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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
Remembering Martin King
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.” On the MOVE! I greet you as you rally in remembrance Martin Luther King. I join you. In the 20th century, few names, especially a black people, ring louder than… Full Transcript
America Addicted to Trauma
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m at Graterford prison in Pennsylvania. And the name of my, uh, essay is “America Addicted to Trauma, Cncompromising Violence, and Abuse.” In 1968, and before a pattern of… 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
Outside Agitators
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Baltimore City Officials Denounce Outside Agitators,” by Shakaboona. Today, we can accurately state that, regardless of place or time, the oppressor will always be the oppressor and will always stay true to form. The oppressor… Full Transcript
Kathleen Neal Cleaver
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In celebration of African Heritage Month, for profiles and excellence, we honor thousands of Black women, many known and unknown, who fought in the trenches for Black freedom not only in the Civil Rights movement,… Full Transcript
Of Presidents and Princes (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For years, radical activists and journalists, especially from the Black liberation movement, have claimed that the U.S. government was bent on reconstructing the dreaded COINTELPRO, or Counter Intelligence Program, with its blatant illegalities, its intrusions… Full Transcript
Rosa and the Rest of Us (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There was something eerily unsettling about the national outpouring of mourning for the late Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks. The flood of official faces, those of politicians, makes me uneasy. To look at the pinched… Full Transcript
Rosa and the Rest of Us (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There was something eerily unsettling about the national outpouring of mourning for the late Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks. The flood of official faces, those of politicians, makes me uneasy. To look at the pinched… Full Transcript
“Madame Cicely Tyson.” From the Negro stage to the glittering lights of film, the long career of Cicely Tyson radiated through lifetimes. On December 19th, 1924, Cicely Tyson was born in East Harlem and, despite… Full Transcript