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Viola Luizzo poster at Detroit MLK Day 2026
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Viola Liuzzo Street Renaming Honors Civil Rights Martyr

April 19, 2026 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, April 11, 2026, more than 100 people gathered at the corner of Pembroke and Mansfield on the northwest side of Detroit for a ceremony to rename a portion […]
People rally and march during the “ICE Out” general strike and day of protest on Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis
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Referendum to authorize a General Strike: UAW Local 12

April 19, 2026 fwstaff
  Whereas the UAW was supported by 75% of the American Public during the 2023 Stand Up Strike and the UAW needs to keep that support for future contract fights….and…. Whereas millions of Americans have […]
Michigan Coalition Against Genocide on Iran, Lebanon and Palestine poster
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Michigan Coalition Against Genocide Continues Weekly Protests

April 19, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Since 2023, amid the United States-backed Israeli mass displacement and slaughter against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, the Michigan Coalition Against Genocide has been working to raise […]
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 […]