By Abayomi Azikiwe Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of murder in the brutal death of 47-year-old African American George Floyd. The jury impaneled in the historic case only […]
February 16, 2021 By Moratorium Now! Coalition Mayor Mike Duggan and the City Council have once again failed to support the people of Detroit by approving $200,000 to fund a counter-lawsuit against Detroit Will Breathe, […]
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff There has been a series of incidents over the last several months in the city where unscrupulous landlords engaging in sexual harassment against women are utilizing Detroit police officers […]
By Fred Vitale The movement against police murder of Black people was the most significant event in the class struggle in 2020 in the U.S. This movement was broad — taking place across the country […]
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff On Fri. Nov. 13, 2020 there was an evening rally and demonstration called by Detroit Will Breathe to reissue the demand for the removal of Detroit Police Chief James Craig. […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe As millions of people in the United States cast early ballots for the upcoming presidential and Congressional elections, tensions are escalating over the future of racial politics inside the country. On October […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of incidents involving the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit (SARS) in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has brought to the surface underlying societal contradictions which have been simmering for […]
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff There were demonstrations for two consecutive nights beginning at St. Hedwig Park located in the area near Junction and Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Incidents of police brutality were reported to […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky has legally absolved of criminal responsibility the police officers, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cogrove, involved in the shooting death of 26-year old Breonna Taylor, who was […]
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff People took to the streets of downtown Detroit again on Saturday, September 5, 2020.The youth-led action was held in opposition to police brutality, the deployment of federal agents to the […]
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