Political prisoners

Jamal Jr., Mumia’s grandson, with Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation: In Deed

November 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Jamal Jr, LoveNotPhear  Reposted from LoveNotPhear Prison Radio Take six minutes of your time to view this video.  It is shocking, honest, and it is a way forward. Healing the Wounds of Racism by […]
Detroit Mumia supporters traveled to Philadelphia with their banner to support Mumia
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Mumia Abu Jamal Denied New Trial by Common Pleas Court: Racism Reigns

October 28, 2022 fwstaff
By Noelle Hanrahan, Esq, Prison Radio Co-Director Reprinted with permission from Prison Radio.org Yesterday, at 12:45pm October 26, 2022, a proposed order denying Mumia Abu-Jamal’s constitutional claims of jury bias and suppressed evidence was issued […]
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Major Court Date Wednesday, October 26th, for Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia

October 23, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words staff (Editor’s note: This significant court hearing for internationally renowned political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th. The court changed the date at the last minute to October […]
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Open Letter to Maureen Faulkner

October 23, 2022 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Dear Maureen Faulkner, As Mumia Abu-Jamal’s October 26th court hearing approaches, you will be yet again letting the world know what a  stab of pain you feel at seeing the “murderer” of […]
Nehanda Abiodun 1950-2019
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Nehanda Abiodun and the Legacy of Resistance to the Prison-Industrial Complex – Black August Series #4

August 28, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the early 1980s, the prison population in the United States has grown exponentially with African Americans, Latin Americans and other working class people making up the majority of those incarcerated in […]
Assata Shakur
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Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Struggles and the Cuban Revolution – Black August Series #3

August 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As far back in history as the period of enslavement of African people in North America, resistance and rebellion has been met with retaliatory repression from the ruling interests. Freedom fighters such […]
Mumia Abu-Jamal as a youth member of the Black Panther Party in Philadelphia
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Remains the Voice of the Voiceless – Black August Series #2

August 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the late 1960s, Mumia Abu-Jamal became a youth activist in the city of Philadelphia where a succession of racist police chiefs engaged in widespread abuse against the African American community. Philadelphia […]
Dr. Mutulu Shakur poster demanding his release
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Nationwide Campaign Seeks Compassionate Release for Dr. Mutulu Shakur

August 15, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the 1970s, amid a draconian counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against African American organizations throughout the United States, a cadre of activists in New York […]
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Mutulu Shakur Files Suit Against U.S. Parole Commission

August 14, 2022 fwstaff
Press release August 8, 2022 CONTACTS: Brad Thomson, Attorney, People’s Law Office 1180 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642 Nyeusi Jami, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), Atlanta Coordinator nyeusi.jami@protonmail.com Today, on Dr. Shakur’s 72nd birthday, […]
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#40Cities4Mumia #40YearsTooLong Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

July 11, 2022 fwstaff
By Terri Kay July 3rd marked the 40th anniversary of the conviction and death sentence of honored and celebrated political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Activists in over 40 cities around the world held events on this […]