April 26, 2021, By Marie Kelly, Reprinted from Workers World. An international coalition of groups supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal held events April 23-25, 2021, to commemorate his 67th birthday (April 24) and call for his freedom. Mumia has been unjustly incarcerated for nearly 40 years. His health has deteriorated due to the harsh conditions he has …
Colin Kaepernick, Angela Davis headline new call for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s freedom
Colin Kaepernick called on the current movement against racist policing to join in the work to bring Mumia Abu-Jamal home: “If the Black Lives Matter movement is to mean anything, then Mumia’s life and legacy must also matter. Mumia still fights for our human rights. We must continue to fight for his right to be …
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Colin Kaepernick calls on law enforcement authorities to ‘Free Mumia’
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 16, 2020, By Julie Shaw. Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player who famously took a knee during the national anthem as a protest against racial injustice, called Monday for the immediate release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. He contended …
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