anti-police brutality

National Guard troops occupied Newark, NJ in the summer of 1967 to put down a mass rebellion against racism and poverty
Domestic News

1967 Newark rebellion commemoration set for July 12th: can it happen again?

July 15, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for  Progress (POP) The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) will have a 1967 Newark Rebellion Commemoration March And Rally on the 58th anniversary of the uprising, Saturday, July 12, 2025, 12:00 noon […]
Vickie Camille speaks at DCPTA press conference
Domestic News

Detroit Press Conference on Continuing Law-Enforcement Misconduct

July 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe St. Peter’s Episcopal Church was the scene of an extended press conference held by the Detroit Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability (DCPTA) on July 24. The DCPTA was founded in July […]
DCPTA forum contributors at WSU Law School, April 17, 2024 (Shushanna Shakur)
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Alternative to Policing Forum Held at WSU Law School

April 26, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A third in a series of seminars on the character of law enforcement in Detroit and around the United States was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Wayne State […]
Paul Robeson delivers “We Charge Genocide” document to the U.N. in 1951.
International News

Tribunal on U.S. Human Rights Abuses – October 22-25, 2021

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 6, 2021 https://www.tribunal2021.com/ @TribunalJurists21 In the spirit and legacy of the Russell Courts on Vietnam (1966-67) and Latin America (1973- 76), and the Permanent People’s Tribunals which followed (1979-present), a newly […]
Asar Amen-Ra, uncle of Hakim Littleton addresses media
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Detroit: July 23 Community Press Conference Demands Justice for Hakim Littleton

August 7, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability, composed of 17 Detroit-based organizations formed after the killing of Hakim Littleton by Detroit Police, held a press briefing on the necessity of […]
Detroit demonstration against police killing of Hakim Littleton on July 10, 2020
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Protests Erupt After the Police Killing of Hakim Littleton in Detroit

July 20, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken on Fri. July 10, 2020 around Palmer Park near the 12th precinct police station where Detroit activists were being detained for demonstrating against the cop killing […]
Delmar demo
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Delmar NY demo: No justice, no peace!

June 10, 2020 fwstaff
By FW Staff 250 youth marched through the hamlet of Delmar, NY shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace”. They then staged a rally in the main intersection of the town that blocked […]
Detroit cops attack anti-racist demonstrations
Domestic News

13 Killed and 9,300 Arrested as United States Attempts to Halt National Unrest

June 4, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced in a press conference on June 3 that additional charges would be brought against the Minneapolis police officers involved in the brutal execution of 46-year-old George […]
Cassandra Devereaux press conf Vallejo PD 012220
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Candidate for CA State Assembly Calls for a “bottom up” revolution

February 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Cassandra Devereaux This is from a talk written for a “Political Revolution Potluck” on the Vallejo, CA Waterfront, hosted by Jason Kishineff, candidate for U.S. Congress 5th District, on Saturday, February 22. Cassandra was […]