The psychic echo has barely receded from the trauma unleashed at Virginia’s Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, VA., and the name, Seung-Hui Cho has been added to that of others who have distinguished themselves by their… Full Transcript
A Sierra Leonean refugee named Oury Jalloh burned to death in Cell No. 5 in the city of Dessau, Germany. The date: January 7, 2005 Police at the station have called it… Full Transcript
My name is Mumia Abu-Jamal. I’m proud to be a contributor to a station where news, talk, music, and the arts play such a positive role in social and communal development. I ask you to… Full Transcript
This is an excerpt from an introduction to an upcoming collection of Safiya’s essays, prepared by her daughter, Wanda. It goes like this: For me, reading the thoughts of Safiya Asya Bukhari is a bittersweet… Full Transcript
While blacks and whites in this country are murdered at relatively the same rate – about 47% blacks and 51% whites – 80% of those executed have been executed for murdering whites while only 7%… Full Transcript
The current penal system in America is not working. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to come to the conclusion, that it predisposes prisoners to recidivism, a relapse into a life of crime. Since man… Full Transcript
On a move! Long live John Africa! The Troops Out Now Coalition is making one of the boldest calls yet, since the war began in March, 2003. It calls for folks to go beyond protest,… Full Transcript
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