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40 Years in the Wilderness
Mumia Abu-Jamal
August 13, 2003, an essay from the new collection, Writing on the Wall. It has been 40 long years since the much heralded March on Washington, almost half a century. And what is our condition… Full Transcript
State Against People (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There is, at the heart of American society, a profound disquiet about the overwhelming powers of government, one which waxes and wanes according to the felt needs of the time. That’s partly because, while we… Full Transcript
State Against People (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There is, at the heart of American society, a profound disquiet about the overwhelming powers of government, one which waxes and wanes according to the felt needs of the time. That’s partly because, while we… Full Transcript
1967: Year of Fire, Year of Rage
Mumia Abu-Jamal
1967, in that brief recitation of time, we find history’s echo of an era of rebellion, resistance, fear, and hope. It was emblematic of what we’ve come to call “the long hot summer,” for in… Full Transcript
In a bill today, we was building on fact that, uh, you know how the knowledge how the knowledge of the original Black man should carry on to his actions instead of his words. Because… Full Transcript