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Voting for Your Pain
Mumia Abu-Jamal
An election is occurring tonight. It’s a primary, one of dozens to come. It matters not where — or, for the most part, even who. Elections are public expressions of emotion, as in ‘who do… Full Transcript
The Children of Perdition
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Montgomery v. Louisiana (which made its previous Miller v. Alabama ruling (regarding life terms for juveniles retroactive), shined a harsh light on the systems which utilized… Full Transcript
Savior’s Day Speech 2016
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear Brothers & Sisters: I greet you as taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, with the words of peace: As-Salaam Alaykum! I thank Brother Minister Farrakhan for his generosity and kindness: for his invitation that… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Courts Must Extend Parole to 550 Child Offenders Serving Life Without Parole Sentences
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
In the aftermath of Miller v. Alabama, a case that abolished automatic life without parole sentencing of children convicted of murder, the question has arisen whether its holding in Miller is retroactive to child offenders… Full Transcript
Judicial Fury
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Montgomery v. Louisiana decision, ruled that its earlier 2012 ruling in the Miller v. Alabama case, (limiting life sentences when it came to juvenile defendants) was indeed retroactive… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Need Not Create a New Law to Parole 550 Child Lifer Prisoners
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On January 25, 2016 the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, holding that Miller v. Alabama’s prohibition on mandatory life without parole for child homicide offenders is retroactive, on state collateral… Full Transcript
For the Youth Hope
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The U.S. Supreme Court issued another landmark ruling recently when it announced, in Montgomery V. Louisiana, that life imprisonment without parole was unconstitutional for juvenile prisoners, and that they should be granted new sentences or… Full Transcript
Kerry Shakaboona Marshall Reacts to Supreme Court Decision
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Kerry Shakaboona Marshall: All the juvenile or child lifers within the state of Pennsylvania, over 500 of them and thousands more across the country, is going to be elated to know that they may get… 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
The Department of Justice Can’t Give Justice to Black People
Mumia’s Message to the Movement
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Statement to supporters. Hey, on the move y’all. I know that you’ve heard about my situation, and I can’t thank y’all enough for your messages of love and support. Thanks to your love, I’m healing… Full Transcript
Lethal Substandard Medical Care Provided in the PA DOC
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (PDOC) best kept secret from the public, is its dreadful alliance with Wexford Health Corporation in providing lethal sub-standard medical care to prisoners. Since the PDOC handed its healthcare sector… Full Transcript
This is Wilbert Sanders as Jazz the Poet with a piece I call “The Killing Fields.” Instead of providing safety to communities, Police are executing Blacks and minorities. Inner cities are concrete killing fields With… Full Transcript