Police brutality

Breonna Taylor demonstration and press conference with Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott
Domestic News

Widespread Condemnation in Kentucky Grand Jury Cover-up of Breonna Taylor Police Killing

October 2, 2020 fwstaff
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 […]
Detroit 100 Days Victory March moving through downtown chanting militant slogans in opposition to racism and capitalism
Domestic News

100 Days Victory March as Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Detroit Cops

September 16, 2020 fwstaff
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 […]
Press conference on police brutality featured Darryl Jordan of EMEAC
Domestic News

40 Detroit Organizations Demand Resignation of Police Chief

September 15, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Various community based organizations are demanding change and an end to state repression. They held a press conference on September 3 on Detroit’s eastside. Several speakers drew the connection between […]
Bystander beaten and arrested by Detroit plice on Aug. 22, 2020
Domestic News

What’s Behind the August 22 Police Riot in Detroit?

September 3, 2020 fwstaff
Above: Detroit police brutalized a bystander who lives on Woodward Avenue and opened his front door to provide respite to demonstrators as they dispersed. Multiple officers seized him, held him down, punched him in the […]
Detroit police attack demonstrators on Aug. 22, 2020
Domestic News

Detroit Police brutally attack demonstrators without warning

September 2, 2020 fwstaff
The following is a guest contribution to Fighting Words from a Detroit activist. By Jessica Nadeau I am an independent photographer who has been following Detroit Will Breathe as the group holds marches and sit-ins […]
Asar Amen-Ra, uncle of Hakim Littleton addresses media
Domestic News

Detroit: July 23 Community Press Conference Demands Justice for Hakim Littleton

August 7, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability, composed of 17 Detroit-based organizations formed after the killing of Hakim Littleton by Detroit Police, held a press briefing on the necessity of […]
Domestic News

Demonstration Demands Justice for Death in Detention of African American Woman

July 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Hundreds of people took to the streets in a demonstration in Harper Woods, Michigan, a northeastern suburb bordering the city of Detroit, on Wed. July 15, 2020. The rally and […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition banner at daily demonstrations outside police headquarters downtown
Domestic News

Detroit Holds Daily Demonstrations to Denounce Police Brutality and Racism

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Since May 29, thousands of people in Detroit and surrounding suburbs have held demonstrations in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the overall struggle against racism. Detroit officials responded to […]
George Floyd's brother addresses the UN Human RIghts Council on June 18, 2020
International News

United Nations Human Rights Council Holds Session on Racism in the United States

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe “We beseech independent African states to help us bring our problem before the United Nations, on the grounds that the United States Government is morally incapable of protecting the lives and the […]
ILWU Local 10 marching against police terror on May Day 2015, Oakland, California.
Domestic News

Labor Call to Down tools to Honor All Victims of Police Murder

June 13, 2020 fwstaff
By ILWU Local 10 The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Coast Longshore Division, representing locals at all 29 West Coast ports, will stop work and lay down their tools on Tuesday, June 9 at […]