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Franz Fanon Translations
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There were several editions of Frantz Fanon’s books. Not surprisingly, I prefer the older and oldest editions of The Wretched of the Earth, not the new ones. The older to my ear, to my eye,… Full Transcript
Frantz Fanon, 100 Years
Mumia Abu-Jamal
We have lived and seen the passing of a century. The life of Frantz Fanon, also known as Omar in his Algerian life. This remarkable intellectual, this truly world-changing figure, this man of many personalities… Full Transcript
What A Difference Half A Dozen Makes
Mumia Abu-Jamal
What a difference a half-dozen makes. The war against Gaza has entered, now, its sixth month and no end is in sight. Over 33,000 souls–men, women, and children–are dead. Thousands of housing units have been… Full Transcript
The Wisdom of Frantz Fanon
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Wisdom of Frantz Fanon. His name was Frantz Fanon, born in Martinique, in the West Indies, 1925. At the time of his death 36 years later, his words would inspire freedom movements around the… Full Transcript
Youth In The Streets
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On a MOVE. Before you begin, let me ask the question: have you ever looked at children at play? First, you observe their total concentration with an intensity that is all-consuming. Second, you notice their… Full Transcript
At the Axis of Language and Philosophy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“At The Axis of Language and Philosophy.” Saussure examines the field of linguistics by separating two controlling facets they’re in: speech and language. Speech, he argues, is at every moment an existing institution which is… Full Transcript
The Genius of Huey P. Newton
Mumia Abu-Jamal
To those of us who were alive – and sentient, the name Huey P. Newton evokes an era of mass resistance, of Black popular protest and of the rise of revolutionary organizations across the land.… Full Transcript
Black Lives Have Never Mattered In The United States of America And Never Will
Asar Imhotep Amen
Troy Thomas, Lancaster, California. “Black Lives Have Never Mattered in the United States of America and Never Will: A Modern Day Slave’s Perspective.” Sometimes different people can independently arrive at the same conclusion. I didn’t… Full Transcript
Goddard Commencement Speech
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear fellow Goddardites, students, graduates, parents, professors, I thank you for your kind invitation to join you in voice today. I’ve been away from Goddard College perhaps longer than most of you have been alive.… Full Transcript
Mumia was participating in a conference entitled “From Partition to Solidarity” held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 at the behest of Professor Rabab Abdulhadi. Mumia Abu-Jamal: I greet you all, especially sister Rabab, who invited… Full Transcript