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Black August
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is on Black August. Black August commemorates George Jackson and the other victims of… Full Transcript
Consuewella Africa: Presente!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Consuewella Africa: Presente!” For many, the name Consuewella Africa is like many of the Africas: about interchangeable, for unless you spent time with them, how could you know them? Consuewella, called Swella by her MOVE… Full Transcript
Power To The People
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you, the listeners,… Full Transcript
Romaine Chip Fitzgerald Returns To His Ancestors
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Romaine Chip Fitzgerald returns to his ancestors.” The name Romaine Chip Fitzgerald is perhaps not widely known except for his supporters. In his wild youth decades ago, he was a teenage member of the LA… Full Transcript
City of Bones
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“City of bones.” Can these bones live? From the book of the prophet Ezekiel 37:3. For several weeks, the city of Philadelphia has been immersed of the remnants of the MOVE bombing, May 13th, 1985.… 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
The Power of Movements
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Power of Movements.” When people join together, their power is multiplied. This simple fact has animated every popular movement in Black American history. That means the only time black folks in America have made… Full Transcript
John Singleton 1968-2019
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“John Singleton 1968-2019.” John Singleton, the well-known writer and filmmaker who directed the film Boyz n the Hood, 1991, was a master of his craft. Boyz n the Hood, nominated for an Oscar, gave a… Full Transcript
Moving Toward Justice
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Moving Toward Justice.” We are right. For the first time in years, our forces are building again, cohering again, marching again. In California, an all-star roster of activists, writers, and revolutionaries are coming together, marking… Full Transcript
Fight Power With Power
Dontie Mitchell
“Fight Power With Power.” I’ve been watching the BET series Finding Justice, and it brought up a recurrent theme in my mind about the lack of true Black power. How is it that Black people… Full Transcript
On Contact – Chris Hedges interviews Mumia
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Chris Hedges: Mumia Abu-Jamal joins us today by phone from the SCI Mahanoy State Prison in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He has published seven books in prison, including his searing and best-selling Live from Death Row, which Dick… Full Transcript
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The voice of Immortal Technique is a weapon, not of war, but of freedom, liberation, and yes, revolution. Yes, revolution. In fact, I urge you to come out and see a new film called The… Full Transcript
40 Years After the Black Panther Party
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Amazingly, it has been 40 years since the Black Panther Party was founded. Some sticklers to detail will point to the fact that it was in October, not May of 1966, that the Black Panther… Full Transcript
This is Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, imprisoned in Virginia. I wanted to express my appreciation to everyone who has been raising their voice, sending kind regards in regard to my recent diagnosis of cancer and denial… Full Transcript