Political Prisoners
Locked up and locked down
April 10 — For nearly a month now, all prisoners in Pennsylvania state prisons — over 40,000 men and women — have been locked down. What does “locked down” mean? When I was on death […]
Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Covid-19
Covid-19: Weapons of mass incompetence
April 6 — As of this writing, 10,000 people [in the U.S.] have died from the impact of the coronavirus, also known as Covid-19. Ten thousand! And unless I miss my guess, it ain’t over […]
Political Prisoners
Chuck Africa goes home
For over 40 years, Chuck Sims Africa, member of the famed MOVE 9, veteran of the MOVE confrontation of Aug. 8, 1978, has been imprisoned in state joints across Pennsylvania, serving what is arguably an […]
Political Prisoners
Delbert Africa, free!
MOVE member Delbert Africa, held in prison since the confrontation of Aug. 8, 1978, has walked out of a Pennsylvania prison after 42 years. Delbert, in his 73rd year of life, came out to meet […]
Political Prisoners
December in Chicago: Mumia on murder of Fred Hampton
It was an early morning in December 1969 when a joint FBI-Chicago police crew raided an apartment building, ostensibly for weapons charges. In fact, they came to kill Fred Hampton, chairman of the Chicago chapter […]
LGBTQ+
Mumia Abu-Jamal: When trans women die
Oct. 13 — In recent weeks, we have seen naked violence unleashed against Black trans women, directed against them by the state in the form of police beatings and by rightist forces in this emerging […]
Political Prisoners
Eddie Africa: Free!
Eddie Africa (front row right) at MOVE news conference after his release. SLL photos: Berta Joubert-Ceci June 23 — The news came through like a beam in the night: “Eddie Africa has been released today.” […]