Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia's Innocent Native Son
Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system. By Jennifer Schuessler, August 24, 2022, Reprinted from The New York Times. For years, Mumia Abu-Jamal was the face of the anti-death penalty movement in the United States. …
Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-JamalRead More
Weds., August 17, 2022, 7 pm, RSVP: https://linktr.ee/MUMIA. In honor of Black August & Marcus Garvey’s Birthday, we acknowledge August 17, 1995, the day Mumia Abu-Jamal was to be executed by the state of Pennsylvania. However, the Power of the People prevented that from happening. The powerful film, Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia …
Thomas Paine Plaza (Broad & JFK), 1 – 5 pm. It’s been 40 years since Mumia was framed and sentenced to death row. New evidence has emerged showing the prosecution paid the two main witnesses and other misconduct — but the courts have refused to allow the evidence. They want Mumia to die of medical …
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 11 am – 4 pm, 5C Café & Cultural Center, 68 Avenue C @ corner of 5th St., East Village, NYC. Directions. Special Drink/Brunch Menu, Cash Only. Theme: The Fierce Urgency of Now. With Giant Mumia Puppet by Jacqueline Wade. Free All Political Prisoners — End War. Featuring the work of …
Joe Piette, March 2, 2022. About 3 dozen supporters of unjustly imprisoned journalist and community activist Mumia Abu-Jamal gathered outside Philadelphia Common Pleas Court on March 2, 2022, after a court hearing on his appeals. Judge Lecretia Clemons postponed the hearing at the request of the prosecutor’s office for 120 days, June 29. The Love …
In her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” With continued pressure from below, 2022 will be the year that forces the Philadelphia DA’s Office and the Philly Police Department to answer questions about why they framed imprisoned radio journalist and veteran Black Panther …
Online panel on Thurs., December 9, 2021, 7 – 9 pm. Panelists include Journalist & Temple University Professor Linn Washington, Warrior Woman Mama Pam, Mumia’s grandson Jamal Hart, recently released Black Panther Party political prisoner Jalil Muntaqim, a Youth Panel, International speakers, and others. The zoom registration link is https://bit.ly/3rsz7Jl. Watch on https://facebook.com/mobilization4mumia. Please print, post …
Join us live in Philadelphia on Sat., December 11, 2021, from 1 – 3 pm. On the south side of City Hall at the Octavius V. Catto Memorial; you can’t miss the Giant Mumia Puppet! Please help carry the puppet, banners, and other props; distribute literature–and tell Philly “Free Mumia Now!” Speakers include Pam Africa, …
40 Years Too Long: Free Mumia! Join us in Philadelphia!Read More
Sun., November 21, 2021, 3:00 pm, EST, Zoom. Produced by Ngoma Wordz featuring Ngoma Hill and Invited Guests. RSVP at tinyurl.com/MamaPamturns75. Celebrate our beloved coordinator of the Free Mumia Movement! Happy Earthday, Mama Pam Africa!
October 27, 2021, By Kristen Johanson, KYW Newsradio. PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has quashed Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest effort for an overturned conviction and new trial — nearly 40 years after he was convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. The high court said Abu-Jamal’s appeal was untimely, adding that the …
Pennsylvania Superior Court rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest appealRead More
