 people came out for the 16th Annual San Francisco Trans March on Friday, June 28, starting with a youth and elder brunch, a resource fair, and a rally at […]
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International News
No U.S. War on Iran
By Terri Kay About 50 people rallied on Mission Street in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 25th, for an emergency rally, demanding “No U.S. War on Iran” and “End the Sanctions Now”. The speakout/rally was […]
International News
Attempted Coup in Ethiopia Illuminates the Fragility of Modern African States
By Abayomi Azikiwe Africa’s second most populous state was the scene of an attempted putsch on June 22 when the head of the military was assassinated in the capital of Addis Ababa. There were initial […]
Domestic News
Cuba Caravan visits Detroit on Juneteenth Day
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These following remarks were made by Abayomi Azikiwe at a public meeting held at the Cass Commons in Midtown Detroit on June 19 to celebrate the annual Cuba Caravan which arrived […]
Domestic News
Taking Back Pride Initiative commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion
By Fighting Words Staff An all-day celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion took place on Belle Isle in Detroit on Friday, June28. The event, attended by more than 175 people, was organized […]
Domestic News
The struggle against Donald Trump
By Chris Fry Part 1 of this article discussed the parallel crises of 1868 and 2019, when in both cases a white supremacist president created an emergency, particularly for the oppressed. Part 2 analyzes the […]
Domestic News
Detroit police march with Nazis at Motor City Pride
By Thomrade The historic legacy of the Stonewall Uprising is still felt in the needs of the queer people struggling desperately against the toxic system that oppresses them in the United States and around the […]
International News
Colombia: A special kind of U.S. puppet
By Alice Loaiza The U.S. is doing all it possibly can to sabotage the Colombian Peace Process (2016) reached between the government and the FARC-EP guerillas after more than 40 years of struggle. The Peace […]
Domestic News
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union calls for help in opposing a new A’s Coliseum
The following is a statement from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in California. The ILWU is opposing building an A’s Coliseum on top of the Oakland Howard Terminal because it threatens good paying […]
Domestic News
Highland Park deputy police chief involved in framing of Detroit youth
By Debra Simmons What should happen to a police officer, a detective and a prosecuting attorney that conspired to send a 14-year-old youth to prison for a quadruple murder he did not commit? Sadly, quite […]