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Why Did Trump’s Coup Fail?

July 23, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole The very real danger that former President Donald Trump would attempt a violent coup to stay in power following his electoral defeat has been confirmed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
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Anti Police-Terror Project Applauds City Council’s Vote to Reallocate $18M From Oakland Police to Violence Prevention Programs, Mental Health Services

July 6, 2021 fwstaff
By Anti Police-Terror Project June 24, 2021, Oakland, CA Since the murder of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station [2009], the Anti Police-Terror Project has fought to redefine public safety in the City of […]
Detroit Says Vote Yes on Proposal P press conference on June 24, 2021
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Vote “YES” on Proposal P – Detroit

July 6, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Detroit is in desperate need for a new political awakening as represented by the advent of Proposal P which would adopt a new charter to govern the city. An amicus brief […]
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Mobilization-4-Mumia Press Release

July 3, 2021 fwstaff
PRESS ALERT  July 3, 2021 Contact: Joe Piette 610-931-2615 A Philadelphia rally on Saturday, July 3rd, starting at 2pm promises to be loud, energetic, colorful.  Entitled “In the Spirit of Consuewella Africa, We Must All […]
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Wisconsin People’s Power Summit

June 29, 2021 fwstaff
By Bryan Pfeifer In a tremendous display of unity and solidarity, participants from across North America joined the People’s Power Summit June 11-12 in Maribel, Wisconsin. “This is precisely the time when artists go to […]
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Racist Thought Police Attack “Critical Race Theory”

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe An exchange between the United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and several Republican Congressmen in Washington, D.C. on June 23, illustrates the level of hysteria prevalent […]
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The General Strike of 2021

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole In what can only be described as the General Strike of 2021, millions upon millions of workers across the United States are refusing to go back to work as the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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International Block the Boat Campaign

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
BTB Shows the way to move BDS actions beyond individual consumer activism, striking blows with costly community/labor mass direct action initiatives By Terri Kay, a community organizer with Block the Boat Oakland and Block the […]
Detroit Says Block the Boat rally in Romulus on June 8, 2021
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Detroit Says “Block the Boat”

June 17, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was a demonstration on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Romulus, Michigan, located west of Detroit and near the Metropolitan Airport. The location of the protest was at an office of […]
Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile Rally & March, June 5, 2021
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Stop Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile

June 16, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A second annual rally and march to highlight the problem of racial profiling of Black and Brown motorists, cyclists and pedestrians by police was held in Detroit along the 8 Mile […]