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Khalid Raheem Makes His Transition

Mumia Abu-Jamal

The name Khalid Raheem may not ring many bells, but to those who knew him, his life was one of lifelong struggle for the Black nation as a revolutionary, as a Muslim convert, and as… Full Transcript

Finding Fanon at Robin’s Bookstore in Philly

Mumia Abu-Jamal

I’m reminded of being a young guy, a teenager, and I was fascinated with books, but I couldn’t afford many of them because they were so expensive. So I would go into Robin’s bookstore in… Full Transcript

Kamau Sadiki

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Hi y’all. We’re supposed to be here to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Kamau Sadiki, a Black political prisoner, a former member of the Black Panther Party, in New York and in other parts of… Full Transcript

Mumia Abu-Jamal & Kalonji Changa

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Kalonji Changa:  Peace and Black power, family. Welcome to Black Power Media. I am your host, Kalonji Changa. We’re coming to you live and direct with a broadcast featuring one of the voices of the… Full Transcript

Imam Jamil: Return to the Source

Mumia Abu-Jamal

His name rings with the clang of an icon, perhaps because he was. Known as Imam Jamil al Amin, he lived at least two lives as an icon, his pre-conversion life as a Black nationalist,… Full Transcript

Muhammad Ahmad and Black Freedom Struggle

Mumia Abu-Jamal

His name is Muhammad Ahmad, and if this name doesn’t ring a bell, well, don’t be surprised, for it indicates how media has supported the Civil Rights Movement while ignoring and downplaying the Black Liberation… Full Transcript

Sekou Odinga: Soldier for Black Freedom Transitions

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Sekou Odinga, soldier for Black freedom, transitions. His name was Sekou Odinga, a lifelong soldier for Black liberation. When there arose of Black freedom movement. He never hesitated to join in and add his life’s… Full Transcript

Standing With Palestine – Part 1

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Marc Lamont Hill:  Peace, everybody. You are listening to The Classroom and The Cell Podcast. This is your brother, Marc Lamont Hill, and joining me, of course, is Mumia Abu-Jamal:  Mumia Abu-Jamal Africa. How you… Full Transcript

Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Free

Mumia Abu-Jamal

“Maroon Free.” Black nationalist revolutionary leader Russell “Maroon” Shoatz. After 49 years in prison and now suffering from stage four cancer, Russell “Maroon” Shoatz is now resting with his family, trying to salvage his ebbing… Full Transcript

Panther Solidarity Movement

Peter “Pitt” Mukuria

This is Comrade Pitt, the Minister of Labor for the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, so this is an essay by a fellow comrade Kevin Rashid Johnson titled “Join the PSM, the Panther Solidarity Movement.”… Full Transcript

Violence and Hypocrisy: As American as Apple Pie

Dontie Mitchell

Violence and hypocrisy: as American as apple pie. I was watching the house of managers giving their closing arguments during the impeachment trial. I couldn’t help but sit and wonder about how corrupt our political… Full Transcript

December in Chicago

Mumia Abu-Jamal

“December in Chicago.” It was an early morning in December, 1969. When a joint FBI-Chicago Police crew raided an apartment building ostensibly for weapons charges. In fact, they came to kill Fred Hampton, Chairman of… Full Transcript

Toni Morrison, Master Writer — 1931-2019

Mumia Abu-Jamal

“Toni Morrison, Master Writer, 1931-2019.” Her name, Toni Morrison, evokes something close to veneration for readers. Her book most rooted in the savagery of the U.S. South during slavery days gave names, faces, and voices… Full Transcript