Articles by fwstaff

Malcolm X greeted by Atty. Milton Henry during his final trip to Detroit on Feb. 14, 1965
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Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution

March 4, 2021 fwstaff
African American History Month Series No. 4 Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition on Monday February 22, 2021. The event was held […]
Malcolm X parents were UNIA members
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Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution

March 4, 2021 fwstaff
African American History Month Series No. 4 Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition on Monday February 22, 2021. The event was held […]
Detroit Will Breathe marching through Detroit actionnetwork org
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Statement of Disgust Regarding City’s Counterclaim Against Detroit Will Breathe

March 2, 2021 fwstaff
February 16, 2021 By Moratorium Now! Coalition Mayor Mike Duggan and the City Council have once again failed to support the people of Detroit by approving $200,000 to fund a counter-lawsuit against Detroit Will Breathe, […]
Detroit demonstration against evictions in front of 10th precinct led by DWB
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STOP DETROIT SLUMLORDS AND COPS FROM EVICTING BLACK WOMEN!

February 25, 2021 fwstaff
  By Detroit Fighting Words Staff There has been a series of incidents over the last several months in the city where unscrupulous landlords engaging in sexual harassment against women are utilizing Detroit police officers […]
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg as a young man
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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Played an Integral Role in Founding African Studies

February 24, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Born in 1874 in Puerto Rico, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg entered a whirlwind of anti-colonial struggles which were inextricably linked to the abolition of African enslavement. Legalized slavery in Puerto Rico and Cuba […]
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Solidarity with the Bessemer Alabama Amazon Workers

February 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Southern Workers Assembly Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, are waging a historic struggle to win the first union at an Amazon facility in the U.S. The Southern Workers Assembly (SWA), an […]
Low wage workers march in Detroit for $15 minimum wage
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The Fracture Lines in U.S. Politics

February 19, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole It has been long and widely acknowledged that the Republican Party could not be a serious contender in national U.S. politics without building a mass base. The “party of big business”, as […]
Coronavirus Zimbabwe roll out set for Feb. 14, 2021 Moment of silence with President
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Africa Begins Large-scale Vaccinations Distribution

February 18, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Several countries within the African Union (AU), a 55-member body encompassing independent states and the Western Sahara, through its Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC), has issued statements in recent weeks […]
Daily protests are paralyzing Haiti
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Solidarity with the People of Haiti!

February 17, 2021 fwstaff
By Haiti Action <action.haiti@gmail.com> Demonstrations took place in cities and towns throughout Haiti yesterday to denounce the Jovenel Moise dictatorship and the US-UN occupation that supports it. In Port-au-Prince a march of over 100,000 people […]
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - The Red Record
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1898 to 2021: From Wilmington to Washington and the Role of Racism in Right-wing Coups

February 16, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe At the time of this writing (Feb. 1q0, 2021 – editor) the Senate impeachment trial was well underway where evidence was being presented aimed at convicting former United States President Donald J. […]