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Black August
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is on Black August. Black August commemorates George Jackson and the other victims of… Full Transcript
Should The U.S. Adopt A New Flag?
Jason Goudlock
“Should The U.S. Adopt A New Flag,” by Ohio political prisoner Jason Goudlock. After Adolf Hitler’s murderous military force was defeated in 1945, the infamous red, white, and black swastika-bearing German flag was abolished along… Full Transcript
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela 1936-2018
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Winnie Mandela, 1936-2018.” She was born in 1936 and named Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela. But the world would come to know this South African beauty is Winnie Mandela, the wife of African National Congress leader… Full Transcript
The Plight of Political Prisoners in America
Delbert Africa
“The Plight of Political Prisoners in America” by Delbert Africa. On A Move! This is Delbert Africa from Dallas Prison speaking about the plight of political prisoners here in America – especially in light of… Full Transcript
What to a Prisoner is the Fourth of July, Read by Bernadette Devlin Mcalisky
Mumia Abu-Jamal
My name is Bernadette Devlin Mcalisky. Mumia Abu-Jamal’s deep and resonant voice has been silenced and censored. I will read to you one of his illuminating commentaries written on the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s visit… Full Transcript
Madiba Nelson Mandela
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On December 5, 2003, former political prisoner and former South African President Nelson Mandela—affectionately referred to as “Madiba” (Father) by the South African people—has made his transition to the other side to be with our… Full Transcript
A Greeting From Jaan Laaman to the Boston Community Church
Jaan Laaman
Hello, Boston. Let me send warm greetings and a revolutionary salute to all of you, activists, interested people, former political prisoners, comrades and friends, gathered here in Boston in Copley Square this evening. It’s been a… Full Transcript
Apollonia Jordan & Mumia
Of Terrorist List and Listers
Mumia Abu-Jamal
With the news that Nelson Mandela, former South African president, was, until some scant days ago, on a U.S. government terrorist watch list, comes knowledge of how false and political such a process is. For,… Full Transcript
Hello, earthlings. This is Dymitri again. Just one quick question for you. So, what do Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Apostle Paul all have in common? Answer: They were all prisoners who… Full Transcript