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Leland House Tenants Union rally at Detroit's Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on March 10, 2026
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Leland House residents fight back

March 24, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The Leland House Tenants Union continues to fight back against the unjust lockout from their residences. On March 10, Leland House Tenants Union members and their supporters marched from the Leland […]
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The Grapes of Wrath are Filling

February 7, 2026 fwstaff
  By Adam Barrett Since we are upon the one-year anniversary [of the freezing death of two young children – ed.], and since we now finally have a new mayor in Detroit who claims to […]
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Detroit Tenants Union protests corporate shutdown off Leland House and eviction of residents

December 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Boop So I want to start by thanking the Detroit Tenants Union for putting on this demonstration and for advocating on behalf of the residents of the Leland Building, as well as the residents […]
Abayomi Azikiwe, Tahira Kemet and Yvonne Jones outside MFCU
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Help Save Yolanda Chambers’ Home

July 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Moratorium NOW! Coalition Helps Widow Fighting to Save Her Home. Yolanda Chamber’s Civil Rights Violated by Michigan First Credit Union (MFCU) DEMAND MICHIGAN FIRST CREDIT UNION RETURN YOLANDA CHAMBERS’ HOME! Yolanda […]
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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, […]
MI Rent is Too Damn High demonstartion in Lansing, MI on Sept. 5
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Rent Too Damn High Coalition holds statewide demonstration in Lansing

September 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A statewide demonstration took place on Sept. 5, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan demanding solutions to the housing crisis. Organized by the MI Rent Is Too High Coalition, the demonstration drew more […]
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Jobs and the District Detroit Tax Capture Ripoff

April 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Mike Shane The Detroit City Council recently approved $748 million in tax breaks for two billionaires for a $1.5 billion development project in District Detroit, an area that includes a portion of downtown Detroit. […]
Detroit housing organizers stand outside eviction court, April 11, 2023
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Detroit Housing Activists Picket Eviction Court

April 14, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Just one week after a home defense for Taura Brown, on April 11, a coalition of housing organizations picketed outside the 36th District Court in downtown Detroit. The court serves as […]
Detroit activists block entry by the Bailiffs
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Detroit Activists Battle Bailiffs in Defense of the Tiny Home of Taura Brown

April 6, 2023 fwstaff
    By Abayomi Azikiwe WXYZ news report on the home defense can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FIbRWO-ms Taura Brown, a dialysis patient fighting eviction from the Tiny Homes on the west side of […]
Detroit demonstration for housing rights on Fri. Feb. 17, 2023
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Housing Demonstration Held in Defense of Free Speech

February 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday, February 17, 2023, a coalition of housing advocacy organizations gathered on the southwest side of Detroit to denounce the failure of the City administration to guarantee access and availability […]