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Maroon Prevails
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Russell Maroon Shoatz, a Black Liberation fighter since his youth, after many years of struggle, has prevailed in his action to bar the Pa. Dept. of Corrections (DOC) from ever holding him in isolation again.… Full Transcript
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes
Lynne Stewart Reads “Prisoners Voices Blocked and Censorship of US Prisons”
Jaan Laaman
The United States is often called the country of prisons because we are five percent of the world’s population, but the U.S. holds 25 percent of all the prisoners in the world. Recently we have… Full Transcript
The Stolen 30 Months from the Corrupt Berrien County Court System
Edward Pinkney
Reverend Edward Pinkney from Marquette Branch Prison, over 500 miles from my home. The title, “The Stolen 30 Months by Corrupt Berrien County Court System.” Some of my personal suffering over the last few years,… Full Transcript
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
Her Name is Angela Davis
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Her name, Angela Davis, is known to millions – still. After the ‘60s – era uproar over her sensational trial and subsequent acquittal, for people of a certain generation, she is remembered for rocking an… 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
Struggle to Survival
Lisa Strawn
I spent the last 21 years in prison for three strikes burglary. Being the positive person I am now has met a lot of challenges along the way. The bullying, verbal and physical abuse has… 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
Centuries of Struggle Big House Prison Blues
Mumia Abu-Jamal
‘Plus ça change …’ say the French; or ‘The more things change, of course, the more they stay the same.’ That thought, with all its despair and wisdom, resonates with particular power when we look… Full Transcript
Short Excerpt of “Big House Blues”
From Katrina to Ferguson
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been 10 years since the watery carnage of Katrina, and 1 year since the fiery rage lit the night skies of Ferguson Missouri, and between the two harrowing events lay the state of Black… Full Transcript
Again 50 Years Later We Are Still Here
Shaka Zulu
Again, 50 years later, we are still here. We want to first say Panther love to all of you attending the 50th anniversary of the founding of the original Black Panther Party in 1966. Many of… Full Transcript
Madiba Nelson Mandela
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On December 5, 2003, former political prisoner and former South African President Nelson Mandela—affectionately referred to as “Madiba” (Father) by the South African people—has made his transition to the other side to be with our… Full Transcript
Free Alabama Movement
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun
Greetings to everyone from the struggle here in Alabama, Free Alabama Movement. My name is Bennu Hannibal, and we send out greetings to all of our brothers and sisters who are incarcerated inside of the… Full Transcript
Missing Marilyn Buck
The Kurdish People’s Workers’ Party – PKK
Shaka Zulu
Chew on this—on the border of Turkey and Syria, an assembly of young people is taking place. A bomb explodes, killing everybody inside. ISIS claimed responsibility. The autocrat, Erdogan, the president of Turkey, uses the… Full Transcript
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