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Trans Discrimination
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, my name is Bambi. Most of you should already know me, I’m a transgender female. Currently, I’m still being held in the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky. I have current federal pending… Full Transcript
Dancing In The Streets
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Dancing in the Streets.” An American president loses his hard-fought re-election bid and, within moments, the streets are full of people who are beyond exalted. They are singing, they are dancing, dancing in the streets.… Full Transcript
Wabash COVID Outbreak
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
Hello, my name is Christopher Trotter. I’m coming live inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlisle, Indiana. At this moment, the facility is on lock-down due to COVID-19. A upkick… Full Transcript
Children Of The Corn
Mumia Abu-Jamal
When we think of politicians, we too often see them as great, even mighty figures, seemingly larger than life.That’s because of how the media projects them -and far too often, protects them.But in times like… Full Transcript
Malcom Jenkins and Presidential Pardons
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Malcolm Jenkins Should Help Political Prisoners Get Presidential Pardons” by Kerry Shakaboona Marshall. Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion, and superb social activist for Black people in America. Great article in the New York… Full Transcript
The Fall
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It has been exceedingly difficult to write about the Trump presidency seemingly crumbling before our eyes. In part, that’s because of the sheer pace of new revelations: scandals, superseded by new scandals, the inane utterances… Full Transcript
Weapons of Deflection
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The biggest scandal of the Clinton years, at least according to the press, was the sexual scandal involving his young intern, a woman not his wife. When the scandal almost engulfed his presidency, he ordered… Full Transcript
For years I’ve studied the histories of empires, especially their rise and their fall. Europe’s most illustrious example, Rome, grew from a city to a state and finally a world empire. When their men tired… Full Transcript