Detroit

Detroit to Selma panel at WSU Law School, Sept. 14, 2024
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From Detroit to Selma and Back Again

September 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of events between September 12-14 in Detroit paid tribute to the life and legacy of those who were on the frontlines of the struggle for Civil Rights during the early […]
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 […]
From Juneteenth to Freedom Summer & Beyond
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From Juneteenth to Freedom Summer

July 11, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 18 in Detroit at the St. Matthew’s-St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, five veteran women organizers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Northern Student Movement, spoke on the significance […]
WSU Medical School Professor Ijeoma Nnodim Opara
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Detroit Wayne State U Faculty/Staff for Justice in Palestine Formed

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 4, hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and community members rallied on the campus of Wayne State University located in the Midtown District of Detroit. The purpose of the gathering was […]
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Debbie Johnson, ¡Presente!

June 17, 2024 fwstaff
UPDATE – LOCATION and TIME change: The celebration of the life of Debbie Johnson will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10am at the North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale St., Detroit, […]
Detroit People's Food Coop banner photo
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Detroit People’s Food Co-op Holds Grand Opening

May 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the long-awaited Detroit People’s Food Co-op held its grand opening. The building located at 8324 Woodward Avenue at East Euclid has been open for business since […]
May Day Detroit 2024
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Detroit May Day 2024 Focused on the Struggle for Palestinian Liberation

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words Staff Clark Park on the southwest side of Detroit was the scene of the annual May Day commemorations. There was a beginning rally, a march through the immediate neighborhood, and then […]
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 […]
Detroit MLK Day 2024 audience in sanctuary and balcony
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Detroit’s 21st Annual MLK Day Rally Focused on Labor, Community and Palestinian Struggles

January 24, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Shawn Fain, President of the UAW International, noted during his major policy address at the 21st Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally that the labor movement and the struggle for civil rights remains […]
Detroit Blue Cross-Blue Shield workers still on strike, Nov. 3, 2023
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Detroit “Strike City” Continues as Nearly 5000 Union Members Remain on the Picket Lines

November 7, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Although the automotive companies, GM, Ford and Stallantis, have signed tentative agreements with the UAW International, thousands of workers still remain on strike at Blue Cross-Blue Shield and the three Detroit […]