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Cracks In The Walls of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Cracks In The Walls of Empire.” Legates: as we gather today, we do so amid the fire and smoke of chaos both figuratively and literally. In France, the city of light, Paris, is surrounded by… Full Transcript
About Me
Dontie Mitchell
Ujamaa. Ujamaa. Hi, everyone. This is Dontie S. Mitchell, better known as Mfalme Sikivu, reporting to you from Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York. Last week, I talked to you a bit about… Full Transcript
Why White Supremacy Means White Male Supremacy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Why white supremacy means white male supremacy.” When Donald Trump lamented at the loss of one of his employees’ career, a bomb of females protest erupted, for he not surprisingly ignored the suffering of his… Full Transcript
War Against the Poor and Workers
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“War against the poor and workers.” It is an era of imperial freefall, and in support, the government is openly attacking Latino immigrants from Guatemala and Honduras, lobbing tear gas canisters at moms and babies.… Full Transcript
President Chaos
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“President Chaos.” This country is a complex place. This world is a complex world. To govern such a place, indeed such an empire, takes wisdom, insight, and knowledge from the finest minds. And even then,… Full Transcript
Linking Movements
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Linking Movements and Daring to Be Free” by Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall. What does the Black Lives Matter, immigration movement, J20 protesters, Poor People’s Campaign, and Occupy movement have in common? Their commonality is that the… Full Transcript
The Business of Prisons
Omar Askia Ali
The name of my topic is “The Business- The Business of Prisons.” Picture a multi-billion dollar industry with corporate ties ranging from Boeing, Macy’s, Nintendo Starbuck, and Victoria’a Secret. Picture an industry [inaudible] with sizeable… Full Transcript
Prison Health in an Unhealthy Place
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Prison health in an unhealthy place.” It is at first blush somewhat odd to expect healthcare in a place where essentially no one really cares about you. Prisons are the slums of the state, for… Full Transcript
Message from Mexico’s Indigenous Mountains
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Message from Mexico’s indigenous mountains.” This is an old story, not only because it occurred over a decade and a half ago, around 2003, but because it involves descendants of an ancient people, the indigenous… Full Transcript
Murder Inc Excerpt: Slavery and Capitalism
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This sadistic cycle worked like a charm for the booming economies of Europe and later America. For instance, prior to the U.S. Civil War, one crop, slave-grown cotton, provided more than 50% of all American… Full Transcript
Fall of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Fall of Empire.” Imagine living in almost any country in the world except the United States. Imagine looking at news accounts, reporting on the U.S. presidency for the last two years. Imagine what millions of… Full Transcript
Using Los Ninos as a Wall
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Using Los Ninos for a wall.” The wail of babies rips like a knife through millions of hearts. Children scared, alone, torn from their mothers, weep and wail as their families try to enter Fortress… Full Transcript
Donald, King After All
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Donald, King After All.” In a formerly secret letter to the Office of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, counsel for the U.S. president argued that he, President Trump, had the inherent power to, if need be,… Full Transcript
Poor People: King’s Real Last Dream
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Poor People. King’s Real Last Dream.” When we mentioned Martin Luther King’s name today, the image arises of his “I have a dream” speech in Washington, D.C. which has been replayed by media more than… Full Transcript
Real Freedom
Omar Askia Ali
All right, my name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed at SCI Coal Township in Pennsylvania. Our subject matter today is “Real Freedom.” Before prisoners are released from prison, we should be… Full Transcript
Murder Inc Excerpts: The American Revolution
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Hello. This is Mumia Abu-Jamal, and I’m here to introduce you to Murder Incorporated, a new book on anti-imperial history written by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria. This is volume one, and from chapter six,… Full Transcript
Giving Teachers What They Want
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Giving teachers what they want.” With right-wing politicians racing to arm teachers and making schools neighborhood fortresses, one wonders whether let’s ask teachers what they want. Teachers in West Virginia will tell you what they… Full Transcript
Teachers At Arms
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Teachers at Arms.” Teaching is one of the hardest jobs in America, for they perform one of the most challenging jobs: teaching the young, and do so while being woefully underpaid. The recent Trump cartoon… Full Transcript
Yale Environmental Forum
Bryant Arroyo
“Yale Environmental Forum Speech.” First and foremost, allow me to say what an honor and a privilege it is to have been invited to address you on the topic of grave concern to us all.… Full Transcript
“Operation Shutdown.” As government offices shut their doors and government workers continue to work despite no paychecks for weeks, the U.S. government shutdown marches on. If ever there was an opportunity to show the sharp… Full Transcript