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Socio-Economic Status in Prison
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. and the title of this piece is “The Socioeconomic Status in Prison.” There are socioeconomic statuses in prison. Those economic statuses being a composite rating based on various dimensions of… Full Transcript
COVID Negligence
Brandi Lynn Oligney
Okay, hi, my name is Brandi Oligney. I’m an inmate woman here on Valley Correctional Facility. I contracted COVID from working in the kitchen and they put me in a unit. I’m on medication to… Full Transcript
Flu Shots for Prisoners
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m here at Wabash Valley. Inside the belly of the beast in Carlisle, Indiana. At the present time, we are on lock-down. Due to the upsurge in Corona virus cases… Full Transcript
Disaster After Disaster
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Disaster After Disaster.” In a matter of weeks, the novel Coronavirus known as COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 75,000 people, the highest death rate in the world now in the United States of… Full Transcript
Big Trouble in Big China
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Big trouble in big China.” The novel coronavirus has brought the world’s second biggest economy to a virtual standstill. That’s because China is the workhouse of the west where cars, computers, iPhones, clothes, and a… Full Transcript
Howard Keylor
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Happy 93rd birthday to Howard Keylor. Dear brother, sisters, comrades, and friends of ILWU Local 10, on on the MOVE. I join you all in celebrating the remarkable life and struggle of ILWU’s longest living… Full Transcript
Poor People: King’s Real Last Dream
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Poor People. King’s Real Last Dream.” When we mentioned Martin Luther King’s name today, the image arises of his “I have a dream” speech in Washington, D.C. which has been replayed by media more than… Full Transcript
The Art of Political Activism
Interview with Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Message for Black Radical Tradition Philly Conference
The War Against White Men
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several days ago, while viewing the Sunday weekly CNN show hosted by Fareed Zakaria, I saw a segment documenting the rising death tolls of white men, especially those between the ages of 45 and 54… Full Transcript
Free Alabama Movement
Blame the Takers Not the Makers (Version B)
Blame the Takers Not the Makers (Version A)
4. Ruby Dee Why A War On The Poor
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s words have been censored. Prison officials have banned his voice. And so I will read to you one of his essays. “The rich rob the poor, and the poor rob each other,” Sojourner… Full Transcript
Hey, this is Peter Kamal Mukuria, comrade Pitt, calling from Jessup Correctional Resort, naw just kidding, Institution. So I want to leave this commentary on a specific issue, a specific unprofessionalism that is very, very… Full Transcript