Articles by fwstaff

Chicago demonstration calling for defunding the police
Domestic News

Defunding and Dismantling the Police Being Fiercely Debated in the United States

June 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the videotaped violent murder of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, there has been an upsurge in antiracist and anti-police brutality demonstrations and rebellions spanning across the United […]
Delmar demo
Domestic News

Delmar NY demo: No justice, no peace!

June 10, 2020 fwstaff
By FW Staff 250 youth marched through the hamlet of Delmar, NY shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace”. They then staged a rally in the main intersection of the town that blocked […]
Detroit cops attack anti-racist demonstrations
Domestic News

13 Killed and 9,300 Arrested as United States Attempts to Halt National Unrest

June 4, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced in a press conference on June 3 that additional charges would be brought against the Minneapolis police officers involved in the brutal execution of 46-year-old George […]
Abayomi Azikiwe
Domestic News

Trump Fueling Racial Animosity to Stay Another 4 Years in Office: US Analyst

June 2, 2020 fwstaff
 By FW Editorial Staff TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American political analyst based in Detroit said US President Donald Trump is seeking to divide the country through fueling racial animosity between African Americans and whites in […]
Henry Reeve brigade
Domestic News

Detroiters Demand: Allow Emergency Medical Aid from Cuba

June 2, 2020 fwstaff
By Jason Tschantre As quarantine-weary crowds flocked to beaches over Memorial Day weekend, scientists and health-conscious people in the United States had to face, once again, the well-founded fear that COVID-19 is far from over. […]
George Floyd killed by Minneapolis police
Domestic News

Outrage Mounts Over Racist Police and Vigilante Killings

May 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Four Minneapolis police officers have been terminated from their jobs in the aftermath of the videotaped exposure of the blatant killing of George Floyd. This act of police violence which has no […]
International News

Resisting COVID-19 in Haiti

May 28, 2020 fwstaff
By Pierre Labossiere from the Haiti Action Committee On March 19, 2020, shortly after international institutions made known that millions of dollars would be available to impoverished countries with COVID-19 cases, Haitian authorities finally addressed […]
Africa Day 2020 graphic from portraying peacekeeping woman soldier
International News

Africa Liberation Day 2020: Continental Imperatives and the Global Healthcare Crisis

May 27, 2020 fwstaff
May 25 represents the 57th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), later renamed the African Union (AU) in 2002. By Abayomi Azikiwe This year the continental organization of 55 member-states […]
Diego Rivera Detroit Industry Murals North Wall
Domestic News

Lessons from a lowly virus

May 23, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Severe stress on an individual organism will often expose weaknesses in its physiology. But that same stress may often also bring out hidden strengths. What is true of the individual is also […]
Communist Party of Germany (KPD) headquarters, 1932
Domestic News

The dangerous theory of social fascism

May 19, 2020 fwstaff
  By David Sole Revolutions against oppressive conditions have taken place throughout recorded history. Revolutions that have challenged the economic foundations of society are rarer. And revolutions that have succeeded are rarer still. Individuals who […]