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This is Assata
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Every little girl should know her name. From the bowels of repression and calamity, she came. Wrung poetic lyrics of love from raw pain. From a system designed to break, she remained untamed, gave herself… Full Transcript
Punished For Protesting
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Across the nation, as students raise their hands and voices in protest against what U. S. President Joseph Biden has called “indiscriminate bombing of Gazan civilians,” they’re also facing punishments and repression by colleges and… Full Transcript
#7 New Escapes
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Marc Lamont Hill: Peace everybody. You listening to, The Classroom and The Cell Podcast. This is your brother, Marc Lamont Hill, and with me is, Mumia Abu-Jamal: Dr. Mumia Abu-Jamal. Marc Lamont Hill: I love… Full Transcript
Repression of Prisoners
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. from the belly of the beast. The repression of prisoners is a common practice in these human warehouses. This is seen all across the country. The United States Supreme Court… Full Transcript
Dancing In The Streets
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Dancing in the Streets.” An American president loses his hard-fought re-election bid and, within moments, the streets are full of people who are beyond exalted. They are singing, they are dancing, dancing in the streets.… Full Transcript
On Prison Guards
Mumia Abu-Jamal
I remember in Huntington and even in Greene, you know, when I was alone with a guy, talking man-to-man. Guys say, “Listen, I’m a peon, you know. Something happens here, man, they throw me to… Full Transcript
America Is Watching Israel’s Prisons
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Citizens of the world. My name is Shakaboona. I am one of America’s 2000 children serving a death by incarceration prison sentence at the Department of Corrections in Pennsylvania, United States of America, and I… Full Transcript
Outside Agitators
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Baltimore City Officials Denounce Outside Agitators,” by Shakaboona. Today, we can accurately state that, regardless of place or time, the oppressor will always be the oppressor and will always stay true to form. The oppressor… Full Transcript
The Fallacy of Peaceful Protests
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
The Fallacy of Peaceful Protests in America,” by Shakaboona. The call for peaceful protest is being made from every corporate owned, pro-government news media in America today. Sure, everyone wants protests to occur in a… Full Transcript
The Meaning of Ferguson
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Before recent days, the place name of Ferguson, Missouri, was unknown to most of us, because of what happened there; the brief but intense experience of state repression. Its name will be transmitted by millions… Full Transcript
To Our Supporters
Mumia Abu-Jamal
To our supporters, on this my 60th year of life, I am compelled to share with you, all my supporters, a sense of thanks beyond anything you’ve ever heard and anything I’ve ever said. For I… Full Transcript
Support Statement for Black Riders
Shaka Zulu
This is Shaka Zulu, Chairman of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party. We are a revolutionary nationalist party, inheritors of the revolutionary tradition handed down by the original Black Panther Party. On behalf of Comrade… Full Transcript
What Kids are Really Learning in School (Version D)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On November 2, 2005, kids across the nation joined protests organized by The World Can’t Wait, which called for walkouts to support the demand for an end to the Bush regime. One of those who… Full Transcript
What Kids are Really Learning in School (Version C)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On November 2, 2005, kids across the nation joined protests organized by The World Can’t Wait, which called for walkouts to support the demand for an end to the Bush regime. One of those who… Full Transcript
What Kids are Really Learning in School (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
At this time of the nation’s life, what is the lesson that kids should be learning in schools today? If the kids in California are any answer, the lesson is obedience. On November 2, 2005,… Full Transcript
What Kids are Really Learning in School (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
At this time of the nation’s life, what is the lesson that kids should be learning in schools today? If the kids in California are any answer, the lesson is obedience. On November 2, 2005,… Full Transcript
Hello. How are y’all doing out there? This is Faluch Bigsby, the author of God Uses Gangsters. I’m still standing. I want to talk to you guys about God and how God can make everything… Full Transcript