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Aretha Franklin and former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
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Aretha Franklin and the Counterintelligence Program

October 2, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On August 16, 2018, Aretha Franklin, popularly known as the “Queen of Soul”, passed away at her home in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 76. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on March […]
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The Great Revolutionary Saladin Muhammad Joins the Ancestors

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By The Executive Committee, Black Workers for Justice And thank you for your patience and support today. It is with great sadness and profound loss that we announce the passing of our exemplary revolutionary warrior […]
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Wisconsin Family Farm Defenders Support Striking UAW Workers

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Family Farm Defenders We, the membership of the Family Farm Defenders, are writing to extend our solidarity to United Auto Workers Local 180 of Wisconsin and United Auto Workers Local 807 of Iowa, in […]
Family members, activists, and others hold a rally outside of city hall to demand that the administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams do more to address the crisis
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Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration”

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Several human rights organizations submitted a 31-page complaint to United Nations experts today, alleging that the United States is committing torture and violating the prohibition against racial discrimination by condemning people […]
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Moratorium NOW! Coalition Housing Activists Being Sued by Slumlord

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Moratorium NOW! Coalition HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT! A Moratorium NOW! Coalition organizer is being sued for defaming a bad landlord by reporting violations of City of Detroit ordinances to city authorities. Munoz Realty, […]
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“The Woman King”: Traditional Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade

September 24, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Film: The Woman King Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writers: Dana Stevens and Maria Bello Musical Score: Terrance Blanchard Edited By: Terilyn A. Shropshire Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and […]
Organizations around the country call for week of demonstrations against imperialist war
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Back to the Streets! Say NO to U.S. Wars

September 22, 2022 fwstaff
By United National Antiwar Coalition Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought us to the […]
Jackson volunteers distribute bottled water
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Jackson Water Crisis Reflective of National Pattern in Urban Racism

September 22, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Water systems throughout the United States are in serious disrepair and decline while corporate interests continue to dominate the political priorities of municipal and state governments. Jackson, Mississippi, the capital and the […]
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A Discussion on Inflation & Recession – Made on Wall Street: Solution – People’s Price Controls

September 18, 2022 fwstaff
The following presentation entitled “Inflation & Recession – Made on Wall Street: Solution – People’s Price Controls”, was led by Chris Fry, a member editorial staff of Fighting-Words.net online journal. The following articles are suggested […]
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For People’s Price Controls

September 16, 2022 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On September 13, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure for inflation, showed that prices year-to-year rose 8.3 percent in August. As a New […]