Death penalty

Joseph Amrine former death row inmate speaks against the execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
Domestic News

Race, Class and the Death Penalty in the United States

October 22, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Even though the United States government praises itself for representing what is claimed to be the “leading democracy” in the world, the character of the legal and criminal justice system is largely […]
Marcellus Khaliifah Williams, executed by the State of Missouri, September 24, 2024
International News

TO KHALIIFAH AND REFAAT | CHILDPOCALYPSE | OCTOBER 7TH AND THE SALT OF TRUTH

October 15, 2024 fwstaff
TO KHALIIFAH AND REFAAT Khalifah – they put you to death the day after the birth of the poet who also became their martyr – Refaat Alareer one of your last poems also wrote about […]
From left, Alfred Bourgeois, Cory Johnson, Dustin Higgs, Lisa Montgomery and Brandon Bernard
Domestic News

Stop Trump’s Racist Mass Executions!

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A vigil and demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, December  9, 2020 to oppose and condemn the scheduled executions of four African American men […]
Christopher Vialva and his mother Lisa Brown just days before his execution in Indiana
Domestic News

Racism and the Death Penalty

October 11, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Christopher Vialva, 40, was executed by the United States government on September 24, 2020 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Vialva was the first Black person put to death by the federal criminal justice […]