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Sundiata Acoli on the 30th Anniversary of MOVE bombing
Sundiata Acoli
Greetings. This is Sundiata Acoli sending the MOVE 9 solidarity greetings in their 30 year struggle against their unjust incarceration. Not only MOVE 9, but too many other people of color, other poor and progressive… Full Transcript
State Against People (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There is, at the heart of American society, a profound disquiet about the overwhelming powers of government, one which waxes and wanes according to the felt needs of the time. That’s partly because, while we… Full Transcript
State Against People (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There is, at the heart of American society, a profound disquiet about the overwhelming powers of government, one which waxes and wanes according to the felt needs of the time. That’s partly because, while we… Full Transcript
From Trees to Needles
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Friends, Brothers, Sisters: Ona Move! The anti-death penalty movement is an offshoot of the global human rights movement, as expressed by private associations, and later, by a variety of governments. It is noteworthy, then, for us… Full Transcript
Opening Conference Address by Mumia Abu-Jamal – Baltimore, MD
Mumia Abu-Jamal
What is the city but the concretized collection of both wealth and poverty? It is formed by great aggregations of wealth and predominantly peopled by those at the polar opposite of that dynamic. Baltimore, of… Full Transcript
Oooh–Sorry about that Slavery Thing!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several days ago, a majority of the US House of Representatives approved a resolution apologizing for slavery. The Senate has not yet moved on such a measure, and probably has no intention to do so.… Full Transcript
Families Unknown Enemies (Short Version)
John Brown
Jamestown: The Lessons of Indians and Empire
Harriet Tubman: A Woman Called “General Moses” (Version B)
Harriet Tubman: A Woman Called “General Moses” (Version A)
Black August (Version A)
Black August (Version B)
The John Brown We Don’t Want to Know (Version A)
Forty Years In The Wilderness
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been 40 long years since the much-heralded “March on Washington.” Almost half a century, and what is our condition today? Our communities are ravaged from crushing poverty, crumbling schools, bumbling politicians, and brutal cops.… Full Transcript
That Magnificent General Moses: Harriet Tubman
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This week marks 91 years since the death of a woman who was, even during her lifetime, a legend: Harriet Tubman. Born near Tidewater, in bondage, in Maryland, to Harriet and Ben Ross, she was… Full Transcript
8. True African American History
Mumia Abu-Jamal
A lifetime may pass without an individual having been personally addressed by government. For millions, government is a remote venture, conducted by quasi-representatives in their name, with their silence oftentimes taken as acquiescence. Never is… Full Transcript
Live From Death Row
Mumia Abu-Jamal
1 Live From Death Row, Part 1 A lifetime may pass without an individual having been personally addressed by government. For millions, government is a remote venture conducted by quasi representatives in their name, with… Full Transcript
When addressing the topic of spiritual awareness, Amos Wilson believed that our aim is to transmit the knowledge of African spiritual tradition and develop an appreciation for tradition and the ability to apply the major… Full Transcript