Ferguson: The Epicenter
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Meinen Freunden! Wie Gehts! Bewegung! For tens of thousands of young people in America, protests against police violence and state terrorism is the order of the day. They take to the streets every day, no… Full Transcript
How To Get Away With Murder
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
There is a disturbing pattern of cops getting away with murdering unarmed mostly Black and Latino males in America. This pattern of cops murdering unarmed Black males can be seen in the cases of Oscar… Full Transcript
MOVE Commemoration
Sundiata Acoli
This is Sundiata Acoli from FCI Cumberland, Maryland, speaking on the May 13th MOVE commemoration activity. May 13th. Eleven MOVE family members, five of them children, the rest, women and men, who were savagely murdered, slaughtered,… Full Transcript
U.S. Congress Rejects CIA Torture
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
US Congress rejects CIA Torture” by Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall. The US Congress, led by Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, recently slammed the CIA in a released Senate report over a CIA torture program that lasted from… Full Transcript
Demonstrating Respect
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Throughout much of modern American history, the seasons of mass demonstrations has been spring and summer. Look at old black and white photos of the antiwar, civil rights and black power demonstrations of the 1960s… Full Transcript
A Message to the Youth & Movement in the Streets
Jaan Laaman
First and foremost, let me salute and hail up all of you, young and not so young men, women and teenagers who have taken to the streets against killer cops and government repression. This is… Full Transcript
Grand Jury Jammed
Mumia Abu-Jamal
As demonstrations erupt in city after city in protest against the Ferguson (Missouri) grand jury’s failure to return an indictment against a local cop there, I can’t help but be amazed, by the paucity of… Full Transcript
Immunity Too Kill
Lorenzo Cat Johnson
It’s not a coincidence that minorities are killed by police at an alarming rate, with simply no regard for human rights. Not having safeguards in place when an unarmed person is killed, gives the police… Full Transcript
Beyond Rotten Apples and Broken Windows
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The massive demonstrations rocking U.S. cities from coast to coast are loud and visible reflections of the deep anger and antipathy rising up against the long and bloody train of police terrorism. If you have… Full Transcript
Death for a Cigarette
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The name Eric Garner is now enshrined in the grim annals of history.It joins Mike Brown, Ramarley Graham, Alan Blueford, Dontre Hamilton, Tamir Rice, and thousands of others, who were murdered by those their taxes… Full Transcript
Operation Restore Trust?
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The flames of Ferguson have eaten their fill, and its eerie glow has cast light on how impotent are the Black political class, who cannot solve a problem that is a bane of Black existence.… Full Transcript
Ferguson’s Fall Out
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Protests in over 170 cities; demonstrations during dozens of Black Friday sales, with demands to not spend Black America’s money on mindless materialism, while millions mourn. The police killing of teenaged Mike Brown, and the… Full Transcript
Ferguson
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Like a fever, the news broke, but unlike a fever, it brought no relief, for the news, from the perspective of the National Black community, wasn’t good. The twelve member grand jury in Ferguson, investigating… Full Transcript
Images From Ferguson
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Images from Ferguson by Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall. In the wake of the police murder of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown, there are powerful images emerging from the Ferguson Missouri Rebellion, images reminiscent of the Black… Full Transcript
PA Politicians Pass Mumia Gag Law
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
These crass, opportunistic politicians in Pennsylvania are at it again this mid-term election cycle. In an attempt to curry favor from the Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.) and conservative voters, Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Corbett, Department… Full Transcript
Reflections on The Reintroduction of Common Dreams
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long live John Africa. On first read of the materials related to the FOP [Fraternal Order of Police]/Fox News’s attack on the Oakland School District’s website, “Urban Dreams’, containing teacher created lesson plans on social justice… Full Transcript
2nd Class Citizens Assert 1st Amendment Rights
Bryant Arroyo
In the dead of the night, Governor Tom Corbett huddled with the choir of the legislator and the rest of his cronies. The FOP [Fraternal Order of Police] introduced an invidious, unconstitutional, chilling effect tantamount… Full Transcript
The Not So Grand Jury
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In Ferguson, tensions are tighter than a drum in morbid anticipation of the decision of the grand jury in the fatal police shooting of Mike Brown, a local Black teenager. We have said “the decision… Full Transcript
Ferguson’s Protest Signs
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
by Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall The signs of protesters are telling. Their signs can be filled with messages of love, humor, guidance, warning, threat, or inspiration. The signs of protesters also can show the degree of… Full Transcript
31 JAN.: Celebrate the Life of Phil Africa! ONA MOVE, Everybody. First, let me thank each of you for your genuine and kind words to this family regarding the loss of our brother, Phil Africa.… Full Transcript