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Invisible Chess
Jason Goudlock
My name is Jason Goudlock, and I’m an African American Ohio prisoner who is the subject of the recently released feature-length documentary titled Invisible Chess: The Jason Goudlock Story. Which is a film that chronicles… Full Transcript
Smoke Over the Rainforest
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Smoke Over the Rainforest.” In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the Amazon, fire lights glow in the twilight, and smoke rolls over canopies of green that have stood for centuries. The fires are set by… Full Transcript
Decarcerate Us Pt. 3
James Ward
This is James Ward from Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio. I’m making this speech concerning my project I’m tryna develop called Decarcerate Us, but that I’m really needing help. It’s been a while since I… Full Transcript
Decarcerate Us Pt. 4
James Ward
This is James Ward from Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio. I’m making this speech concerning my project I’m tryna develop called Decarcerate Us, but that I’m really needing help. It’s been a while since I… Full Transcript
The Socialization of Anti-Social Behavior in Prison
Dontie Mitchell
“The Socialization of Anti-Social Behavior in Prison.” Yesterday, I was in the yard with two of my young [inaudible], Racks and Smokey. Both are 21 years old. We were having a conversation about them engaging… Full Transcript
Hidden Voters
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Hidden Voters.” At the last presidential election, the press and pollsters got it about as wrong as two left feet. Few people believed that Trump could triumph over the brilliant and accomplished secretary of state… Full Transcript
El Paso and Dayton Ohio, A Brief Word
Dontie Mitchell
“El Paso in Dayton, Ohio: A Brief Word.” With the recent gun violence in El Paso in Dayton, Ohio, the previously unacknowledged pervasiveness of white domestic terrorism has now been given national attention. So much… Full Transcript
Delbert is Back!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Delbert is Back!” MOVE Member Delbert Africa is back in a state prison at Dallas in Pennsylvania. Delbert, 68, was taken to a central Pennsylvania hospital where he received treatment for swelling of the lower… Full Transcript
Toni Morrison, Master Writer — 1931-2019
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Toni Morrison, Master Writer, 1931-2019.” Her name, Toni Morrison, evokes something close to veneration for readers. Her book most rooted in the savagery of the U.S. South during slavery days gave names, faces, and voices… Full Transcript
Immigration Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Immigration Nation.” Say one thing about the Trump presidency. From day one, issue one has been immigration, more specifically, the issue has been American anxiety about the rising tide of immigrants, especially Mexican or other… Full Transcript
The Money Scheme
Omar Askia Ali
It is becoming well known that prisons are big business, thanks to the internet and other informable output. Our society is more breadth for the schemes of the status quo to hoodwink the populace into… Full Transcript
Retaliation
Jason Renard Walker
Click here to find more of Jason’s work:https://muckrack.com/jason-renard-walker/portfolio Click here to donate to Jason’s legal defense fund:https://www.gofundme.com/f/civil-rights-defense-fund-for-jason-walker My name is Jason Renard Walker. I’m the minister of labor for the New Afrikan Black Panther Party… Full Transcript
In Search of Delbert Africa
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“In Search of Delbert Africa.” MOVE member Delbert Africa is missing. How can that be? Delbert Africa, of 68 years, is the oldest MOVE member of the August 8th, 1978 prisoners, and he has been… Full Transcript
New York State Prisons Reap What They Sow
Dontie Mitchell
Today, I had a conversation with the first deputy superintendent of this facility. I asked her what her thoughts were about my proposal to start a program here, that was similar to TRUE. She said… Full Transcript
When Congress Isn’t Enough
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“When Congress Isn’t Enough.” Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller came before two committees of the U.S. House of Representatives, haltingly answered critics and questioners, and left the scene in silence. Much of the media had… Full Transcript
Women of the Revolution: Janine & Janet Africa
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Women of MOVE.” Several days ago, after discussion with sister Suzanne, I began thinking about a piece on the women of MOVE. This seemed especially timely after the recent release of several MOVE sisters: Debbie,… Full Transcript
Biden His Time
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Biden His Time.” The candidacy of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. for president of the United States has caused multiple reactions across the land. Biden, who enters his 77th year of life, draws warm feelings from… Full Transcript
Mad at the World, Fearful of the Future
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mad at the World, Fearful of the Future.” As an American presidents stomps in the ground in mock anger, decrying the alleged wrongs of young women, he is chilling at windmills, fighting battles he can… Full Transcript
The Raids Cometh
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Raids Cometh.” America has always had periods of state violence, attacks against dreaded others, people who were considered alien to a false white norm. The Palmer raids of the early 20th century, named for… Full Transcript
This piece is entitled “Free Lamar Johnson Now.” My name is Keith Malik Washington, and I’m the chief spokesperson for the End Prison Slavery in Texas movement. Peace and blessing, sisters and brothers. For 24… Full Transcript