Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia's Innocent Native Son
We are greatly saddened to learn that Wadiya Jamal, wife of our beloved comrade and brother Mumia Abu-Jamal, passed away today, December 27, 2022. Rest in Power, Warrior Sister Wadiya! Mumia Abu-Jamal wrote this song for Wadiya, words and music, on Death Row in 2009. The recording is an initiative of the French Collective Libérons …
Wadiya Jamal, the wife of Mumia Abu-Jamal, passes away on December 27, 2022.Read More
Judge Lucretia Clemons Orders Philly DA to Disclose All Evidence in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case. Could It Lead to New Trial? Supporters and family of Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal filled the courtroom today. All were asking whether Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons would continue the long miscarriage of justice against Mumia — …
Democracy Now: Judge Orders Philly DA to Disclose All Evidence in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case.Read More
Summary of events and legal happenings on Friday, December 16, 2022. By Betsey Piette, December 16, 2022, Reprinted from Workers.org. Dec. 16 — Supporters and family of Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal filled the courtroom and demonstrated outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center today. All were asking whether Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia …
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 …
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
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
Sat., September 18, 2021, 2 pm ET From The New York Times,August 18, 2021 Fiercely progressive and independent, [Glen Ford] was a persistent critic of the liberal establishment, especially Black leaders like Barack Obama. Glen Ford, who over a 50-year career was a leading voice among progressive Black journalists and a constant scourge of the …
On July 3, 2021, there was a demonstration in remembrance of Consuewella Africa. The rally included Jacqueline Wade shepherded the building of a giant Mumia puppet that could be seen from a mile away in downtown Philadelphia! August 14th the Giant Mumia Puppet debuted at the Int’l Puppet Fringe Festival. In celebration of Jacqueline Wade’s …
June 16, 2021, The MOVE Organization. The MOVE ORGANIZATION just wants to take the time to inform people that our beloved sister Consuewella Africa passed away today. Consuewella had been hospitalized these past couple of weeks due to health complications behind the stress of this situation with The University of Pennsylvania and the remains of …
Our beloved sister Consuewella Africa passed away June 16, 2021Read More
The state Superior Court ruled Thursday that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Abu-Jamal’s latest challenge of his conviction and life sentence for the 1981 traffic stop death of Officer Daniel Faulkner. Easy-To-Understand Article. May 20, 2021, By Johanna Fernández, PhD. This is the latest development in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Superior Court of …
State Supreme Court to hear latest Mumia Abu-Jamal case filings.Read More
