Police brutality

An entire neighborhood destroyed when police dropped a bomb on the MOVE house in Philadelphia, 1985
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Malcolm X Commemoration Committee Press Statement Condemns ‘Theft’ of Remains of MOVE Children!

May 4, 2021 fwstaff
By Zayid Muhammad, Malcolm X Commemoration Committee When Bombing A Black Family, Killing Defenseless Men Women and Children and Destroying an Entire Neighborhood is not enough!… Their names were Delisha Africa and Tree Africa. They […]
The Kill Shot (from DPD video)
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Didn’t the police have the option to arrest rather than execute Hakim Littleton?

May 4, 2021 fwstaff
By Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability On April 7, 2021, the Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the results of her investigation into the murder of Hakim Littleton. This decision serves only to raise […]
Elizabeth City African American Andrew Brown, Jr.
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Police Reforms Prove Inadequate to End Misconduct and Brutality

May 3, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As demonstrations erupt across the United States against the oppression inflicted on the African American people, the first three months of the presidency of Joe Biden and his administration has been marked […]
Black Syndicate Motorcycle Club lead the demeonstration along Washtenaw Ave on April 17, 2021 WDIV
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Protest Honoring George Floyd (9:29) held in Ann Arbor, MI

May 3, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A protest against police killings and brutality against African Americans was held in Ann Arbor, MI on April 17. More than 100 protestors from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti were joined by […]
Detroit rally at Clark Park art work, April 17, 2021
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Stop Racist Police Killings!: Rally-Speakout at Detroit’s Clark Park

May 3, 2021 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff In response to another wave of police attacks and killings of African American and Latin American people in the United States, activists are taking to the streets to denounce racist […]
No Picture
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Guilty on All Charges: Chauvin, Cops and the Racist System

April 28, 2021 fwstaff
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 […]
Detroit Will Breathe marching through Detroit actionnetwork org
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Statement of Disgust Regarding City’s Counterclaim Against Detroit Will Breathe

March 2, 2021 fwstaff
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, […]
Detroit demonstration against evictions in front of 10th precinct led by DWB
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STOP DETROIT SLUMLORDS AND COPS FROM EVICTING BLACK WOMEN!

February 25, 2021 fwstaff
  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 […]
Mass protest against police murder of George Floyd.
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Note on Police Murders and the 2020 Elections

January 28, 2021 fwstaff
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 […]
Night March participants on Nov. 13, 2020 demanding the resignation of Detroit police chief
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Night March Reiterates Chief Craig Must Resign

November 25, 2020 fwstaff
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. […]