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 […]
By Fighting Words staff The following letter was sent to the Democratic Party leadership in the House of Representatives urging that an article of impeachment be drawn up against President Trump for hate crimes against […]
By Cassandra Devereaux My name is Cassandra Devereaux and I would like to announce my candidacy for the office of California State Assembly for District 14 under the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. I am […]
By Detroit FW Staff On Thursday afternoon Nov. 14, 2019, The Detroit People’sTask Force (DPTF) held a roundtable discussion on the problems related to the criminal justice system and the prison industrial complex. The meeting […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe On October 17, 25,000 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members walked off the job demanding better salaries and working conditions among other issues. The strike also was joined by members of the Service […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: This article was written on February 21, 2017 Review: I Am Not Your Negro Filmmaker: Raoul Peck Narration: Samuel L. Jackson In the aftermath of World War II the African […]
By FW Detroit staff These photographs were taken on Thurs. Oct. 24, 2019 surrounding the 6th Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio hearing on a landmark civil rights case involving whether the […]
By Terri Kay On the second anniversary of Charlottesville, as part of a national call for Days of Action to Smash White Supremacy and Impeach Trump for Hate Crimes, a rally was held on Saturday, […]
By Detroit FW staff On Sat. Aug. 10, 2019 at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit, a demonstration was held to commemorate the second anniversary of Charlottesville, where anti-racist activist Heather Heyer was killed by a […]
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, […]
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