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Detroit solidarity with Iran demo, Mark
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Detroiters Opposes Threats to Destroy Iran

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff An emergency demonstration on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 was held outside the McNamara Federal Bldg. in downtown Detroit in opposition to the United States and Israeli war against the Islamic Republic […]
Dr. King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, April 4, 1968
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POP Chairman Visits Site of Dr. King’s Shooting

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress People’s Organization For Progress chairman Lawrence Hamm will visit the site where Dr Martin Luther King Jr was shot and killed on the anniversary of his assassination. Hamm will be flying […]
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In Historic Ruling, PA Supreme Court Abolishes Mandatory Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

April 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Abolitionist Law Center March 26, 2026, Pittsburgh – Today, in a landmark ruling in Commonwealth v. Derek Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found mandatory life without parole for felony murder an unconstitutional punishment. The […]
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“NO KINGS DAY” IS BUILDING A MASS MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM AS UNIONS MOBILIZE NATIONWIDE FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS ON MAY DAY, 2026

April 9, 2026 fwstaff
  By Frank Hammer An estimated 8 million people turned out to protest at over 3,000 U.S. destinations on “No Kings Day” #3, on March 28th, 2026.  It’s described as the largest protest in US […]
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Interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, from Fighting Words (USA)

April 7, 2026 fwstaff
By SUPERNOVA Editor’s note: The following interview was published in the French online journal Supernova. The translation was provided by Google Translate. Supernova: The brutality of the Trump administration is a response to the crisis […]
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Detroit protesters target freeways

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Beginning in January of this year, local activists have been holding silent protests by displaying anti-trump and anti-ICE signs over Detroit freeways during the morning commute.  
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Hundreds Pack the Islamic Society of Milwaukee to Demand: ‘Free Palestinian Leader Salah Sarsour NOW!’

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By WI Bail Out the People Movement Join Us in Standing with Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest mosque! https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/salah_sarsour_justice_fund Contribute to Salah’s Justice Fund & Help Us Defend […]
Detroit No Kings III--Sisters say Fuck Trump
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Detroit “No Kings Day 3” Draws Thousands

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands gathered in Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit on Saturday, March 28, 2026 to demonstrate their outrage against the domestic and foreign policies of the administration of President Donald Trump. […]
POP’s Chairperson, Larry Hamm
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No Kings Protest in Newark, NJ

March 31, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress A No Kings III March And Rally to protest policies of the Trump administration will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12:00 noon, at the Lincoln Statue, 12 Springfield […]
Detroit Cuba MAAC rally, March 21, 2026
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Detroit Solidarity With Revolutionary Cuba

March 31, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit was the center of a solidarity rally with the socialist society of Cuba and its people on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Caribbean island-nation has […]