Mumia Calls Black Power Media for this Much-Needed Discussion!
“When the state begins arresting the storytellers, we have to ask: who is next?”
Today on Black Power Media, we bring you a historic and urgent broadcast. As federal agents target independent journalists Georgia Fort (founder of BLCK Press) and Don Lemon for their coverage of an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota, we look at the long history of state repression against the Black press.
Joining us from behind prison walls is the “Voice of the Voiceless,” Mumia Abu Jamal. Having spent over 42 years as a political prisoner following his own career as a revolutionary journalist, Mumia provides a unique and chilling perspective on the current crackdown.
In this episode, we discuss:
The continuum of surveillance: From COINTELPRO to the targeting of Black Press. The weaponization of the DOJ to silence those documenting federal overreach. Why the “advocacy journalism” of Georgia Fort is seen as a threat to the state. The historical parallels between the silencing of the Black Panther Party and today’s independent media founders.
