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Highland Park deputy police chief involved in framing of Detroit youth

June 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Debra Simmons What should happen to a police officer, a detective and a prosecuting attorney that conspired to send a 14-year-old youth to prison for a quadruple murder he did not commit? Sadly, quite […]
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Judge rules in favor of Jovan Fresco’s killers for separate trials

June 1, 2019 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff – Rockford, IL In April 2016, Ryan Mattingly and Alijon Khalil murdered Valentia Jovan Fresco while working private security at Auburn Manor in Rockford, Illinois. Fresco, who was a beloved son, […]
Pro-choice demo
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Reproductive rights are being threatened all over the U.S.

May 19, 2019 fwstaff
By Katya Derevo In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Roe v. Wade that the right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a person’s […]
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Driving the Motor City

May 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Elena Herrada There is a movement building in Michigan to restore undocumented immigrants’ right to drive. Movimiento Cosecha, a national organization, held marches on May Day, including several across Michigan. Detroit’s turnout was great, […]
Trump giving fascist-style salute
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The struggle against Donald Trump

May 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Chris Fry The president is an unabashed white supremacist. His racist policies are designed to roll back gains hard-won through incredible struggle. He travels the country spouting the vilest bigotry. His political “base” includes […]
Pam Africa
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Pam Africa visits Detroit to headline public meeting on Mumia Abu-Jamal and the unjustly convicted

April 30, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe An historic conference entitled “Freedom for the Unjustly Incarcerated” was held on April 20 in the Midtown District of Detroit where MOVE organizer Pam Africa and the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton […]
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New developments shatter defense’s claim to self-defense in Jovan Fresco case

April 22, 2019 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff – Rockford, IL An emotional court session held on April 11 explained, for the first time, a more detailed timeline of the killing of Valentia Jovan Fresco. It has been nearly […]
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Krasner ends appeal of Tucker ruling

April 18, 2019 fwstaff
The following is a press release by Mobilization4Mumia on April 17, 2019. Communist Workers League stands in solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal and hopes that this brings him one step closer to freedom. Community activists and […]
Chicago dueling protests
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“16 shots and a cover-up”

April 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On April 1, hundreds of Chicago cops demonstrated outside the downtown Chicago offices of Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx, a Black woman who was elected to her position in November 2016. […]
Two demonstrators stand against the National Action Group, a white supremacist group, at an event in February 1972.
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L. Brooks Patterson’s cancer announcement elicits zero sympathy

April 12, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg and David Sole Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s cancer announcement brings back a lot of memories, but no sympathy. Patterson made his name as the lawyer for the racist anti-busing organization, […]