African American History

CLR James with Stokely Carmichael and Walter Rodney
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Impact of the Haitian Revolution on Resistance History – African American History Month Series #1

February 4, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe This year represents the 98th anniversary of the launching of “Negro History Week” in 1926, later named Black History Month in 1976, after the federal government issued a proclamation in recognition of […]
St. Augustine movement leaders King, Hayling and Abernathy during 1964
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Dr. King Linked the Struggles to End Racism, Poverty and War

January 13, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe January 15, 2024 marks the 95th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), a federally recognized holiday in the United States since 1986. Dr. King was the most well-known and respected […]
John Lewis in Selma on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965
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Redistricting Case in Alabama Could Further Erode Voting Rights for African Americans

September 26, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of politically motivated legal efforts by the Republican-dominated state legislature in Alabama are designed to maintain limited electoral power for African Americans. State authorities have been ordered to redraw a […]
African Americans led demonstration in support of affirmative action
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Supreme Court Slams the Door on Affirmative Action in Higher Education

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court eradicated any legal basis for the targeted admission of African Americans and other national minorities in higher educational institutions. The ruling, which is […]
Detroit 60th anniversary Walk to Freedom march where a sign on pension theft was held
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Detroit Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Walk to Freedom

July 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the local NAACP chapter in Detroit sponsored a march down Woodward Avenue to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic civil rights action. That demonstration, which […]
Paul Robeson concert tribute
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Paul Robeson Tribute Concert Held in Detroit

April 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff On Saturday, April 8, 2023, there was a concert performance by Tayo Aluko at the Carr Center in Midtown. Aluko has studied and performed music sung by the legendary Paul Leroy […]
Tennessee Democratic state reps. attacked by Republican majority
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Two African American State Representatives Expelled by Tennessee Republican Majority

April 12, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled by the Republican supermajority in Nashville on April 6. Another state house member, Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the expulsion […]
Black book banning in Florida
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Electoral Politics and African American Studies

March 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 10 “In spite of the long and untiring work in education and organization of the pioneers of Civil Rights; in spite of the painstaking effort made […]
Tom Burrell rallying farmers in Tennessee during 2002
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Land Loss and the Renewed Struggle of African American Farmers

March 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 9 In the years between 1910 and 2000, African American farmers and agricultural workers lost over 14 million acres of land. One of the major demands […]
African Americans in Fayette County Tennessee organized against segregation during the 1960s
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Civil Rights and the Transformation from Tenant to Mechanized Agriculture

February 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African American History Month Series No. 7 On Christmas night 1951 in Mims, Florida, sticks of planted dynamite exploded underneath the home of veteran organizers for the NAACP and the Progressive Voters […]