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For Tribunal for Popular Justice
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“For Tribunal for Popular Justice.” A year ago, the nation and much of the world saw an explosion of popular support for laws against police terrorism against the people sparked by the film of the… Full Transcript
Sentencing of Derek Chauvin
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner incarcerated in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The sentencing of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin is again a travesty of injustice by a brazenly racist system, that the… Full Transcript
Daunte Wright
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
So this commentary is on the murder of Daunte Wright. Um, the cycle continues. Um, it’s funny how less than 10 miles from where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the pig who murdered George Floyd,… Full Transcript
The Look
Spoon Jackson
It’s called “The Look” for the people who, uh, believe in one race, one world, one color, which is human. I tried not to speak on the murder by the Minnesota officers. The look on… Full Transcript
Re: Derek Chauvin
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
So this commentary is in regards to the Derek Chauvin murder trial of George Floyd. So my favorite movie is Friday with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. “Bye Felicia!” That’s the one. I watched this… Full Transcript
The Perils of Reform
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Perils of Reform.” For years, indeed for decades, we have seen the mirage of reform being presented by neoliberal leaders and their media tools only to awake too late to ghoulish nightmares of shattered… Full Transcript
The Other Women’s Movement
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Other Women’s Movement.” In the frenzied aftermath of the police killing asphyxiation of George Floyd, we have seen the emergence of a remarkable and sustained movement against racism and the state terror of police.… Full Transcript
World On Fire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Guess what? The world is on fire! I don’t mean environmental degradation or global warming, no, although that too is true. I refer to protests, not just all across the United States, but all around… Full Transcript
I Can’t Breathe Pt. 2
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The furious struggle for justice for the late Eric Garner took years, long hard years. But his family and friends before a bare pittance was granted in the belated decision to dismiss the cop who… Full Transcript
This is Mr. Nicholson again from Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, MI I just want to say before I start this poem, this is already getting ready to start off for the Juneteenth coming up… Full Transcript