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Cambridge Movement leader Gloria Richardson pushes away National Guard bayonet in 1964
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SNCC Veterans Gloria Richardson Dandridge and Bob Moses Made Monumental Contributions to Civil Rights

July 29, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the month of July, two heroic figures in the struggle against Jim Crow and race terror, Gloria Richardson Dandridge and Bob Moses passed away. Their lives intersected with the upsurge in […]
Black Autistic Lives Matter rally at Hazel Park Municipal Center, July 21, 2021
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Drop the Charges Against Armani!

July 29, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was a rally held outside the Hazel Park Municipal Center on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 to demand that the authorities in Hazel Park and Ferndale, two suburbs right across the […]
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Detroit Says “Hands Off Cuba”

July 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A rally was held in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution outside Detroit’s Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Monday, July 26, 2021. Scores of activists and organizers gathered and spoke on […]
Detroit Fight for $15 demonstration on July 20, 2021
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Detroit Fight for $15 Holds Demonstration

July 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Another protest action took place on Tuesday,  July 20, 2021 demanding an increase in the minimum wage in the United States to $15 per hour and union representation. This was part […]
July 4 Veterans for Peace display on Michigan war dead from Afghanistan and Iraq at Grand Circus Park
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Leaving Afghanistan: Why Not Iraq and Syria?

July 23, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Joe Biden announced several months ago that the United States would end its two decades-long occupation of the Central Asian state of Afghanistan. Since the attacks on the World Trade Center […]
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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 […]