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Donovan Lewis killed by Columbus police on Aug. 30, 2022
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Columbus Police Execute Donovan Lewis

September 9, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the midwestern city of Columbus, Ohio, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis was shot to death while lying in his bed during the early morning hours of August 30. Police claimed they were serving […]
Jayland Walker and his family members
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Arrests Continue in Akron Targeting Demonstrators

August 6, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been over a month since the police execution of Jayland Walker, 25, in Akron, Ohio on June 27. After public outrage over the death of Walker, who was shot 46 […]
Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man
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Akron Declares State of Emergency After Police Execution of Jayland Walker

July 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Protests have continued in Akron, Ohio after the June 27 police killing of Jayland Walker, 25, who had 90 bullets fired at him by officers, 60 of those rounds struck the victim. […]
Detroit Will Breathe in the streets in Shelby Township on Oct. 25, 2020
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Felony Charges Dropped Against Shelby 5

June 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Detroit Will Breathe co-founder Tristan Taylor pleaded no contest before the Macomb County Court to misdemeanor resisting and obstructing, which will be erased from his record after a 6 month non-reporting […]
Grand Rapids demonstration demanding the indictment and termination of cop who killed Patrick Lyoya
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Grand Rapids Cop Released on Bail After Indictment for Killing Patrick Lyoya

June 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Patrick Lyoya, 26, an African immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was shot in the back of the head by patrolman Christopher Schurr on April 4. This act of police […]
Patrick Lyoya placard on DRC national flag
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Execution in Grand Rapids Illustrates Failure to End Police Terrorism

April 24, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe This is a link to the police bodycam video of the encounter with Patrick Lyoya which led to his death:  (18) Bodycam footage from fatal Grand Rapids police shooting of Patrick Lyoya […]
Ma'Khia Bryant killed by Ohio cops
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Police Killings Continue While Biden Administration Calls for More Funding for Law Enforcement

March 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Amir Locke, a 22-year-old African American youth, was shot to death on February 2 in his bed by a Minneapolis SWAT team which entered his apartment without a warrant. Locke was not […]
Ahmaud Arbery mural with niece in Georgia
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Three Racist Vigilantes Found Guilty of Murder in Georgia

November 29, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Ahmaud Arbery was murdered by white men in 2020 sparking national outrage. Unlike Wisconsin, where another vigilante was acquitted, these men were found guilty on multiple counts. Brunswick, Georgia in the southern […]
Detroit demonstration welcoming the defeat of Trump on Nov. 7, 2020 (Photo by Abayomi Azikiwe)
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African Americans and the Democratic Presidency

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There can be no doubt that the African American electorate played a decisive role in the ascendancy of the current administration led by Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
Black Autistic Lives Matter rally at Hazel Park Municipal Center, July 21, 2021
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Drop the Charges Against Armani!

July 29, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was a rally held outside the Hazel Park Municipal Center on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 to demand that the authorities in Hazel Park and Ferndale, two suburbs right across the […]