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MOVE 9 heroes welcomed in Southern California

December 30, 2019 Gloria Verdieu
Free all political prisoners! In mid-December 2019, the Socialist Unity Party/Partido de Socialismo Unido, the San Diego Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice hosted two very special “Free […]
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December in Chicago: Mumia on murder of Fred Hampton

December 14, 2019 Mumia Abu-Jamal
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 […]
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Prisoners’ families, activists denounce plan to build new jails

October 24, 2019 Greg Butterfield
“Close Rikers now! No new jails!” The chant was loud, the demand was clear, as hundreds of prisoners’ family members, former prisoners and prison abolition activists rallied and marched at New York’s City Hall on […]
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Philadelphia political prisoners fight on: You can help!

September 21, 2019 Greg Butterfield
The struggle to liberate two lifelong Black freedom fighters and longtime political prisoners from Philadelphia is gearing up, and your help is needed. Delbert Africa will soon have a new parole hearing after serving nearly […]
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Free all political prisoners!

August 28, 2019 Stephen Millies
The auditorium of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y., was filled on Aug. 24 for the 24th Annual Dinner Tribute to Political Prisoners. Organized by the Malcolm X […]
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George Jackson killed Aug. 21, 1971

August 21, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
George Jackson was killed by prison guards on August 21, 1971. At age 18, Jackson was convicted on dubious evidence of a gas station robbery of $70. Based on prior arrests, Jackson was sentenced to […]
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Interview with Janine and Janet Africa of the MOVE 9

August 10, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
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Attempted medical murder of Delbert Africa

August 10, 2019 MOVE
The MOVE ORGANIZATION would like to take the time right now to provide people with an update on our Brother Delbert Africa. Yesterday, August 8th, Delbert returned to SCI Dallas and after processing was placed […]
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Pennsylvania prison headquarters padlock doors to keep Mumia supporters out

August 4, 2019 Andre Powell
On July 23, supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal from up and down the East Coast gathered at Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections headquarters in Mechanicsville, Pa., to deliver petitions to the department head requesting that they give […]
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NYC welcomes Janet Africa and Janine Africa

July 25, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein and Stephen Millies
More than 200 people packed The People’s Forum in Manhattan on July 19 to welcome Janet Africa and Janine Africa to New York City. The two members of the MOVE family had been jailed for […]