justice4djbroadus &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:justice4djbroadus News and Views from the People's Struggle Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:20:28 +0000 https://i.snap.as/RZCOEKyz.png justice4djbroadus &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:justice4djbroadus Florida killer charged with evidence tampering, victim’s family demands murder charges to get #Justice4DJBroadus https://fightbacknews.org/florida-killer-charged-evidence-tampering-victim-s-family-demands-murder-charges-get-justi?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Florida protest demands justice for DJ Broadus.") Fight Back News is circulating the following statement from the family of DJ Broadus !--more-- “The family is pleased that Gardner Kent Fraser was arrested for tampering with evidence in connection to DJ’s murder even though this arrest didn’t include all the possible charges we were seeking. If Florida’s state legislators continue to uphold Stand Your Ground laws, dangerous killers, like Gardner Kent Fraser, will hide behind them, and families and victims, like ours, will never receive complete justice. In light of this arrest, today (May 15, 2019) will mark 465 days since DJ was brutally executed at Southern State Nursery in Macclenny, and the beginning of a long journey to justice. The family - still resilient in our cause - is indebted to the many advocacy and community organizations, family friends and our brave Baker County allies for all their help in keeping the#Justice4DJBroadus fight alive.” Broadus was found murdered with three bullet wounds to his head on property that belongs to the Fraser family, a very powerful family in the MacClenny, Florida, a few miles west of Jacksonville. Gardner Fraser, along with one other undisclosed person, were the only people on the property at the time of the murder and made the 911 call. Gardner Fraser, who was well known in MacClenny for his violent behavior, was terminated from North East Florida Hospital for breaking a patient’s jaw. Gardner Fraser is the son of a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Deputy, who was fired for shooting an unarmed Black man, and then hired by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, where he eventually retired. Gardner Fraser is also the grandson of Edwin Fraser, who the MacClenny hospital is named after. Edwin Fraser served in the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives for several years between 1937 and 1963. Last April, the Broadus family, along with community organizations like the Jacksonville Community Action Committee and African American residents of Baker County marched in the streets of Baker County demanding justice and murder charges against Gardner Fraser. As of now, he has only been charged with tampering with evidence. The arrest report showed that Gardner Fraser and Dominic Broadus had known each other previously. The case last year was removed by then-Florida Governor Rick Scott, away from State Attorney Bill Cervone in Baker County, and placed in the hands of Jacksonville State Attorney Melissa Nelson, who now has the power to file murder charges against GardnerFraser. Be sure to follow the campaign on Facebook at “Justice4DjBroadus” for more updates on the next steps in the fight for justice. #JacksonvilleFL #PeoplesStruggles #PoliceBrutality #DJBroadus div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Florida protest demands justice for DJ Broadus.

Fight Back News is circulating the following statement from the family of DJ Broadus

“The family is pleased that Gardner Kent Fraser was arrested for tampering with evidence in connection to DJ’s murder even though this arrest didn’t include all the possible charges we were seeking. If Florida’s state legislators continue to uphold Stand Your Ground laws, dangerous killers, like Gardner Kent Fraser, will hide behind them, and families and victims, like ours, will never receive complete justice.

In light of this arrest, today (May 15, 2019) will mark 465 days since DJ was brutally executed at Southern State Nursery in Macclenny, and the beginning of a long journey to justice. The family – still resilient in our cause – is indebted to the many advocacy and community organizations, family friends and our brave Baker County allies for all their help in keeping the#Justice4DJBroadus fight alive.”

Broadus was found murdered with three bullet wounds to his head on property that belongs to the Fraser family, a very powerful family in the MacClenny, Florida, a few miles west of Jacksonville. Gardner Fraser, along with one other undisclosed person, were the only people on the property at the time of the murder and made the 911 call. Gardner Fraser, who was well known in MacClenny for his violent behavior, was terminated from North East Florida Hospital for breaking a patient’s jaw. Gardner Fraser is the son of a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Deputy, who was fired for shooting an unarmed Black man, and then hired by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, where he eventually retired. Gardner Fraser is also the grandson of Edwin Fraser, who the MacClenny hospital is named after. Edwin Fraser served in the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives for several years between 1937 and 1963.

Last April, the Broadus family, along with community organizations like the Jacksonville Community Action Committee and African American residents of Baker County marched in the streets of Baker County demanding justice and murder charges against Gardner Fraser. As of now, he has only been charged with tampering with evidence. The arrest report showed that Gardner Fraser and Dominic Broadus had known each other previously. The case last year was removed by then-Florida Governor Rick Scott, away from State Attorney Bill Cervone in Baker County, and placed in the hands of Jacksonville State Attorney Melissa Nelson, who now has the power to file murder charges against GardnerFraser.

Be sure to follow the campaign on Facebook at “Justice4DjBroadus” for more updates on the next steps in the fight for justice.

#JacksonvilleFL #PeoplesStruggles #PoliceBrutality #DJBroadus

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/florida-killer-charged-evidence-tampering-victim-s-family-demands-murder-charges-get-justi Tue, 21 May 2019 15:38:34 +0000 Top Fight Back! articles of 2018: Deepening the struggle in the era of Trump https://fightbacknews.org/top-fight-back-articles-2018-deepening-struggle-era-trump?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[St. Paul, MN - There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2018. With so much going on, it can be easy to forget some of the things our movements have accomplished. That makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger. !--more-- Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important in this review. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five of the most popular articles from each month. There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here -- you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 retrospectives). If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which ones in the comments! First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! wrote about who passed away in 2018 and say in their honor: ¡presente! Community rallies for Black man executed in rural Florida county #Justice4DJBroadus On the passing of Winnie Nomazamo Madikizela-Mandela Honor the memory of freedom fighter Tyrone Rashad Williams Thousands march in Crown Heights after police killing of Saheed Vassell Ora Schub: In memoriam Jacksonville rallies for Black transwomen, demands police accountability (Cathalina Christina James, Celine Walker and Antash’a English) BCA community meeting on Thurman Blevins killing Chicago protest planned to demand justice for Harith Augustus Jacksonville rallies for mentally ill man killed by JSO cop (Harold Kraai) Commentary: Say Her Name, Justice for Nia Wilson Supporters and family of Isaiah Tucker demand police accountability and justice for man killed by Oshkosh cops Family protests killing of Erick Aguirre by Rialto police department Justice for Tenia Williams! Stop the attacks on Black trans women! Protest in MN against jail death of Hardel Sherrell Family and community protests at East LA Sheriff’s station demanding “Justice for Anthony Vargas” Salt Lake rallies for Cody Belgard, shot in the back and killed by SLCPD Deadly November: Cops kill 3 Native American men in MN (Travis Jordan, J Scott Alan Widmark, Vernon May) And here are the exclusive interviews that Fight Back! published in 2018: Video: Interview with Cuban teachers union leader Niurka González Orberá Video: Basque Country union leader speaks on Basque independence, the European Union, and education struggles Interview with Alderman Carlos Ramirez Rosa and community leader Frank Chapman Video: Interview with Oaxaca, Mexico teachers union leaders Interview with Aaron Leonard, author of new book detailing FBI repression of 1970s revolutionary movements Arab community resists in Chicago suburb: Interview with Bassem Kawar, of the Campaign to TAKE ON HATE Interview: 50 years of Young Lords with founder Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez Fight Back! interview with Jose Maria Sison on struggle against U.S.-backed Duterte regime Interview with Charlotte Kates, of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Nicaragua six months after soft coup attempt: An interview with a Sandinista Interview with former Black Panther Thomas “Blood” McCreary and Frank Chapman Interview with MLPD Chairwoman Gabi Fechtner on fighting the right in Germany Now, here are some of the top Fight Back! articles for each month of 2018. January Socialist Cuba hits record lows in infant mortality rate Jacobin dead-wrong on Zimbabwe & international solidarity Imperialist clouds gather over Latin America Major year of struggle for Milwaukee’s Young People's Resistance Committee Los Angeles Salvadorians, supporters demand Temporary Protective Status and residency February Black Liberation and socialism celebrated in Chicago March on Super Bowl challenges police brutality and racism Photo essay: Twin Cities march on the Super Bowl Angry Chicano community protests LAPD killing of Christian Escobedo New York stands with Ahed Tamimi March UNF SDS wins major demands, creation of a African American/Diaspora major 50-year commemoration of the Chicano East L.A. walkouts World Federation of Teachers Unions (FISE) concludes successful Congress in Mexico Working Women’s Congress of WFTU held in Panama A class analysis of the U.S. opioid epidemic April Labor, civil rights supporters march in Memphis on anniversary of MLK assassination Thousands march in Crown Heights after police killing of Saheed Vassell 50,000 Arizona educators strike, march on capitol May Day 2018: Fight the billionaires and their bigot politicians Puerto Rican teachers pepper sprayed protesting school closings May Marx at 200: A renewed interest in the critique of capitalism Arizona educators end historic strike: An analysis of Ducey’s deceitful deal FSU SDS wins victory. Panel votes to remove racist Eppes statue, building names from campus Fourth annual May Day in Boyle Heights demands, ‘Jail killer cops’ Chicago community rebels against rigged hearing on police accountability June Hundreds march against Philippine President Duterte in NYC Nicaragua battles the U.S. intervention playbook Protest in Milwaukee against the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. A victory for peace and unity of the Korean people Stop child detentions, legalization for all July Capitalism’s impact on mental health Sandinista supporters keep Nicaragua free of ‘soft coup’ Two-tier concession at UPS sparks outrage Commentary: The right-wing assault, post Janus Ahed Tamimi Released, Now Free All Palestinian Political Prisoners August Jacksonville community rejects mayor’s police state budget UPS, Teamster Tentative Agreement means technology-based firings for part-timers Janus, anti-worker court rulings can’t stop a fighting labor movement Chicago delegation sees Palestinian resistance first hand Full house at 48th Chicano Moratorium commemoration in LA September Which side are you on? Jacobin and the revolution in the Philippines CSFR NYC announces campaign against the NYPD Strategic Response Group A message from Rasmea Odeh Look back with anger: The 2010 FBI raids on anti-war and international solidarity activists Frank Chapman recaps developments in trial of cop who killed Laquan McDonald October 1000 march in Chicago following guilty verdict in Van Dyke trial UPS contract defeated Trauma and the Black community: A dive into national oppression, violence and trauma in Jacksonville, Florida Students for a Democratic Society grows with 13th national convention FRSO leader condemns Trump’s plan for executive order against birthright citizenship November Black solidarity with the struggle of Central American immigrants and refugees Trump handed setback in midterm elections Teamsters Local 705 outmaneuvers Hoffa, wins improvements International rally against US/NATO military bases held in Dublin Court sides with L.A. cop who murdered Jesse Romero December Tucson protests troops on border at Davis-Monthan Air Force base Chicago People's Thanksgiving rejects Rahm, demands a people's agenda Minnesota Anti-War Committee celebrates 20 years of fighting U.S. imperialism Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members overwhelmingly ratify UNO/Acero tentative agreement Capitalism, not the Grinch, stole Christmas from Wall Street #UnitedStates #Remembrances #FightBackNews #YearInReview div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> St. Paul, MN – There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2018. With so much going on, it can be easy to forget some of the things our movements have accomplished. That makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger.

Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important in this review. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five of the most popular articles from each month.

There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here — you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 retrospectives).

If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which ones in the comments!

First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! wrote about who passed away in 2018 and say in their honor: ¡presente!

And here are the exclusive interviews that Fight Back! published in 2018:

Now, here are some of the top Fight Back! articles for each month of 2018.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

#UnitedStates #Remembrances #FightBackNews #YearInReview

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