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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 […]
Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile Rally & March, June 5, 2021
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Stop Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile

June 16, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A second annual rally and march to highlight the problem of racial profiling of Black and Brown motorists, cyclists and pedestrians by police was held in Detroit along the 8 Mile […]
Minneapolis demonstration calling for the removal of the head of the U.S. Marshal Service, June 8, 2021
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Minneapolis Erupts Again

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations have taken place in Minneapolis since June 3 when news quickly spread throughout the city saying yet another Black man was gunned down by law-enforcement. On June 3-4 numerous businesses were […]
Detroit May Day 2021 march with Moratorium NOW! Coalition, Detroit Will Breathe, among others
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Detroit Police Chief Departs

May 18, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the summer of 2020 there have been consistent calls for the resignation of Detroit police chief James Craig. Craig announced on May 10 that he was retiring from the Detroit Police […]