Note We Want Freedom #5
Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Message in French for A la fête de l’Humanité
Message in English for A la fête de l’Humanité
Black August 2004
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It was a sweaty, steaming night in August, when a group of African captives gathered in the forests of Marne Rouge, in Le Cap, San Domingue. It was August, 1791. Among these men was a… Full Transcript
Black August 2003
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Black August has many markers throughout the long history of resistance in the Americas. There are more than we could ever recount here. But here are a few that are important and undeniable events that… Full Transcript
From In Here
Kenneth Hartman
Sometimes, after 36 years imprisoned, the view from in here is shrouded in mists of confusion and despair. Violence and death, repression and resistance, and the growing recognition there are fundamental issues still unresolved after… Full Transcript
Who’s the Real Frankenstein?
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello, revolutionary greetings. This is Brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, political prisoner in Indiana. Who’s the real Frankenstein? You continue to build prisons for the purpose of killing our souls and damaging our spirits and causing… Full Transcript
The Free Virginia Movement
Uhuru Rowe
This is Comrade Uhuru of the Free Virginia Movement. As we inch ever so closer towards the September 9 anniversary of the Attica Prison Rebellion, which happened back in 1971, we, of the Free Virginia… 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
RIP Mark Thiel and an Update
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
Why Prison Radio Matters
Solidarity
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Solidarity. The word has been spoken for the better part of a century, at least. Like many words of such ancient vintage, what it means today may vary from what it meant at the dawn… Full Transcript
Last of the Angola Three: Free
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several days ago, Albert Woodfox, the last of the Angola 3, walked free. Albert Woodfox has the dubious distinction of having spent 43 years in the Hole — solitary confinement– in the infamous prison farm… Full Transcript
MLK Enemy of the State
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The name, Martin Luther King, Jr., has become an American talisman. Politicians, who have spent their entire careers ignoring or attacking the lives, rights or interests of African-Americans, erupt in praise of King, some even… 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
Black Lives Matter Ramps Up Civil Resistance
Gazing Out On A Field Of Blood
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s Christmas season in America, circa 2015, and when we look out at the national landscape, we can hardly ignore the gore, both literal and figurative, that litters the landscape of the U.S. in this… Full Transcript
Government Torture is Old
Khalil Bennet
In a post-police brutality time, the United States boldly admits the brutal torture tactics placed upon so called terrorists via the hands of the CIA. This seems to be more and more of a slap… Full Transcript
The Nation of Islam Calls for Million Man March to Demand Justice or Else
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
The National Representative of the Nation of Islam, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, has called on African American, Latino/ a Native American, and Caucasian peoples to attend the coming October 10th gathering of the 20th… Full Transcript
