Prison Radio

16. Martin Espada – Another Nameless Prostitute Says The Man Is Innocent

Mumia Abu-Jamal

This is the poem that NPR didn’t want you to hear. It’s called, “Another Nameless Prostitute Says The Man Is Innocent,” for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camden, New Jersey April 1997. ‘The board-blinded windows knew… Full Transcript


Absence of Power

Mumia Abu-Jamal

A woman working to feed the homeless gets involved in a confrontation with transit cops down in a major metropolitan subway. She’s accosted, manhandled, thrown to the ground, and held under restraint. Another woman has… Full Transcript




Seeds of Wisdom

Mumia Abu-Jamal

“30 to 100 years, no more! Free move now! Open up the door!,” a marchers chant. To hear news accounts their numbers weren’t impressive, with less than 50 marchers participating in a May 13, 1993… Full Transcript


May 13 Remembered Part 2

Mumia Abu-Jamal

It has been eight years now since the massacre; eight years since the carnage on Osage Avenue; eight years since an urban Holocaust which stole 11 human lives; eight years since the unjust encagement of… Full Transcript


17. William Kunstler Introduction

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Emcee: William Kunstler is a longtime civil rights activist. He has long been active in First Amendment and civil rights cases. William Kunstler: Before I read my portion, I just want to indicate a couple… 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