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Detroit Factory Target of “Black Workers’ Lives Matter”

August 17, 2020 fwstaff
By Unite All Workers for  Democracy, Autoworkers Caravan and Moratorium Now Flex-N-Gate Detroit, a parts supplier for Ford, was built off the backs of Black community members on Detroit’s east side.  Many lost their property […]
NFAC militia members march with arms
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Black People Arming to Confront Racist Violence

August 16, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the May 25 police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest racist violence. Cities across the United States were impacted […]
Defund the Police Coalition marches to an Oakland City Council member's home
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Oakland City Council Creates Official Task Force to Defund OPD by 50% in 2021

August 8, 2020 fwstaff
By Oakland Defund the Police Coalition Oakland, CA: The people of Oakland moved one step closer to realizing the goal of refunding resources to the community. After weeks of sustained protest and direct action, City […]
July 20 Strike for Black Lives mobilized low-wage workers across the U.S.
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Detroit: Strike for Black Lives Held on July 20

August 5, 2020 fwstaff
  By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Fight for $15, a labor organization demanding decent wages and the right to a union in the service industries, held a rally and march on Mon. July 20, 2020 […]
Detroit demonstration in defense of Black Women's lives at Hart Plaza on July 11, 2020
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Women-led Demonstrations in Defense of African American Life

July 26, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff These images were taken on Saturday, July 11, 2020 in downtown Detroit where two women-youth groups led demonstrations in support of the struggle to protect Black lives. One gathering began […]
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Demonstration Demands Justice for Death in Detention of African American Woman

July 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Hundreds of people took to the streets in a demonstration in Harper Woods, Michigan, a northeastern suburb bordering the city of Detroit, on Wed. July 15, 2020. The rally and […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition banner at daily demonstrations outside police headquarters downtown
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Detroit Holds Daily Demonstrations to Denounce Police Brutality and Racism

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Since May 29, thousands of people in Detroit and surrounding suburbs have held demonstrations in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the overall struggle against racism. Detroit officials responded to […]
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
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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.
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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 […]