Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas repeatedly used procedural rules (like the time-bar) — rather than allowing for an examination of the new evidence — in her 31-page decision dismissing Mumia Abu-Jamal’s petition for a new trial on Oct. 26, 2022. Judge Clemons’s decision rewards the Prosecution for hiding evidence showing …
Mumia’s Next Court Date is Fri., Dec. 16th
On October 26, 2022, Mumia Abu-Jamal had a court date to determine if he would be permitted to present boxes of recently uncovered information hidden by the prosecution from his original trial. At this court date, Common Pleas Court Judge Lucretia Clemons denied Mumia his constitutional right to present this information. We are sponsoring a …
What Happened at Mumia’s Court Date? Looking Ahead.
We need to teach the people of this city the very basics of this case. Dr. Johanna Fernandez “What we see emerging is that this lower court is taking as facts and truth the evidence and findings of the original prosecutor, the police and lower courts — corrupt to the core, who concocted, manufactured and …
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Come to Court to Support Mumia on Oct. 26th!
Bus leaving from Union Square, NYC at 6:00 am (17th St. East & Union Square East). Bus doors open at 5:30 am, come early! TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON BUS. Just join us!! Weds., October 26, 2022, 9 am, Court, 1301 Filbert St., Philadelphia, PA (see map). Join us outside the courthouse in Philadelphia …
Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal
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. …
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Mumia Legal Update & Film!
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 …
July 3, 2022, In Philadelphia!
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 …
Celebrate Mumia’s 68th Birthday
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 …
Mumia Supporters Attend Hearing
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 …
New Legal Filing in Mumia’s Case
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 …