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Detroit demonstration defends State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson
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All Out – Support Michigan State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson

December 22, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff A rally to support State Representative Cynthia A. Johnson was held on the west side of Detroit on December 16 amid attacks on this African American political official. Supporters and […]
Black Lives Matter protest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin fall 2020 Photo wibailoutpeopleorg
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The Coming Crisis for Republicans and Democrats

December 17, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole The extreme measures being taken by Donald Trump and most of the Republican Party to overturn the victory of Joe Biden in the November 3 election are not simply support for the […]
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Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia

December 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race […]
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Stop Trump’s Racist Mass Executions!

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A vigil and demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, December  9, 2020 to oppose and condemn the scheduled executions of four African American men […]
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A Specter is Haunting Wall Street

December 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the founders of the theory scientific socialism, noted in their 1848 classic work, the Communist Manifesto, that “a specter is haunting Europe – the specter of Communism.” […]
Lessie Benningfield Randle, Tulsa African American woman and survivor of the 1921 massacre
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Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre

December 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During World War I (1914-1918) and the immediately following years (1919-1921), racial tensions escalated inside the United States resulting in numerous efforts by white racists to contain and in many cases remove […]
Night March participants on Nov. 13, 2020 demanding the resignation of Detroit police chief
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Night March Reiterates Chief Craig Must Resign

November 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff On Fri. Nov. 13, 2020 there was an evening rally and demonstration called by Detroit Will Breathe to reissue the demand for the removal of Detroit Police Chief James Craig. […]
Darnell Summers speaks at press conference on Nov. 13, 2020
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Press Conference Demands That Darnell Summers Remains Free

November 20, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Longtime African American revolutionary and cultural worker, Darnell Summers, is once again being threatened with prosecution in the death of a Michigan State Police Red Squad officer in Inkster, Michigan, […]
November 7 Detroit demonstration
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Trump, Biden and the Tasks of the Progressive Movements

November 19, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole For months President Donald Trump has been talking publicly about refusing to accept defeat in the November 3 election. And since his resounding loss to the Democrat Joe Biden he has refused […]
Racial Profiling billboard on 8 Mile Road
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Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile Billboard Launched

November 19, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff A press conference was held on Friday November 6, 2020 to announce the beginning of a billboard campaign protesting the long documented problems facing African Americans on the border between […]