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Kneeling for Justice
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Kneeling for Justice: Kaepernick’s Demonstration.” For former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick, his knee struck a nerve across America. Kaepernick, a talented quarterback, decided months ago to take a knee during the national anthem to… Full Transcript
Muhammad Ali 1942-2016
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It was Jan. 1942, when the baby, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was. Born to a working-class Negro family in Louisville, Kentucky. In those days, Kentucky was famous for its distinctive blue grass, its championship horses… Full Transcript
The US Government’s Conspiracy to Destroy Black Communities
Ehrlichman: War on Drugs Really War on Blacks and Hippies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For the youth of today, the name John Ehrlichman rings no bells. For people who lived through the ’60s, it is either famous or notorious. The name references a former high-ranking member of the White… Full Transcript
’68: Then and Now (Version B)
’68: Then and Now (Version A)
The World of Blackwater: Private Wars for Public Monies (Version B)
The World of Blackwater: Private Wars for Public Money (Version A)
Anti-War Speech Pittsburgh
The Urge to Surge
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Within days, the Bush regime is expected to announce its so called “new strategy” in Iraq. The most talked about plan being a surge in U.S. forces in Iraq. By “surge” is meant the significant… Full Transcript
In the late 1960s and early ‘70s, two names emerged from the Native American and Indigenous community that stood for resistance to white repression and assaults on Native life: Russell Means and Dennis Banks. They… Full Transcript