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Justice for Tortuguita placard
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Private Autopsy Reveals Activist Had Hands Up When Killed by Georgia Police

March 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There has been additional information which contradicts the state and local authorities’ statements in Atlanta, Georgia where an environmental activist was gunned down by the police. An independent autopsy requested by the […]
Iranian and Saudi Arabian delegates at 4 days of peace talks in Beijing
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The China-brokered Mideast peace deal and the SVB bank failure

March 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry The editorial board of the New York Times, the flagship mouthpiece of the U.S. ruling class or at least a substantial portion of it, published an editorial on March 11 titled “Who […]
1972 (c) - Detroit - 7000 turn out to protest Pres. Nixon
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“Left-Right Coalition” Politics Rooted in Defeatism

March 12, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Antiwar activists have always sought ways to get our message out to wider audiences hoping to develop a movement powerful enough to slow down or stop the imperialist war drive that is […]
French workers demonstrate against pension reforms
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1.2 Million French Workers Strike Again

March 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several months, unions and students in France have engaged in periodic general strikes and mass demonstrations in protest against a pension reform plan advanced by President Emmanuel Macron. The new scheme […]
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Bearing Witness in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal

March 9, 2023 fwstaff
By The Mumia United Nations Liaison Group Join Bearing Witness in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: SAT, MARCH 11, 2023 2-4pm ET, 1-3pm CT, 11am-1pm PT First United Methodist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia Or Watch […]
Migrant children - from cages to sweatshops
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Migrant children forced to toil for Big Business

March 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On February 25th, the New York Times published an article titled “Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.” The article describes in gruesome detail how thousands of migrant […]
Black book banning in Florida
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Electoral Politics and African American Studies

March 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 10 “In spite of the long and untiring work in education and organization of the pioneers of Civil Rights; in spite of the painstaking effort made […]
Tom Burrell rallying farmers in Tennessee during 2002
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Land Loss and the Renewed Struggle of African American Farmers

March 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 9 In the years between 1910 and 2000, African American farmers and agricultural workers lost over 14 million acres of land. One of the major demands […]
African Americans in Fayette County Tennessee organized against segregation during the 1960s
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Civil Rights and the Transformation from Tenant to Mechanized Agriculture

February 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 7 On Christmas night 1951 in Mims, Florida, sticks of planted dynamite exploded underneath the home of veteran organizers for the NAACP and the Progressive Voters […]
Detroit demonstration for housing rights on Fri. Feb. 17, 2023
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Housing Demonstration Held in Defense of Free Speech

February 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday, February 17, 2023, a coalition of housing advocacy organizations gathered on the southwest side of Detroit to denounce the failure of the City administration to guarantee access and availability […]