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Nationwide Strike Against McDonald’s
By Fighting Words Staff A demonstration was held in the city of Detroit calling for a long delayed demand to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This action was called by Fight for […]
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Tulsa Commemorates Centenary of 1921 Racist Massacre
By Abayomi Azikiwe May 31-June 1 represents the 100th anniversary of the attack by white mobs against an entire African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This somber centenary is being marked with numerous press reports […]
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Biden Must Halt All U.S. Aid to the Occupation
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands of Palestinians and other Arab Americans led two rallies and marches in Dearborn, Michigan, located across the border with Detroit on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The actions were both in […]
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From Detroit to Palestine Occupation is a Crime!
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands more people took to the streets for the second straight day in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb right across the southwest border with Detroit on Sun. May 16, 2021. The rally […]
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Free Palestine on Al-Nakba Day
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands took to the streets in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb just west of the border with Detroit on Saturday, May 15, 2021, to commemorate al-Nakba, the catastrophe for Palestinians and other […]
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May Day Detroit 2021 in Detroit
By Fighting Words Staff May 1 is International Workers Day around the world. In Detroit activists gathered at Grand Circus Park to hear speakers and musicians. Struggles surrounding the need for a $15 per hour […]
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Chauvin’s Appeal and the Implications for Police Reforms
By Abayomi Azikiwe With the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the brutal murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, many had hoped that this rare legal occurrence represented a turning point […]
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Joint Statement by Palestinians in North America on Nakba Day
By Palestinian Youth Movement As we mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we, the undersigned, join together to reaffirm our commitment to the Palestinian people’s struggle for justice, return, and liberation. We commemorate the […]
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Detroit Police Chief Departs
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the summer of 2020 there have been consistent calls for the resignation of Detroit police chief James Craig. Craig announced on May 10 that he was retiring from the Detroit Police […]
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Los Angeles community groups organize to fight “food deserts”
By SoCal SCLC [Editor’s Note: Detroit knows about “food deserts.” The 26th largest city in the United States with a population of over 664,000, Detroit saw its last major chain supermarket close in 2007. Kroger […]