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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 […]
Restaurant workers demand better wages and working conditions
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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 […]
Minneapolis demonstration calling for the removal of the head of the U.S. Marshal Service, June 8, 2021
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Minneapolis Erupts Again

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations have taken place in Minneapolis since June 3 when news quickly spread throughout the city saying yet another Black man was gunned down by law-enforcement. On June 3-4 numerous businesses were […]
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Block the Boat Campaign is Underway Once Again!

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat – Longest Blockade of Israeli ZIM Ship in History In May 2021, the world witnessed the resilience, strength, and resistance of Palestinians in the face of […]
Fight for $15 McDonald's strike on May 19, 2021
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Nationwide Strike Against McDonald’s

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A demonstration was held in the city of Detroit calling for a long delayed demand to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This action was called by Fight for […]
Tulsa Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher is 107 years old
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Tulsa Commemorates Centenary of 1921 Racist Massacre

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe May 31-June 1 represents the 100th anniversary of the attack by white mobs against an entire African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This somber centenary is being marked with numerous press reports […]
Dearborn demonstration to stop US aid to Israel
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Biden Must Halt All U.S. Aid to the Occupation

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands of Palestinians and other Arab Americans led two rallies and marches in Dearborn, Michigan, located across the border with Detroit on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The actions were both in […]