Mumia’s reading of his essays were recorded by phone and in person on one of the most severely restricted death rows in the country. Also included are Mumia’s broadcasts made prior to his incarceration in 1979-81 for many stations including WRTI, WHAT, WUHY, WWDB, WDAS, and NPR. Published in 2001
1. I was Born With Two Tongues
2. The Rap Thing
You remind me of my jeep, I wanna wax you baby. You remind me of my bank account, I wanna spend you babe. That’s from “You Remind Me of Something” by R. Kelly. The song… Full Transcript
3. Public Schools and Public Housing
Mr. Augustus Baxter is a member of the school board of Philadelphia, which has, at this point in time, a majority of students who are Black. That exact percentage is close to 70%. My question… Full Transcript
4. Ruby Dee Why A War On The Poor
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s words have been censored. Prison officials have banned his voice. And so I will read to you one of his essays. “The rich rob the poor, and the poor rob each other,” Sojourner… Full Transcript
5. Defense For The Prosecution
Imagine a trial where the defense lawyer sleeps during the proceedings. Unfortunately, one doesn’t have to imagine, for a number of people now know about quite a few cases where lawyers have slept in court… Full Transcript
6. Rubin Hurricane Carter
The writ of habeas corpus is the most precious gift that exists in this criminal justice system. The writ of habeas corpus is our individual key to that freedom. And the politicians have so whittled… Full Transcript
7. Assata Shakur
I’m Assata Shakur. The first time I heard a tape of one of Mumia’s radio broadcasts, it was the first time I fully understood why the United States government was so intent on putting him… Full Transcript
8. Marc Bamuthi Joseph
I am one of those revolutionary poets. Hmm. Wield similes as shields, conceal steel in mixed metaphors. I am so fly. The consummate that will consonant whore, I love the pounds and praise when I… Full Transcript
9. Police Shooting
10. Michael Franti Manhood
11. The Wheels Of Soul
12. Youth News Magazine
13. Lost Generation
Recent published reports have lamented the fact that Afro-American youth are remarkably resistant and virtually unresponsive to traditional big-name public relations and big-time sports figures when they utilize the major media to attempt to communicate… Full Transcript
14. Unbound Project Allstars “Mumia 911”
15. NPR 10/03/80 Carter Campaigns
16. Martin Espada – Another Nameless Prostitute Says The Man Is Innocent
17. Senior Hot Lunch Program
18. Absence of Power
19. Peter Coyote Meeting With A Killer
20. Building A Better Mousetrap
21. Nursing Home Crisis & Disabled Activist
23. The Seeds of Wisdom You Make The Call
24. Interview With Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
25. Black Promoters Boycott
The boycott at Center City Philadelphia’s fashionable Bijou Café continues. Mumia’s Abu-Jamal was there. For the second time this week, nearly 100 protesters and supporters of the United Black Concert Promoters of America joined air… Full Transcript
26. Interview with Hugh Masekela
You’ve been doing what you’ve been doing for quite a, quite a, long time. By that I mean your music, you know, for quite a long time in the states. And there were people who… Full Transcript
