African American History

Detroit Moratorium NOW Coalition fundraiser at the Repertory Theater on Feb. 6, 2020

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

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.

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. […]

Detroit Tribute to Dr. Carter G. Woodson at the African American Museum on Thurs. Dec. 19, 2019

Detroit Tribute to Dr. Carter G. Woodson Held at African American History Museum

January 19, 2020 fwstaff

By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken on Thurs. Dec. 19, 2019 during a public symposium on the life, times, works and ideas of Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). The event was held […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. marches with other Civil Rights, Labor and Antiwar leaders in Chicago on March 25, 1967 against the Vietnam War

MLK Day 2020: Honor the Antiwar Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

January 17, 2020 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Monday, January 20, marks the 91st birthday commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). Since 1986, the federal government has recognized the third Monday in January as a national holiday where […]

Tulsa massacre of 1921 where white mobs attacked the African American community killing 300 people.

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 […]

Harriet Tubman photograph from the antebellum period in the 19th century

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 […]

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Mass Student Movement in the United States Began Six Decades Ago

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

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MLK Day 2020: Honor the Antiwar Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

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Possible Graves Identified of 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

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James Baldwin Documentary Has Relevance in the United States Today

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Jefferson exhibit generates racial controversy in Detroit

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Further reflections on women’s suffrage and African emancipation

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