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The Death of Pensions
Mumia Abu-Jamal
With the judicial seal of approval of the United Airlines plan to ditch its pensions, comes another battle in the long war of capital against labor. By this attack on those who have spent their… Full Transcript
40 Years After the Black Panther Party
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Amazingly, it has been 40 years since the Black Panther Party was founded. Some sticklers to detail will point to the fact that it was in October, not May of 1966, that the Black Panther… Full Transcript
On The MOVE: Long Live John Africa
Mumia Abu-Jamal
If history teaches us anything it’s that war changes everything, for wars by their very nature are both external and internal affairs. The Civil War, the most violent war in U.S. history, brought us the… Full Transcript
THE BARBARITY OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA (2025) (text)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Both the United Nations and Courts all over have recognized that continuous confinement inside a cell for even brief periods is torture and has proven in extensive psychological studies to cause mental illness and organic… Full Transcript
Robert Smith’s Own Word
Curved
Virginia Model Threats to Safety
Living in Chains on July 4th (2025) (text)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson How does your celebration relate to me?Confined in a concrete box—can’t hear, can’t seeMy life is solitaryHow for me is this day honorary?Or let’s go back to its origin days…As your… Full Transcript
Working With The Enemy
Old School, New School
Upstanding
True Migrants
Wake Up
We Must Not Stop
Mumia’s Message For Abolitionist Law Center Fundraiser
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear friends, forgive me if I don’t mention everybody’s name because, guess what? I’m 71 y’all [laughs]. I can’t remember everything. But I know Martha’s there, also Marcus, old friend, all of you, Jules, right?… Full Transcript
