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Lisa Strawn
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A Silent War Being Waged on African Americans
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
In the wake of the July 4th weekend, rogue police officers committed cold-blooded murder of three African American men in separate incidents in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and St. Paul, Minnesota. The world… Full Transcript
A New Day
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The events of last week continue to reverberate throughout national consciousness. The unprovoked killings by cops in the streets of America’s Midwest, and the subsequent killings of cops in Texas, show us that a new… Full Transcript
Another One Gone
Mumia Abu-Jamal
And now, comes another. Alton Sterling, father, husband, beloved of his family and friends, joins a tragic train of death: Mike Brown, Rekiah Boyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, and on; and on; and… Full Transcript
Who’s Running?
Obama vs. BLM: MLK vs. Obama
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On his latest trek to Britain, U.S… President Barack Obama took a slap at the youthful activists o the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. They were “really effective” at bringing attention to serious issues, he… Full Transcript
The US Government’s Conspiracy to Destroy Black Communities
Now I Know
The Fruit of a Poisonous Tree
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In legal theory there is something known as ‘the -fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree’ doctrine, which holds that an illegal search, arrest or interrogation ‘poisons’ -or taints – all that follows, and as such, it may not be used… Full Transcript
Ehrlichman: War on Drugs Really War on Blacks and Hippies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For the youth of today, the name John Ehrlichman rings no bells. For people who lived through the ’60s, it is either famous or notorious. The name references a former high-ranking member of the White… Full Transcript
The Killing Fields
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Rotten System Must Go
The MOVE Sisters: Freedom Now
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s a fact that the U.S. is an Ahistorical society. If we go more than 20 minutes down time’s road, most Americans will have forgotten all; in a few weeks; a month? Forget it. Americans… Full Transcript
Message for Black Radical Tradition Philly Conference
When A Child Dies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Cleveland officials announce no charges to be filed in the police killing of 12-year old Tamir Rice. There is something shattering about the death -the killing – of a child. When a child dies, the… Full Transcript
Oklahoma’s Rapist Police Officer
The Department of Justice Can’t Give Justice to Black People
Black Lives Have Never Mattered In The United States of America And Never Will
And Now Laquan
Electing Enemies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The U.S. Presidential elections are over a year from now, but if you relied on national media accounts, you’d think that they were all but imminent. But this isn’t the elections; it’s like an obstacle… Full Transcript
![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
Benner Township, PA.-
On November 24th, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke.
By December 4th, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates" and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison.
Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility's virulent institutional racism.
In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent's assistant and "grievance coordinator" informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong.
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