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Oakland police and May Day protesters face off. Video courtesy of KNTV. MSNBC  May 1, 2012 Protesters across the world hit the streets Tuesday on May Day to rally against austerity measures and call for higher wages and more jobs. … Continue reading →

Some of students who walked out against Southwestern HS closure in Clark Park April 25, 2012/WSWS photo By Lawrence Porter http://www.wsws.org April 27, 2012  Over 200 students at two high schools in Detroit’s southwestern neighborhood, Southwestern High and Western International, … Continue reading →

By Diane Bukowski April 29, 2012 DETROIT – A union representing Detroit Department of Human Services (D-DHS) workers filed suit April 19, demanding the restoration of millions in federal funds withheld by Michigan Department of Human Services (M-DHS) director Maura … Continue reading →

We Pay Our Taxes! Why Doesn’t GE! – – A No Struggle, No Development Production!   By Kenny Snodgrass Thousands of citizens marched at the GE Annual Shareholder Meeting in Detroit Michigan on April 25, 2012 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. Marchers … Continue reading →

Sanford and Jones families march together April 23 outside Frank Murphy Hall; beautiful signs for Davontae, Aiyana and Charles were made by a niece of Mertilla Jones  Families of two men unite to demand their release and the imprisonment of … Continue reading →

DETROIT SHALL RISE AGAIN By David Rambeau  April 24, 2012  Introduction Back in the 60s when there was much social and political ferment in our communities, many of those involved in “The Struggle ” were regularly reading writers like Frantz … Continue reading →

Stop The War On Our Youth! – – A No Struggle, No Development Production! By KennySnod * Stop The War On Our Youth! There’s No Justice In Condemning An Innocent Child to Lift In Prison or Death! Kenneth Snodgrass is … Continue reading →

Channel 7: Protesters demand justice in two high profile cases; Organizers say black men are being targeted VOD STORY ON RALLY TO FREE DAVONTAE SANFORD AND CHARLES JONES, AND JUSTICE FOR AIYANA STANLEY-JONES AND TRAYVON MARTIN APRIL 23 COMING SHORTLY. … Continue reading →

  By Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World April 2o, 2012  What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most hated and notorious killer on earth? You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did … Continue reading →