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The Police Murder of Tyre Nichols: The Sad, Yet Foreseeable Result of a Policing System Based on the “Slave Patrols”

February 18, 2023 fwstaff
By National Conference of Black Lawyers The National Conference of Black Lawyers extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old son and father who was viciously murdered by Memphis police officers. […]
Atlanta demonstration against Cop City
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Georgia Governor Declares State of Emergency amid Protests against Atlanta Cop City

January 29, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia has enacted a state of emergency in Atlanta in the aftermath of the police killing of an activist protesting the construction of a law-enforcement training center […]
Memphis resident Tyre Nichols killed by Scorpian police unit on Jan. 7, 2023
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Memphis Cops Indicted in Beating Death of Tyre Nichols

January 29, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Five African American Memphis police officers assigned to the notorious special unit known as the Scorpions, have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes which resulted in the death of 29-year-old […]
Protesters march down 5th Avenue in New York City in Black Lives Matter demonstration on June 10, 2020
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Elections: The Empire Strikes Back

November 9, 2022 fwstaff
By Stephen Milles Whatever happens in the midterm elections, a mudslide of racist and bigoted filth is pouring down from the heights of capitalist society. Teaching Black history is under attack by labeling it Critical […]
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 […]
Donovan Lewis killed by Columbus police on Aug. 30, 2022
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Columbus Police Execute Donovan Lewis

September 9, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the midwestern city of Columbus, Ohio, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis was shot to death while lying in his bed during the early morning hours of August 30. Police claimed they were serving […]
Jayland Walker and his family members
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Arrests Continue in Akron Targeting Demonstrators

August 6, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been over a month since the police execution of Jayland Walker, 25, in Akron, Ohio on June 27. After public outrage over the death of Walker, who was shot 46 […]
Community members hold a sign commemorating the 1967 Newark Rebellion in front of a memorial plaque engraved with the names of those killed.
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Newark Activists Commemorate the 1967 Newark Rebellion

August 3, 2022 fwstaff
  By Terri Kay On July 12, 2022 the People’s Organization for Progress, along with other activists and allies, commemorated the 55th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion on Springfield Ave at a triangle plot of […]
Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man
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Akron Declares State of Emergency After Police Execution of Jayland Walker

July 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Protests have continued in Akron, Ohio after the June 27 police killing of Jayland Walker, 25, who had 90 bullets fired at him by officers, 60 of those rounds struck the victim. […]
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 […]