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A salute to the heroic Attica Rebellion
“We are men! We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be driven or beaten as such!” — Elliot L.D. Barkley, a 21-year-old leader of the Attica Rebellion who was murdered by the […]
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Philadelphia protest: Free Mumia! Free them all!
Over 500 people came to Philadelphia’s City Hall on July 4 to demand that Mumia Abu-Jamal be freed. It was the largest action inside Philadelphia for the imprisoned revolutionary Black writer in years. Every July […]
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What to a Prisoner is the Fourth of July?
On the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s visit to Philadelphia in 1993. “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh! Had I the ability and could I reach the nation’s ear. […]
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Never forget Shaka Sankofa
Shaka Sankofa was executed 20 years ago on June 22, 2000. Texas governor and future president, George W. Bush, conducted the legal lynching in Huntsville. Sankofa spent half his life on death row. He was […]
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#FreeThemAll caravan honors Marlyn Barnes
Baltimore — Marlyn Barnes would have turned 32 years old on May 14 if he had not died in custody at the Harford County Detention Center last year. The jail claims he committed suicide, but […]
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Free them all now! National day of protest May 30
The recently refounded National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) calls upon all its members, comrades, friends and allies to join in a national day of protest on May 30, 2020, at 3 p.m. […]
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Mobilizing for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 66th Birthday in the Midst of COVID-19
All of us, every one of us, when we fight, we win. So let us fight together. Never forget the love for each and every one of you for the remarkable work you have done […]
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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 […]
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Coronavirus pandemic: Remove prisoners from these death cells!
It appears that the U.S. government — headed by Donald Trump and enabled by Democrats who refuse to seriously check the most egregious actions of this fascist-minded, racist and sexist president — is using the […]
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Maryland prisoners contact community group about denial of proper care amid pandemic
Prisoners Solidarity Committee/Peoples Power Assembly FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2020 Contact Person: Attorney Alec Summerfield Phone: 443-324-8644 Email: as**********@********il.com Maryland prisoners contact community group about denial of proper care amid pandemic Baltimore — Multiple […]