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Upstanding
Larry Stromberg
Hi. This is Larry Stromberg, and today I’m going to be reciting my poem entitled“Upstanding.” Upstanding An honest lawyer believes in liberty.Stops at nothing to achieve the lightFrom the depths of darkness. Complete integrity is expected, Even… Full Transcript
What Is Justice?
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
“What is Justice?” As I sit in the cell, letting my hands lean, pondering in anger in what has come to be called justice. Thoughts racing a hundred miles an hour, furious that a wannabe… Full Transcript
Everything That Is Wrong With America
Kevin Cooper
This is Kevin Cooper, and I’m sending my respects and my appreciation to all of you, and to my cultural brother, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Everything that is wrong in America is represented in what is wrong… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal Interviews Lynne Stewart
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lynne Stewart: Good afternoon Mumia. What a pleasure this is.Mumia Abu-Jamal: It is a pleasure for us both I hope.LS: I think so.MAJ: You have been seems to me. Singled out by the highest levels… Full Transcript
Why? A Few Unasked Questions
Kevin Cooper
“Why? A Few Un-Asked Questions,” by Kevin Cooper. Why do we Black people have to tell anyone, especially certain white people, that Black lives matter? Why do we Black people have to tell certain Americans… Full Transcript
America’s Got A Prison Problem
Kenneth Hartman
This is Kenneth E. Hartman, Executive Director of The Other Death Penalty Project. America’s got a prison problem, a big prison problem that isn’t going to be fixed by a few timid reforms around the… Full Transcript
Color Blindness
Kevin Cooper
“Color Blindness,”by Kevin Cooper. Despite what certain people say and what many people actually believe, we do not live in a post racial society. This is especially true within America’s criminal justice system. What we… Full Transcript
Being on Death Row (Man is Bastard 1)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Imagine. Imagine living, eating, sleeping, relieving oneself, daydreaming, weeping, but mostly waiting in the room the size of your bathroom. Now imagine doing all those things, but mostly waiting for the rest of your life.… Full Transcript
13. Dr. Joycelyn Elders – Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is Dr. Joycelyn Elders. Listen to an incisive critic of our criminal justice system speaking from the depths of prison. Tune in to hear this rare and courageous voice speaking from a place we… Full Transcript
9. Sister Helen Prejean – Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
I am Sister Helen Prejean. I wrote the book Dead Man Walking. For me, Mumia is a dramatic example of how the criminal justice system can be brought to bear on someone who is African-American,… Full Transcript
My name is Christopher Hill. I have a piece that I want to read called, “Question From a Juvenile Offender.” I had a conversation with a few of my family members about juvenile lifers being… Full Transcript