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How Did I Sin?
Spoon Jackson
How did I sin? How did I sin? I was not born into sin. I was born out of love. How did I sin? I am not Adam. Not an apple he bit. I’ve never… Full Transcript
The Sole Purpose By Daryl Mitchell
Bilal Abdul-Salem Bey
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. This piece is by Daryl Mitchell, number 114031, at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. It is called the full purpose of 22:12 Islam as presented are Daryl Mitchell. And he says… Full Transcript
Their God
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
So this poem is titled “Their God.” Former president Trump claimed to be a Christian, and former vice president Pence claimed to be a Christian. David Duke, formal leader of KKK, claim to be a… Full Transcript
The Struggle Continues
Dontie Mitchell
I’m a man of action. So it bothers me I’m stuck in prison and thus limited in the impact I can make in this world to help myself, help my family, and to help others.… Full Transcript
Letter To A Woman
Jamil Pirant
Hi, my name is Jamil, and the title is called “A Woman.” A woman is respected on how she present herself. Not so much so on what she do or don’t have on, but her… 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
From the King
Reginald Sinclair Lewis
I am Reginald Sinclair Lewis and this piece is called “From The King.” My now deceased parents Samuel and [inaudible] Louis were decent, hardworking African-Americans during the turbulent sixties and ugly era of racial segregation.… Full Transcript
Roy: Just a Good Ole Boy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The stunning scandal surrounding Judge Roy Moore’s Senate campaign is a tale of power, not one of sex. Nothing so engages the news media like a sex scandal, for it’s a ratings bonanza! And although… Full Transcript
The Visitor
Wilbert Sanders
This is Wilbert Sanders, Jazz the Poet, with “The Visitor.” While captured in the world of hard knocks, behind steel doors with electronic locks, fences topped off with razor wire, a living hell without the… Full Transcript
Sunni Muslims
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, where I’ve been held for the last, uh, four years. “We’re All Sunni Muslims, Not Terrorists,”… Full Transcript
James Baldwin: Word Warrior
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He was born in Harlem Hospital, New York, August 2nd, 1924; oddly enough, the same year that my mother was born in the South. His name, at birth, was James Arthur Jones, to a mother… Full Transcript
Rain Down on Me
Not The Last Days Of The Republic
Weber’s Spirit and the Spirit of Revolution
Black August 2004
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It was a sweaty, steaming night in August, when a group of African captives gathered in the forests of Marne Rouge, in Le Cap, San Domingue. It was August, 1791. Among these men was a… Full Transcript
Black August 2003
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Black August has many markers throughout the long history of resistance in the Americas. There are more than we could ever recount here. But here are a few that are important and undeniable events that… Full Transcript
This is Dallas Britt, Minnesota ID 225132, incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility—Rush City, Rush City, Minnesota 55069. For the last year and a half, I’ve been working a lot on becoming a better Christian and… Full Transcript