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Vickie Camille speaks at DCPTA press conference
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Detroit Press Conference on Continuing Law-Enforcement Misconduct

July 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe St. Peter’s Episcopal Church was the scene of an extended press conference held by the Detroit Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability (DCPTA) on July 24. The DCPTA was founded in July […]
DCPTA forum contributors at WSU Law School, April 17, 2024 (Shushanna Shakur)
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Alternative to Policing Forum Held at WSU Law School

April 26, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A third in a series of seminars on the character of law enforcement in Detroit and around the United States was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Wayne State […]
Atlanta Cop City banner at City Council meeting on June 5, 2023
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Atlanta Struggle to Stop “Cop City” Continues After Council Approval

June 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There is much at stake for the ruling class and its law-enforcement surrogates in the mass campaign taking place in Dekalb County, Georgia to prevent the construction and operation of a police […]
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Alternatives to Policing Forum Held at WSU Law School

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Since the police execution of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the vigilante murder of Ahmaud Arbery during 2020, the demand for the defunding of the police and the abolition of detention […]
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Private Autopsy Reveals Activist Had Hands Up When Killed by Georgia Police

March 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There has been additional information which contradicts the state and local authorities’ statements in Atlanta, Georgia where an environmental activist was gunned down by the police. An independent autopsy requested by the […]
Detroit youth Porter Burkes killed by police
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Detroit City Council Expands “ShotSpotter” After Two More are Gunned Down by Police

October 16, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 5-4 vote on October 11, the Detroit City Council provided yet another example as to why there must be a major defunding of the police in urban areas. The political […]
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 […]
Detroit demonstration at Wayne County Treasurer against tax foreclosures
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Detroit’s Fiscal Budget: A Case Study in Corporate Domination

May 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent debate over the fiscal budget for 2022-2023 for the City of Detroit revealed the political character of the current administration and City Council. The budget was approved for $2.4 billion […]
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 […]
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Anti Police-Terror Project Applauds City Council’s Vote to Reallocate $18M From Oakland Police to Violence Prevention Programs, Mental Health Services

July 6, 2021 fwstaff
By Anti Police-Terror Project June 24, 2021, Oakland, CA Since the murder of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station [2009], the Anti Police-Terror Project has fought to redefine public safety in the City of […]