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Former political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney is fighting water shutoffs in Benton Harbor, Michigan
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Appeal from Rev. Pinikney in Benton Harbor

May 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Rev. Edward Pinkney Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) led the fight to solve Benton Harbor’s lead in drinking water crisis. But we are now in the middle of another water crisis that is […]
Detroit demonstration outside City Hall against water shutoffs
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Detroit Days of Action Against Water Shutoffs

January 22, 2023 fwstaff
Photos: Abayomi Azikiwe, Pan-African News Wire   By Fighting Words Staff During the 20th Annual Detroit MLK Day, a special appeal was made to progressive forces to oppose the lifting of the moratorium on water […]
Jackson volunteers distribute bottled water
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Jackson Water Crisis Continues Despite Federal Government Interventions

January 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a city of more than 150,000 people which is the capital of the State of Mississippi, residents of Jackson were facing an all too familiar water crisis over the holiday period […]
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Unjust Measures Imposed on Labor and African Americans After Midterm Elections

December 5, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United States President Joe Biden, while running for office in 2020, pledged to become the most pro-union head-of-state in the history of the government. However, many within the labor movement are incensed […]