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Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia's Innocent Native Son

Protest for justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal. By Joe Piette

Bring Mumia Home

Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia’s Native Son.
Free the evidence. Free Mumia.

WHO IS MUMIA?  |  EXONERATED WHO?

Who is Mumia?

Mumia Abu-Jamal has been writing since age 15, first as Minister of Information for the Philadelphia Black Panthers (1969-1971), then for numerous Philadelphia radio and print venues, including National Public Radio. Mumia is an internationally-recognized award-winning journalist known as, “the voice of the voiceless” for his many years spent writing about issues relating to racism in Philadelphia, the murder of local MOVE organization people, people in prison, and more.

Writing

Mumia has written eight books and countless articles and commentaries from a prison cell on death row in Pennsylvania.

Support

The movement for Mumia Abu-Jamal is an international network that has taken to the streets for over thirty years to stop two state-sponsored executions, organized to overturn his death sentence, recently sponsored a landmark court case which forced the PA Department of Corrections to administer treatment for his Hepatitis C.

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Events & News

Including press releases, articles printed elsewhere, protests, and more.

Mumia Wrestles with Death

Mumia’s Surgery Successful.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Evening, Update from wife, Wadiya Jamal, Mumia called his wife Wadiya, had a good conversation, and Wadiya says that he “sounds strong!” Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 9:34 am, Update from Prison Radio.…

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Mumia Received Tests. Surgery Monday. Watch Thursday’s Press Conference.

Updated Sun., April 18, 2021, As of this evening, Monday, April 19, 2021, Mumia has not yet been able to call his wife Wadiya Jamal. We were told that he was in surgery during the afternoon.…

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Mumia Abu-Jamal is very ill

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL (AM8335) TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY.

April 14, 2021, 6:01PM, Mumia Abu-Jamal, the world-renowned veteran Black Panther, political prisoner, and radio journalist, had heart pain over the weekend. He was rushed to the hospital and is expected to undergo heart surgery tomorrow,…

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL (AM8335) TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY.Read More

Rally for Mumia Abu-Jamal.

All Out for Mumia!

On April 24, 2021, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 67th birthday, supporters will be taking to the streets of Philadelphia and worldwide to demand Mumia’s immediate release from prison and access to adequate medical care. The Main Rally and…

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The Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Philly D.A. Files Two Legal Documents

Message from one of Mumia Abu Jamal’s lawyer, Judy Ritter. Today the DA filed two things: A motion for permission to respond to our Reply Brief. They had to ask permission to file anything more and…

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Mumia Abu-Jamal and Johanna Fernández

The Only Treatment is Freedom: Mumia Abu-Jamal and COVID

Johanna Fernández, author of The Young Lords: A Radical History and a leading member of the movement to bring Mumia Abu-Jamal and other political prisoners home, reports on Mumia’s COVID-19 diagnosis.

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Our Exonerated

We love Philadelphia and agonize how many of our Native Sons (Black men) are framed up by ambitious District Attorneys, racist police, and compromised judges. The newest Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) and its detailed review of suspicious cases has, so far, exonerated 22 innocent men. All Black. All framed for murder. Read their stories.