Mumia Abu-Jamal is Philadelphia's Innocent Native Son
Sat., February 24, 2024, 6 – 7 pm: Reception, with food, 8 – 9:30 pm, Panel, Please register 4 reception, St. Mary’s Church, 521 W. 126 St. (see map) Donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible. Harlem, NY (1 train to 125 Stop closest; A,B,C,D to 125 stop is 4 …
What’s Going on with Mumia Abu-Jamal, Palestine & the Prison Abolition Movement?Read More
Vans and Cars from New York City, Sunday, April 23, 2023, 9 am, E. 17th St. & Union Square Park East, NYC. See map. By Gil Obler. Over three years ago, hopes were raised when Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner revealed the “discovery” of six boxes of evidence in Mumia Abu-Jamal’s unjust 1981 conviction. These boxes …
Philly Demands Justice for Mumia! Evidence = Innocence.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 …
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 …
What Happened at Mumia’s Court Date? Looking Ahead.Read More
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 …
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 …
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
May 27, 2021, By Betsey Piette, Workers World. For decades, the endorsement of the powerful Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police was sought by almost every candidate running for office in the city and throughout Pennsylvania. Through the power of its purse strings, the FOP has been able to fill the courts with judges who favor …
Black Lives Matter movement sparks electoral defeat for FOPRead More
Krasner’s resounding victory over Carlos Vega was an emphatic marker of the rapid decline of the FOP’s political brand. May 20, 2021, By Sean Collins Walsh, Chris Brennan, and Julia Terruso, Reprinted from The Philadelphia Inquirer (original link). After voting for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Jesse Vincent walked out of his Mount Airy polling place and said …
Message from one of Mumia Abu Jamal’s lawyer, Judy Ritter. Today the DA filed two things: A motion for permission to respond to our Reply Brief. They had to ask permission to file anything more and attach their proposed submission. It’s only on the Reid-timeliness issue. Read more. A PA Superior Court response to Maureen …
