The Lives That Matter
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 U.S. Government’s Conspiracy to Destroy Black Communities
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Since the 1980s, Africans in America have known of the United States government’s criminal, genocidal conspiracy to destroy the minority Black national community through its infamous domestic War on Drugs policy against Black people, which… Full Transcript
Now I Know
Edward Pinkney
Now I know. You would never, ever see Reverend Edward Pickney on The Oprah Winfrey Show. You would never, ever see or hear about Oprah Winfrey interviewing Reverend Edward Pinkney because she can’t handle the… Full Transcript
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
Wilbert Sanders
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
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Rotten System Must Go
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Far too often politicians think they can just say, “I’m sorry,” after they are busted for doing wrong to Black people, and everything will reset and return to business as usual. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,… Full Transcript
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
Asar Imhotep Amen
Troy Thomas, Lancaster, California. “Black Lives Have Never Mattered in the United States of America and Never Will: A Modern Day Slave’s Perspective.” Sometimes different people can independently arrive at the same conclusion. I didn’t… Full Transcript
And Now Laquan
Mumia Abu-Jamal
And now Laquan. With a name like Laquan, we can safely assume his Blackness, of middling height, perhaps five two, with a weight of 130 pounds or so. Laquan bounces down a Chicago avenue with… Full Transcript
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
