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Gun Violence
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. The title of this piece is called “Gun violence.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. I was watching on the news, and it… Full Transcript
Sorry For The Disappointment
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. Today I wanted to do a original, authentic piece that I wrote, called “Sorry for the Disappointment and Shame.” It’s more of like a poetic, kind of… Full Transcript
Tragic Static
Steven Nicholson
Hey guys, this is Steve Nicholson, 492918 from Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, MI, and I just wanted to say that all of our prayers go out to the families of the children in Texas… Full Transcript
The Question of Violence
Sergio Hyland
What’s up everybody. It’s Uptown Serg. I want to address the question of violence. Nobody can question whether or not the great city of Philadelphia is still in the thick of a gun violence epidemic.… Full Transcript
Reducing Gun Violence
Sergio Hyland
Sup everybody. It’s Uptown Serg. I got another one for you right now. Last year, Philly’s gun violence epidemic pushed the homicide rate to new heights. Nobody seems to be safe from becoming a potential… Full Transcript
Gun Violence Against Children
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota, inmate number 21006. An innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you the listeners… 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
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
Massacre at Christchurch, NZ
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Massacre at Christchurch, NZ.” Livestream. A young Aussie killer invades a set of Muslim mosques and commits a massacre of men, women, and even children. The young man publishes a maniacal manuscript, decrying Muslim invaders… Full Transcript
Mad Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mad Nation.” Another school shooting. 17 souls gone. Teachers, students, and staff. America, which bills itself as the greatest of nations, is as helpless as a kitten. It has no solution. Today in school, students… Full Transcript
The Deadliest … So Far
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The sounds of gunfire crackle through the night air, but few seem to realize its import. Some think it’s firecrackers; some, the thump, thump of helicopter blades chopping through the air; some even think its… Full Transcript
August 8th
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Early morning. A time of rest, quiet and repose. On August 8th, 1978, only the early birds in search of worms were stirring. Also, cops assembled, heavily armed. They attacked the MOVE House in Powelton… Full Transcript
For Dylann Roof: Life
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For Dylann Roof, the next few days and weeks of his young life will prove his most memorable. That’s saying something, considering his slaughter of 9 sweet souls in a Black Charleston church. For, in… Full Transcript
On Politics
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Democracy Now!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We are “Breaking with Convention: War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. We’re broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, broadcasting outside that… Full Transcript
This Charley Hughes, also known as Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey, a prisoner at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is part one of my resolutions for the Free Kansas Movement. Number One:… Full Transcript