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Methicillan-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria at 20,000 times magnification
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Bacteria and Capitalism

January 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Bacteria were first observed and reported on by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in the 1670’s. He ground his own lenses and constructed early microscopes. He called these tiny one celled organisms “animalcules.” Van […]
Tulsa massacre of 1921 where white mobs attacked the African American community killing 300 people.
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Possible Graves Identified of 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

January 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For many years the white mob attacks against the African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma during late May and early June of 1921 have been cited to illustrate the oppressive and violent […]
Detroit Climate Strike Dec 6 2019
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Detroit Climate Strike targets gas and electric utility DTE Energy

December 30, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff On Friday, Dec. 6, the Detroit Climate Strike took place as part of globally coordinated climate strikes demanding that governments address the increasingly severe climate and environmental crisis. The global climate […]
Migrant families caged in a makeshift detention center
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Groups tell Congress – Impeach Trump for hate crimes

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff The following letter was sent to the Democratic Party leadership in the House of Representatives urging that an article of impeachment be drawn up against President Trump for hate crimes against […]
Santa Rita jail
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Santa Rita jail conditions worsen after prisoners’ strike

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee – Oakland Three weeks after a weeklong work stoppage and hunger strike inside Santa Rita Jail, conditions inside the Dublin, California facility have worsened and prisoners are suffering retaliation for […]
Harriet Tubman photograph from the antebellum period in the 19th century
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Harriet Tubman Film Highlights the Leading Role of Africans in Their Own Liberation

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Film review Title: Harriet Director: Kasi Lemmons Producers: Gregory Allen Howard, Debra Martin Chase, Daniela Taplin Lundberg Screenplay: Gregory Allen Howard, Kasi Lemmons Starring: Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman along with Leslie […]
Detroit demolition by private contractors created environmental problems with debris left on sites
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Detroit Demolition Bond Proposal Defeated Amid Mass Discontent

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 19, the Detroit City Council voted down a bond proposal advanced by corporate-imposed Mayor Mike Duggan ostensibly designed to eliminate blighted residential properties in this overwhelmingly impoverished African American municipality. […]
Detroit Education Town Hall on the literacy case featured Victor Gibson DFT retirees president on Nov. 14, 2019
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Detroit Town Hall Held on the Constitutional Right to Literacy Case

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff A town hall meeting was held in the Midtown District of Detroit on Thurs. Nov. 14, 2019 to discuss the public school’s right to literacy case (Gary B., et. al. v. […]
Cassie with ICE Kills sign at SF ICE Dentention Center Close the Camps rally
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Cassandra Devereaux for California State Assembly, District 14

December 3, 2019 fwstaff
By  Cassandra Devereaux My name is Cassandra Devereaux and I would like to announce my candidacy for the office of California State Assembly for District 14 under the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. I am […]
Detroit People's Task Force meeting participants on Nov. 14, 2019 at Cass Commons
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Detroit People’s Task Force Holds Roundtable Discussion on the Prison Industrial Complex

November 22, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff On Thursday afternoon Nov. 14, 2019, The Detroit People’sTask Force (DPTF) held a roundtable discussion on the problems related to the criminal justice system and the prison industrial complex. The meeting […]