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Earth’s Wretched Breaks Free
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
The Earth’s Wretched break free. Forgotten. He’ll be gotten. Of lowly birth. High and most, hated most, The Wretched of the Earth. Called the criminal element, irrelevant to the power elite. By them unprotected, but… Full Transcript
What To The Black Man is 4th of July
Bilal Muhammad
I have been completely stripped of all American rights, my liberties, due process, and every sense of justice. They have been made nonexistent by the El Paso court system for no legitimate reason other than… Full Transcript
Anatomy of America’s Wasteful Industrial Complex
Bryant Arroyo
Anatomy of America’s wasteful prison-industrial complex. America, America, land of the free. The society filled with justice and equality. This is a clear example of hypocrisy, unless they forgot to include me and millions of… Full Transcript
Black History Month
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. The title of this piece is “Black History Month 2023.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. This is Black History Month. The thing… Full Transcript
Slavery Is On The Ballot
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is in ND7568. The title of this piece is “Slavery is on the ballot.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison behind enemy lines. The Thirteenth Amendment punishment clause allows… Full Transcript
On Juneteenth
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
This is Chris Trotter, live from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility inside the belly of the beast. And, um, I feel good today. Uh, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, uh it’s the federal holiday, uh, and it marks… Full Transcript
Abolition Is Possible
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
This is comrade Pitt, um, this commentary titled “Abolition is Possible.” So Juneteenth is upon us: the day that the news finally reached the slaves in the Deep South long as the Union had won… Full Transcript
Significance Of Taking Direct Action
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey, uh, this is comrade Pitt, Peter Kamau Mukuria, calling you from Red Onion State Prison. Um, so this piece right here, this commentary is regarding the, uh, uh, the IWW/IWOC, um, and, uh, it’s… Full Transcript
COVID 19 and Reconstruction
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Karim Charles Diggs. I’m calling from SCI Phoenix, Pennsylvania, and the title of my subject is “COVID-19 and Reconstruction.” A cure for all our diseases, including COVID-19, [inaudible] may very well be… Full Transcript
American Victims
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Kareem Charles Diggs. I met a woman one day while sitting in the visiting room. She asked me why was the prison so large? And why there was nothing but concrete wires,… Full Transcript
My Ghetto Thesis On The N-Word
Joadanus Olivas
Joadanus Olivas, “My Ghetto Thesis On The Word Nigga.” There’s much controversy over the word “nigga.” As a black youth myself, I’m more than familiar with this word. Those from black conscious groups argue that… Full Transcript
Thanksgiving Must Die
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Thanksgiving Must Die.” Every year, for what seems like an eternity, the bane of my existence appeared like a banshee in the night: Thanksgiving. Haunting me, taunting me, like some sort of curse upon my… Full Transcript
Toni Morrison, Master Writer — 1931-2019
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Toni Morrison, Master Writer, 1931-2019.” Her name, Toni Morrison, evokes something close to veneration for readers. Her book most rooted in the savagery of the U.S. South during slavery days gave names, faces, and voices… Full Transcript
A History of UFD
Dontie Mitchell
“A History of UFD.” When I first founded UFD on July 29, 2008, it was initially meant to serve as a positive alternative to gang. I got tired of seeing young prisoners get caught up… Full Transcript
Sag
Spoon Jackson
Sag. How do I hold my temper, keeping my grace, and not become bitter, stuck in this infamous place? I remember even at seven, I dreamed of a better place, in a better race. Stuck… Full Transcript
The People’s Forum NYC Part 2
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Host: You’re at the People’s Forum in Manhattan. It’s organization-movement central, and you are the man of the hour right now. I’m going to pass you over to Dr. Robin Spencer who’s the host tonight.… Full Transcript
Radical Politics
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Radical politics.” I’m often amused when I read, hear, or see a politician criticize his opponent as radical. That’s meant to isolate his opponent somehow weird, but guess what? Radicals are as common as crabgrass… Full Transcript
The Business of Prisons
Omar Askia Ali
The name of my topic is “The Business- The Business of Prisons.” Picture a multi-billion dollar industry with corporate ties ranging from Boeing, Macy’s, Nintendo Starbuck, and Victoria’a Secret. Picture an industry [inaudible] with sizeable… Full Transcript
Domestic Violence
Charles Karim Diggs
Charles Karim Diggs. I’m a Pennsylvania prisoner at Phoenix, a new prison. And the name of my, uh, title is “Domestic Violence, Harassment, and Denial.” Domestic violence has taken front stage because the president and… Full Transcript
This is Charley Hughes, better known as Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey. I’m currently housed at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is called “Knowledge Of Self.” The word science means knowledge and… Full Transcript