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Black Panther newspaper in solidarity with DPRK, China and North Vietnam
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Five decades ago the Black Panther Party sought to build an alliance of progressive forces throughout the United States

February 29, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe 1969 had been a critical year for the Black Panther Party (BPP) with hundreds of its members indicted and incarcerated on trumped-up charges while numerous activists had been killed as a direct […]
Malcolm X with Muhammad Speaks-AP
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Renewed Examination of the Assassination of Malcolm X 55 Years Later

February 29, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe February 21, 2020 marks the 55th anniversary of the martyrdom of Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik Shabazz) who was 39 years old at the time of his untimely death in New York City. […]
Cassandra Devereaux press conf Vallejo PD 012220
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Candidate for CA State Assembly Calls for a “bottom up” revolution

February 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Cassandra Devereaux This is from a talk written for a “Political Revolution Potluck” on the Vallejo, CA Waterfront, hosted by Jason Kishineff, candidate for U.S. Congress 5th District, on Saturday, February 22. Cassandra was […]
Denby High football players with Coach deon Godfrey at 2020 Detroit MLK Day Rally
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Detroit’s Denby High football players take a knee for social justice

February 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Mike Shane Detroit’s Denby High School football team received the People’s Spirit of Detroit Award for taking a knee during the national anthem prior to a semi-final game and then standing strong in the […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW Coalition fundraiser at the Repertory Theater on Feb. 6, 2020
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Moratorium NOW! Coalition Hosts Annual “Night Out at the Theater”

February 26, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff These photographs were taken at the Annual Moratorium NOW! Coalition “Night Out at the Theater.” The event was held at the Detroit Repertory Theater located on the west side of […]
Detroit demonstration in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation in front of the Canadian Consulate on Feb. 17, 2020
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Detroit Demonstration in Solidarity with WET’SUWET’EN on U.S.-Canada Border

February 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken on Mon. Feb. 17, 2020 in downtown Detroit on Jefferson Ave. right outside the Canadian Consulate located at Renaissance Center. The demonstration was called in solidarity […]
Nashville mass demonstration in April 1960 led by Diane Nash and John Lewis
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Mass Student Movement in the United States Began Six Decades Ago

February 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On February 1, 1960, four African American students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University sat down at a racially segregated lunch counter in the F.W. Woolworth dDepartment store in downtown Greensboro […]
Randi Nord speaking at Detroit MLK Day Rally on January 20,2020
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U.S. Imperialism and the working class

February 15, 2020 fwstaff
By Randi Nord The following talk was presented to over 500 people gathered in Detroit at an annual celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Randi Nord, editor of Geopolitics Alert delivered […]
Detroit MLK Day March in the North End on Mon. Jan. 20, 2020
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Detroit’s Annual Commemoration of MLK

February 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A broad range of organizations united in Detroit on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to extend the struggle into the third decade of the 21st century. On Monday January 20, the 17th […]
Free Mumia rally at Philly DA's office
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Press Release: Jan 31 Rally to Free Mumia

February 1, 2020 fwstaff
  Above: Free Mumia rally at Philly DA’s office: Abu-Jamal’s supporters rallied outside DA Krasner’s office on Friday, January 31, even though DA Larry Krasner asked the judge to postpone the date when Krasner has […]