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A Podcast From Prison
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“A Podcast From Prison.” A young man named Sekou from north Philadelphia broadcasts weekly from prison. He shares with his growing group of listeners his thoughts, his hopes, and his concerns. What concerns him? What… Full Transcript
My Life is Worth Just as Much as Yours
Dontie Mitchell
I’m usually an optimist, so I see the glass half full. But at times, I just don’t know. I wonder if I’m suffering the sins of my father and mother or their fathers and mothers.… Full Transcript
Mr. Kaepernick, You Are My Hero
Afeni Shakur 1947-2016
Mumia Abu-Jamal
She was born Alice Faye Williams in the dusty little town of Lumberton, North Carolina – January 10, 1947. A dimpled little Black girl, who grew into a petite young revolutionary known as Afeni Shakur,… Full Transcript
War vs Poor (Version B)
War vs Poor (Version A)
Let’s Talk About Prisons
Dortell Williams
Hello, this is Dortell Williams with a prisoner’s perspective called; “Let’s Talk About Prisons.” Prisons are dark, drab, abandoned stations of miserable and taxing punishment. Prisons are filled with society’s outcasts; mainly minorities, the poor,… Full Transcript
4. War On The Poor
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In every phase and facet of national life, there’s a war being waged on America’s poor. In social policy, poor mothers are targeted for criminal sanctions for acts, if committed by mothers of higher economic… Full Transcript
Yes, this is Izell Robinson, Minnesota, inmate number 210006, calling from the Stillwater prison here in Minnesota; an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard. I’m only asking you,… Full Transcript