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Rain Down on Me
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello, this is a poem called “Rain Down on Me” in association with the commentary “A Storm is Coming.” It symbolizes the strength of rain and God’s vastness in purifying the land of evil, racism,… Full Transcript
There is a Storm a’Comin’
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a prison located in southern Indiana. I am presenting one of my personal pieces, “There… Full Transcript
Essay
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Edward Sistrunk. I’m known as Omar Askia Ali. I’ve been incarcerated since 1971, tried twice by an all-white jury for a murder robbery case that I had nothing to do with. The… Full Transcript
Trump Conspiring
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Trump Conspiring to Incarcerate Former President Barack Obama,” by Shakaboona. In the wake of Trump’s Russia scandal to influence the 2016 United States presidential elections, President Trump made a series of unsubstantiated claims and tweets… Full Transcript
Trump Russian Backed
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Donald Trump, the First Russian-Backed United States President” by Shakaboona. There is a wise saying among the African-American community that what does not come out in the wash will surely come out in the rinse.… Full Transcript
Lynne Stewart Tribute
Edward Pinkney
Lynne Stewart, you are my hero. Lynne Stewart, for many years of struggle against inequality, oppression, and injustice. You knew the blindfolded lady with the balanced scales no longer exists here in America. But Lynne… Full Transcript
Farewell Thoughts to My Friend, Lynne Stewart
Jaan Laaman
Farewell thoughts to my friend Lynne Stewart from Jaan Laaman, political prisoner. International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2017. With a sunny sky outside and, a quote, unquote, day without women’s strikes and other very positive… Full Transcript
Nothing Goes Unchanged
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone will change No one stays the same The young become the old And mysteries too unfold Cause that’s the way of time Nothing and no one goes… Full Transcript
Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer Freedom Fighter Presente!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer, Freedom Fighter, Presente! Lynne Stewart, after 78 weathers in America, has died after battling for years against breast cancer. But that was just some of her battles, and like most of… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal Interviews Lynne Stewart
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lynne Stewart: Good afternoon Mumia. What a pleasure this is.Mumia Abu-Jamal: It is a pleasure for us both I hope.LS: I think so.MAJ: You have been seems to me. Singled out by the highest levels… Full Transcript
Solo on Fire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2016, a man in Pennsylvania’s prison at Albion awoke in the grip of excruciating pain. Dennis ‘Solo’ McKeithan put in a Sick Call slip, and when a duty nurse… Full Transcript
Beauty in Cell Bars
Spoon Jackson
Beauty in cell bars. We locked ourselves up. Not because of the bars and steel that surrounds us. Not because life doesn’t bend to our every whim. But because of the projections we placed onto… Full Transcript
Go On
Spoon Jackson
My name is Spoon Jackson in that New Folsom Prison. And the title of the poem I’m reading is “Go On.” I cannot go on like this, but I will go on, on and on… Full Transcript
Acceptance
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Acceptance.” Currently where I am and who I am, I’m not accepted for anything. Being a trans woman in a man’s prison, I’m not entitled to acceptance. The reality of acceptance… Full Transcript
Jerry Sandusky: Like Father, Like Son
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Jerry Sandusky: Like Father, Like Son,” by Shakaboona. The Sandusky name is back in the news again for allegedly corrupting the morals of minors, except this time, the news is not the sins of the… Full Transcript
President Trump Will Not Reach Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
In a press meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, president Donald Trump expressed to the world he will cut a great deal with the Israelis to bring peace by getting the Israelis… Full Transcript
On Death Row Without a Sentence
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On Death Row With No Death Sentence. For several years now, well, over a decade, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections kept dozens of men on death row even though they didn’t have a pending death… Full Transcript
Al Jarreau 1940-2017
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Al Jarreau, 1940 to 2017. Al Jarreau was a musical genius. He was a jazz artist, a soul singer, and a pop sensation who thrilled audiences with his mastery of song. Born in Milwaukee, WI… Full Transcript
Not The Last Days Of The Republic
Kenneth Hartman
These are not the last days of the republic. It seems I’m having a lot of conversations with otherwise rational people that quickly slip into an irrational “these are the last days of the republic”… Full Transcript
Hello. I am calling from Indiana. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun. I am an Indiana political prisoner. Today, I’m dealing with a piece called “Victory For a Victim: A Salute to Support Mumia… Full Transcript