Police brutality

Kansas City protest against the shooting of Ralph Yarl
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Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States

April 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still “justifying” the shooting deaths of African Americans and other […]
Justice for Tortuguita placard
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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 […]
Environmental, trade union and cultural associations denounce genocide by poisoning, the harassment of activists
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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN AS AN ECO-DEFENDER

February 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright For Keziah Nuissier, Madly Etile and Mumia Abu-Jamal, Three generations of anti environmental racism warriors who never met but who by breaking silence organically interconnect their struggle For our young ancestors, Tortuguita. […]
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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 […]