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Franz Fanon Translations

Mumia Abu-Jamal

There were several editions of Frantz Fanon’s books. Not surprisingly, I prefer the older and oldest editions of The Wretched of the Earth, not the new ones. The older to my ear, to my eye,… Full Transcript

Wonder & Resistance: Troops in the Streets

Mumia Abu-Jamal

When we think of moments such as these, you know, troops in the street, armed, you know, standing around, looking at citizens with grimaces on their faces under their masks, I actually think of Kent… Full Transcript

The Killing of Anas Al-Sharif

Mumia Abu-Jamal

We have heard just hours ago, just moments ago actually, about the Killing of Anas Al-Sharif, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, who was killed in Gaza in a tent, with four colleagues. This was called,… Full Transcript

Mumia Remembers Carolina Saldaña

Mumia Abu-Jamal

We remember Carolina Saldaña, who helped spread news of our movement here in America to her brothers and sisters in Mexico.  But she also brought news to us of struggles of the poor, the oppressed,… Full Transcript

Frantz Fanon, 100 Years

Mumia Abu-Jamal

We have lived and seen the passing of a century. The life of Frantz Fanon, also known as Omar in his Algerian life. This remarkable intellectual, this truly world-changing figure, this man of many personalities… Full Transcript

Mumia’s Message For Abolitionist Law Center Fundraiser

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Dear friends, forgive me if I don’t mention everybody’s name because, guess what? I’m 71 y’all [laughs]. I can’t remember everything. But I know Martha’s there, also Marcus, old friend, all of you, Jules, right?… Full Transcript

Mumia on the Power of Music and Rickey Vincent

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Noelle Hanrahan: You know, that’s why free form radio, or radio that we get to program, is so important. Because there’s a way in which we don’t have that music at our fingertips now, like… Full Transcript

Chaos In California

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Look at what you see in California. What is unmistakable is the aura of chaos, and I speak, not here, about the demonstrators. They are, in large part, reacting to government intrusion into their lives;… Full Transcript

A Fevered Welcome to the Trump Era

Mumia Abu-Jamal

This is a moment to be remembered but not feared, because this is a moment of madness. What do I mean by that? In politics, the body politic, like in individual human beings, there are times… Full Transcript

Trump Master of Chaos

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Trump is a master of chaos, and that’s because he knows how to touch that nerve in the American psyche that makes people crazy. So it’s fear, it’s resentment, it’s all of these kinds of… Full Transcript

The Road to Madness

Mumia Abu-Jamal

I think once people have a second thought, they’ll realize the gravity and the scope of their mass stupidity. And I hate to put it that way, but sometimes it is what it is, you… Full Transcript

Ball of Confusion: The Oncoming Depression

Mumia Abu-Jamal

When we think about the economy, most of us are in a ball of confusion. A “Ball of Confusion” isn’t just a great song back during the days of R & B, Rhythm and Blues.… Full Transcript

Honoring Our Revolutionaries: Mumia on Fanon

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Noelle Hanrahan: Four questions for Mumia. In Fanon, how to dialectize the relation between subjectivity and objectivity. Mumia Abu-Jamal: Hmm, well, when I think about Fanon, he speaks of subjectivity from the context of colonial… Full Transcript

Noelle Hanrahan, Esq. Statement for Mexico City Event

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Greetings Mexican friends, and those around the world. This is Noel Hanrahan. I’m a lawyer. I visit Mumia Abu-Jamal. I work on his medical cases, and I see him three to four times a month… Full Transcript

Mumia Speaks to Columbia Student Organizers for Palestine

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mick:  This is Mick, from the Columbia Encampment. It’s an honor to have you on here. Your message was so powerful. We played it at the encampment. I guess I’m just wondering if you have… Full Transcript

Mumia Greets Noted Panther Artist Emory Douglas

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Hey brother, I remember you with sheer joy because every time I saw you there was a smile on your face, you were chewing bubble gum like it was going out of style, and you… Full Transcript