When the Germans call you Hitler. Have you ever wondered what politicians really think of each other? Think of the last time you saw two politicians, say Bush and Russia’s Putin, grinning like Cheshire cats… Full Transcript
My name is Mumia Abu Jamal. I’m a journalist, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an African American. I live in the fastest growing public housing tract in America. In 1981, I was a… Full Transcript
[Singing] “You remind me of my jeep, I wanna wax you baby. You remind me of my bank account, I wanna spend you babe.” That’s from “You Remind Me of Something,” by R. Kelly. The… Full Transcript
Mr. Augustus Baxter is a member of the school board of Philadelphia, which has, at this point in time, a majority of students who are Black. That exact percentage is close to 70%. My question… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s words have been censored. Prison officials have banned his voice. And so I will read to you one of his essays. “The rich rob the poor, and the poor rob each other,” Sojourner… Full Transcript
Imagine a trial where the defense lawyer sleeps during the proceedings. Unfortunately, one doesn’t have to imagine, for a number of people now know about quite a few cases where lawyers have slept in court… Full Transcript
The writ of habeas corpus is the most precious gift that exists in this criminal justice system. The writ of habeas corpus is our individual key to that freedom. And the politicians have so whittled… Full Transcript
I’m Assata Shakur. The first time I heard a tape of one of Mumia’s radio broadcasts, it was the first time I fully understood why the United States government was so intent on putting him… Full Transcript
I am one of those revolutionary poets. Hmm. Wield similes as shields, conceal steel in mixed metaphors. I am so fly. The consummate that will consonant whore, I love the pounds and praise when I… Full Transcript
Speaker 1 No I’m just talking about, like, what happened tonight. Speaker 2 I turned the corner. Here’s the police standing with a big ol’ stick. And he had it drawn back as though like,… Full Transcript
Read by Micheal Franti The notion of manhood, is an elastic one that changes and develops over time. At a very young age, black males learn from their interaction with others, that something is amiss.… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal: Jerry is a spokesman for the Wheels of Soul, a motorcycle club in West Philadelphia. Give me some background historical look at the forces that created the Wheels of Soul. Jerry: The club… Full Transcript
Speaker 1Amnesty International just released a report that was pretty grim about children suffering for their parents political belief in countries around the world. And I liked it your feeling on international year of the… Full Transcript
Recent published reports have lamented the fact that Afro-American youth are remarkably resistant and virtually unresponsive to traditional big-name public relations and big-time sports figures when they utilize the major media to attempt to communicate… Full Transcript
What he said was so clear, so true that I had to stop everything and concentrate on his message. You need Masters in biology, zoologyTo overtake Illuminati tricknologyTransform, reciprocate your mental stateNow make a date,… Full Transcript
Good evening from National Public Radio in Washington. I’m Linda Wertheimer. And I’m Bob Edwards with All Things Considered. Edwards: Both President Carter and Ronald Reagan will campaign in Virginia today. Mumia Abu-Jamal reports on… Full Transcript
This is the poem that NPR didn’t want you to hear. It’s called, “Another Nameless Prostitute Says The Man Is Innocent,” for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camden, New Jersey April 1997. ‘The board-blinded windows knew… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal: Where you from? Where you from? Speaker 2: I’m from Germany. Mumia Abu-Jamal: What part of Germany? Speaker 2: Uh, southern part of Germany, near the Black Forest. Near “Old” Stuttgart, southern. Mumia… Full Transcript
A woman working to feed the homeless gets involved in a confrontation with transit cops down in a major metropolitan subway. She’s accosted, manhandled, thrown to the ground, and held under restraint. Another woman has… Full Transcript
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