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Mumia Health and Legal Update 8/30/21
Mumia Abu-Jamal
My family, my friends, brothers, sisters, comrades, I’ve heard that a lot of people worried about my health. I really want to reassure people that I am so much better than I have been in… Full Transcript
Abolition Is Possible
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
This is comrade Pitt, um, this commentary titled “Abolition is Possible.” So Juneteenth is upon us: the day that the news finally reached the slaves in the Deep South long as the Union had won… Full Transcript
America: Rogue Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several days ago, the European Union announced that Americans were not welcome to visit any of the 28 member countries of the EU. Why? Because of the explosive expansion of the coronavirus among American states,… Full Transcript
Holiday Peals and Nightmare Groans
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Holiday Peals and Nightmare Groans.” Bells ring, and politicians preen as the 4th of July comes around. They and their corporate media all hail the day as a celebration of universal liberty, that essential thing… Full Transcript
MOVE Women: Janet and Janine Africa Free at Last
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“MOVE Women: Janet and Janine Africa Free at Last.” For two MOVE women, Janet and Janine Africa, it had been decades since they walked the streets of Philadelphia or rode in a car. Decades? Yes.… Full Transcript
One Foot In Darkness
Spoon Jackson
Okay this is called a, “One Foot In Darkness.” Over the years I have pondered how intoxicating would have been to come across some liquid or pills that would do the deed in an instant.… Full Transcript
Trump, Mad at the World
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Trump, Mad at the World.” Donald Trump, from the first day he unleashed his venomous campaign for the U.S. presidency, has lashed out at people he considers beneath him. It began, as all now know,… Full Transcript
Dreaded Self Liberation and Self Regeneration
Yafeu Iyapo
My name is Yafeu Iyapo. Subject title: The Dreaded Self Liberation and Self Regeneration of Baba [inaudible] the first, revisited. Subtitle: Can we identify one, two, three, or more of the still living master keys,… Full Transcript
Jericho Freedom Movement
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Jericho Freedom Movements.” For several centuries, black captives in America’s slave quarters used Bible stories to support their long struggle for freedom. In the long and dark night of bondage, people turned Bible stories into… Full Transcript
Educated in Hell, The Imprisonment of Lorenzo Cat Johnson
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Educated in Hell: The Imprisonment of Lorenzo Cat Johnson.” He was barely 20 when he was in prison by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, sent to prison on a trumped-up murder charge, sentenced to life on… Full Transcript
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
Farewell Thoughts to My Friend, Lynne Stewart
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Women March Against Washington
Mumia Abu-Jamal
They covered the streets like rain; women–in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands-millions. Millions marched in almost 700 cities in the US, and in world capitals. Millions Against Trump. Millions Against Trumpism. I’d… Full Transcript
Greetings and revolutionary love and solidarity. This is Uhuru Rowe, prisoner slave number 1131545. I have been in prison for 27 years pursuant to a robbery I participated in that resulted in two murders. I… Full Transcript