“The Feminist Fight to Bring Mumia Home,” was the opening keynote discussion for VOICES OF MASS INCARCERATION: A SYMPOSIUM at Brown University. In a conversation moderated by Brown Professor Tricia Rose, panelists Angela Y. Davis, Julia Wright, and Johanna Fernández ’93 discussed their abolitionist work, including advocacy on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This keynote event …
Dr. Mutulu Shakur Transitions
Mutulu Lives in the Heart of the People! PRESS RELEASEMutulu Lives On In The Hearts of the People!Transition Announcement of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. The New Afrikan People’s Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement are deeply saddened to announce the transition of our beloved comrade and co-founder, Dr. Mutulu Shakur on Friday, July 7th, 2023. …
Activists Protest Outrageous Ruling Denying Mumia the Right to Show Any New Evidence. Ever.
Saturday, April 1, 2023: Word spread quickly from Philadelphia to across the world of Judge Clemons’ denial of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s hearing. Judge Clemons ruled Mumia cannot show recently discovered evidence of his innocence hidden by the Prosecution for 38 years! See more photographs of demonstrations. NYC Day after Emergency Protest! Tee reports, “We met in …
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Wadiya Jamal, the wife of Mumia Abu-Jamal, passes away on December 27, 2022.
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 …
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Democracy Now: Judge Orders Philly DA to Disclose All Evidence in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case.
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 — …
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Results of Critical hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal
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 …
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 …
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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Pennsylvania Superior Court rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s latest appeal
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 …
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Glen Ford Memorial Gathering live stream
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 …