What to a Prisoner is the Fourth of July
Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Solitary: Arthur’s World
Mumia Abu-Jamal
His name is Arthur Johnson, and he has lived in his cell, in the ‘hole’, for 37 years. You heard me right: 37 years! He was first cast into the Pa. Dept. of Corrections version… Full Transcript
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Wilbert Sanders
This is Wilbert Sanders as Jazz the Poet with “Guilty Until Proven Innocent.” As a means in protecting the innocent From criminals with bad intent, Torture chambers, in prisons, are built To confine and punish… Full Transcript
The Invisible Man
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The Hardest Time
Centuries of Struggle Big House Prison Blues
Mumia Abu-Jamal
‘Plus ça change …’ say the French; or ‘The more things change, of course, the more they stay the same.’ That thought, with all its despair and wisdom, resonates with particular power when we look… Full Transcript
The Representative or the Represented?
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Recently, a Black congresswoman from Florida revealed that white legislators from the state’s redistricting body changed her district to include the states overcrowded but under represented prisons, thereby insuring her defeat when the next election… Full Transcript
From Katrina to Ferguson
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been 10 years since the watery carnage of Katrina, and 1 year since the fiery rage lit the night skies of Ferguson Missouri, and between the two harrowing events lay the state of Black… Full Transcript
The Dark Side of American Exceptionalism
Kenneth Hartman
This country likes to pride itself on its exceptionalism; on how America is the shining city on the hill, on how this is man’s last best hope. This sentiment swells our hearts with pride and,… Full Transcript
Execution in Oklahoma
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He tossed, he turned, he moaned, he burned. Clayton Lockett, on the death gurney of Oklahoma’s DOC, spoke words, struggled and reportedly kicked his legs for 43 minutes after a toxic cocktail was administered to… Full Transcript
