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The Dark Side of American Exceptionalism

The Dark Side of American Exceptionalism

02/23/15 Kenneth Hartman

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I am going to ask you to open up your heart. And o

I am going to ask you to open up your heart. And open your mind to the power we can create by joining forces, by raising money together.

Frankly, winning this battle - abolition. Keeping Mumia alive. And bringing our loved ones home - is going to take a whole WHOLE heck of a lot more than what we have in the bank. We have like 2K. Yeah. A rocky moment. We are careful with every dollar, but we are also unafraid of spending what we need when we need it.

I told Mumia I was buying Power Ball tickets, he laughed. The truth is I buy lottery tickets every time I go to the prison. I hand one to Jamal Jr or to Mike Africa Jr. because we need to make this work easier. And as any working class person knows, cash makes life easier.

On October 26, 2022, Judge Lucretia Clemons of the

On October 26, 2022, Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court adopted procedural arguments put forward by the Philadelphia District Attorney (DA) to deny Mumia Abu-Jamal relief. Judge Clemons noted in her preliminary denial that even if the jury knew that key prosecution witnesses were paid and promised favors to falsely testify against Mumia, they would still have imposed Mumia's death sentence; thus making the revelations moot or “not material.”

After viewing the following 6min video, Healing the Wounds of Racism by Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Lucretia Clemons, we are asking you to send your response – what you want Judge Lucretia Clemons to hear. We are specifically asking you to not contact Judge Clemons directly.
Send your letter, audio, posts here:
Email: lovenotphear@gmail.com Instagram: @lovenotphear 

US Mail: Love Not Phear,
PO Box 19559 Philadelphia, PA 19124

This is one poignant quote from the message.
“When you are in a position to stop something wrong, you do it."
“I think one of the most important things to focus on is truth and reconciliation. A familiar cry in the street during the social justice protests is ‘No justice, no peace.’ And while I know that many people want peace, they really want quiet. Quiet is not the same as peace. Peace requires justice, and justice requires truth.” - Judge Clemons, from Healing the Wounds of Racism
Judge Clemons is a member of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s racial justice and healing commission. This video was her statement for the commission. “The purpose of the commission,” Philadelphia Bishop McIntyre said, “is to look at the sin of racism in the light of the Gospel of our Catholic faith, and then see where we’ve succeeded in addressing it and moved forward, and where we haven’t, and where we need to move forward.”

On December 16, 2022 in Rm 802 9am, Judge Clemons of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court will either modify, reverse, or make her preliminary denial final of Mumia Abu-Jamal's Post Conviction Relief Application (PCRA).

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Massive walls and razor wire try to disappear incarcerated people. Prison Radio’s work resists that. We maintain and strengthen connections between people living inside prison and their communities outside. Together with your help, we keep the voices of incarcerated people in public discourse.

Separation tries to dehumanize us. When we stand together, it cannot.

At Prison Radio, everything we do amplifies our shared humanity. Everything you do to support our work preserves this precious point of connection.

Your support is more important than ever.

More people from more places are calling us and sharing their stories: Mumia Abu-Jamal is our lead correspondent, and he is joined by Kenjuan Congo Jr., Eddie Treadwell, Krystal Clark, and many others. These commentaries analyze current events, document unjust conditions, explore family relationships, declare solidarity, elevate the value of community, and call us to action. Our correspondents demand decent health care, ponder the power of art, explore ideas about accountability, decry the assault on abortion rights, discuss gender, racism, spirituality, and mental health. Through all of these missives, a call for freedom is a constant thread.

Listen to our commentaries to hear dispatches from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana, and California, all recorded within the last few weeks.

Any time you shake your head about underfunded social services, healthcare, public schools, and transportation, remember the resources diverted to this massive prison apparatus. Our correspondents give us a glimpse over the giant concrete prison walls into the human beings living on the other side.

And we cannot do this work without you.

This winter, we need to raise $125,000. All that money goes towards keeping the phone lines open, putting gas in my car to visit Mumia, to pay our legal fees to bring him home, to continue the efforts bring Marvin "Shaka" Walker home, to commission beautiful art such as the Women Huron Valley postcards, and so many other expenses.

Mumia's latest commentary on last week's election.

Mumia's latest commentary on last week's election.

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Breathing, Dreaming, Creating Abolition

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Drove up rt. 100 in rural PA north of Allentown to see Mumia. yesterday. The Frackville gas station still sells bags of coal. This prison is a brutal, one of the most restrictive in the state. People in here, spend more time in, locked down than out. For instance in SCI Phoenix, with a death row, they are only locked in to their cells for count. They are out in gen pop. Mumia is out just a few times a day, day room or yard, but a yard that is canceled for fog, rain, snow, or just because. The rest of the time he is in a cramped 11 by 7 foot cell; with 18 inches between the bunk and wall, 22 hrs a day. Good lord. We need freedom, freedom, freedom. Also we fought to have these pictures- they were going prevent us from taking them on legal visits- but we prevailed. Humanity is resistance. Mumia's comments "We have got to flip this pancake" meaning the terrible proposed PCRA Judge Clemons decision.

When we Fight We Win, Noelle Hanrahan

Picture Jamal Jr. Paralegal, Mumia, and Noel esq.

Krystal Clark, our correspondent reporting from Wo

Krystal Clark, our correspondent reporting from Women’s Huron Valley about the gross medical neglect, guard abuse, and tragic deaths of fellow inmates, has finally received good news. Her case is going to be reviewed by a parole board, granting her a chance at freedom and receiving the medical attention she needs. But we need to write in personal letters of support, both to Krystal at WHV and the MDOC Office of Parole. These letters will contribute to whether or not Krystal will be released.

The letters should address Krystal’s health issues, speak to her character as someone who is willing to support her fellow inmates in face of retribution from the guards. Listening to her commentaries will give you a sense of her courage and strength.

We have been receiving outcries from Huron Valley for over a year now, initially reporting on the lack of COVID-19 preventative measures and overcrowded living conditions.

Reports quickly covered a myriad of other problems such as black mold, deaths by neglect and suicide, physical and verbal abuses by staff, intimidation, and much more.

By bringing focusing public attention onto the horrors occurring behind the prison bars of Women’s Huron Valley, we demonstrated that people power can affect change. Lets bring Krystal home, and continue to fight to improve the horrible conditions of WHV and prisons everywhere.

Please write letters in support of Krystal Clark and mail them to this address:
Michigan Department Of Corrections
Office of the Parole Board
Pardons and Commutations Coordinates
Post Office Box 30003
Lansing Michigan 48909

Krystal would also appreciate a copy of the letter be sent to her which can be sent here:

Krystal Denise Clark�#435064�Women’s Huron Valley CF�3201 Bemis Road�Ypsilanti, MI 48197-0911

Kenjuan Congo Jr's latest commentary regarding you

Kenjuan Congo Jr's latest commentary regarding youth gun violence.

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