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Mondo Mourned
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He was born David Rice, and in his youth, he joined an offshoot of the Black Panther Party, a decision that would change his life’s trajectory. For, when he and another young man, Edward Poindexter,… Full Transcript
Last of the Angola Three: Free
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several days ago, Albert Woodfox, the last of the Angola 3, walked free. Albert Woodfox has the dubious distinction of having spent 43 years in the Hole — solitary confinement– in the infamous prison farm… Full Transcript
They Came in the Morning
Brief Thoughts on Antonin Scalia, Presidential Nominations and Republican Obstructionism
The MOVE Sisters: Freedom Now
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s a fact that the U.S. is an Ahistorical society. If we go more than 20 minutes down time’s road, most Americans will have forgotten all; in a few weeks; a month? Forget it. Americans… Full Transcript
Free Reverend Pinkney
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Reverend Edward Pinkney is the kind of preacher that Martin Luther King would have admired. Rather than build a mansion and live like a prince, Pinkney has, for years, advocated for his community, fighting for… Full Transcript
Holiday Message PDC
The PA DOC Asssassination Attempt
Madiba Nelson Mandela
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On December 5, 2003, former political prisoner and former South African President Nelson Mandela—affectionately referred to as “Madiba” (Father) by the South African people—has made his transition to the other side to be with our… Full Transcript
The United States is often called the country of prisons because we are five percent of the world’s population, but the U.S. holds 25 percent of all the prisoners in the world. Recently we have… Full Transcript