anti-racism

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 […]
ILWU Local 10 marching against police terror on May Day 2015, Oakland, California.
Domestic News

Labor Call to Down tools to Honor All Victims of Police Murder

June 13, 2020 fwstaff
By ILWU Local 10 The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Coast Longshore Division, representing locals at all 29 West Coast ports, will stop work and lay down their tools on Tuesday, June 9 at […]
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 […]
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 […]
Abayomi Azikiwe
Domestic News

Trump Fueling Racial Animosity to Stay Another 4 Years in Office: US Analyst

June 2, 2020 fwstaff
 By FW Editorial Staff TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American political analyst based in Detroit said US President Donald Trump is seeking to divide the country through fueling racial animosity between African Americans and whites in […]
Supporters of Literacy Lawsuit v State of Michigan 10-24-2019
Domestic News

Activists win historic court victory for Detroit children

May 4, 2020 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg In a historic decision in the case of Gary B. v Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for the first time in U.S. history held that an education that […]
Steven Taylor
Domestic News

San Leandro Police Execute Black Man in Walmart

April 27, 2020 fwstaff
By  Anti Police-Terror Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 Anti Police-Terror Project Contact:  aptpinfo@gmail.com San Leandro Police Execute Black Man in Walmart As white nationalists gather across the country wielding assault rifles in protest […]
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, […]
Detroit Third Wet'suwet'en solidarity action on March 2, 2020
International News

Third Week of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en at Windsor-Detroit Tunnel

March 15, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff These photographs were taken on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the third weekly demonstration in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation people waging a protracted struggle in British Columbia, Canada […]