Articles by fwstaff

Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition-MECAWI Weekly Organizing Meeting solidarity action with Bolivia,Mon. Nov. 11 2019
International News

Solidarity from Detroit to Bolivian President Evo Morales and the Movement Towards Socialism

November 16, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff After the Moratorium NOW! Coalition and Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) weekly organizing meeting on Nov. 11, 2019, the participants expressed their support for President Evo Morales […]
Chile demonstrations involve over one million people
International News

Chile Demonstrations Continue Despite Declaration of a State of Emergency

November 16, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A general strike and mass rebellion has erupted in Chile where the administration of President Sebastian Pinera has failed to quell the widespread discontent among the workers and youth. The president announced […]
Haiti demonstrations led by artists on October 13, 2019
International News

Demonstrations Escalate in Haiti Demanding the Resignation of Washington-backed Regime

November 4, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A new round of popular unrest in Haiti on October 27 has left two people dead and many others injured. On October 25 and 27, the embassies of France and Canada were […]
James Baldwin
Domestic News

James Baldwin Documentary Has Relevance in the United States Today

November 4, 2019 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: This article was written on February 21, 2017 Review: I Am Not Your Negro Filmmaker: Raoul Peck Narration: Samuel L. Jackson In the aftermath of World War II the African […]
Detroit delegation headed by Helen Moore to Cincinnati for the literacy case appeal on Oct. 24, 2019
Domestic News

Moratorium NOW! Coalition Joins Delegation to Federal Appeals Court for Constitutional Right to Literacy Case

November 4, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit staff These photographs were taken on Thurs. Oct. 24, 2019 surrounding the 6th Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio hearing on a landmark civil rights case involving whether the […]
International News

Ecuadoran General Strike Wins Concession on Fuel Subsidies

November 3, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After days of mass demonstrations and work stoppages, the Ecuadorian people have illustrated their revolutionary tradition in the ongoing battle against the imposition of austerity. Beginning on October 3, people responded angrily […]
Justice for DuJuan Armstrong
Domestic News

Prisoners strike at Santa Rita jail

November 2, 2019 fwstaff
By Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee – Oakland (Press release) Prisoners inside Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA are staging a one day hunger strike and work stoppage to protest widespread institutional neglect and abuse, including […]
Community protest the murder of Ronell Foster by
Domestic News

Whom do police serve, and what do they protect?

October 25, 2019 fwstaff
By Cassandra Devereaux A 2014 Washington Post piece has been making the rounds on the internet of late. It bears a title you might hear in a bad Hollywood film from a bloviating villain: “I’m […]
Supporters of Literacy Lawsuit v State of Michigan 10-24-2019
Domestic News

Detroit students demand right to literacy in education

October 23, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff On October 24, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on a remarkable court case. The case, Gary B, et. al. v. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan […]
CTU on strike
Domestic News

Chicago teachers strike to improve education system

October 22, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is leading the way in the fight for a decent quality education in major cities. In addition to demands for a fair wage increase beyond the 3.2% […]