African American History

George Floyd's brother addresses the UN Human RIghts Council on June 18, 2020
International News

United Nations Human Rights Council Holds Session on Racism in the United States

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe “We beseech independent African states to help us bring our problem before the United Nations, on the grounds that the United States Government is morally incapable of protecting the lives and the […]
African American photo and graphic commemorating Juneteenth
Domestic News

Commemorating Juneteenth: The Continuing Unresolved Issues from the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment

June 24, 2020 fwstaff
Note: The following is the text of a speech delivered on June 19, 2010 on the 145th anniversary of Juneteenth. This address is being republished in honor of the 155th commemoration of Juneteenth in light […]
Chicago demonstration calling for defunding the police
Domestic News

Defunding and Dismantling the Police Being Fiercely Debated in the United States

June 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the videotaped violent murder of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, there has been an upsurge in antiracist and anti-police brutality demonstrations and rebellions spanning across the United […]
Domestic News

Langston Hughes Poems on Lenin

April 22, 2020 fwstaff
By Langston Hughes Lenin Lenin walks around the world. Frontiers cannot bar him. Neither barracks nor barricades impede. Nor does barbed wire scar him. Lenin walks around the world. Black, brown, and white receive him. […]
Detroit International Women's Day participants on March 7, 2020
Domestic News

International Women’s Day Honors Legacy of Harriet Tubman

March 16, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There was a lively celebration of International Women’s Day in Detroit on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The feature film “Harriet” was shown on the life, times and monumental contributions of anti-slavery organizer, […]
Black Panther newspaper in solidarity with DPRK, China and North Vietnam
Domestic News

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
Domestic News

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. […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW Coalition fundraiser at the Repertory Theater on Feb. 6, 2020
Domestic News

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 […]
Nashville mass demonstration in April 1960 led by Diane Nash and John Lewis
Domestic News

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 […]
Detroit Tribute to Fred Hampton and Mark Clark at the AAHM on Dec. 7, 2019.
Domestic News

Tribute to Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Held at African American History Museum

January 19, 2020 fwstaff
By FW Detroit Staff These photographs were taken on Sat. Dec. 7, 2019 at a tribute to Black Panther Party Illinois Chapter leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. The event was held at the Dr. […]