Mumia Abu-Jamal

Free Mumia 60th birthday events

A broad coalition of individuals and organizations committed to seeing political prisoner and world renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal released from…

March 2, 2014

Press conference, protest challenge Fox News over Abu-Jamal case

On Jan. 17, dozens of people gathered for a press conference and protest outside Fox News in Philadelphia to denounce…

January 21, 2014

Philly youth demand “Free Mumia, end education cuts & mass incarceration!’

While dozens of schools close, incarceration of youth of color continues to increase, and the Black youth unemployment rate jumps to around…

December 11, 2013

Dec. 7 & 9: ‘Free Mumia’ activities

On the 32nd year of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s wrongful incarceration, a press conference is set for noon on Dec. 9 in…

December 4, 2013

Ralph Poynter visits Mumia Abu-Jamal

He's still glowing, days later. On Aug. 10, Ralph Poynter, spouse of "the people's lawyer," Lynne Stewart, visited Mumia Abu-Jamal…

August 25, 2013

Marcus Garvey 1887-1940

Aug. 17 will mark the 126th anniversary of the birth of the great Black nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey, who was…

August 14, 2013

National Network on Cuba condemns U.S. ‘terrorist’ bounty on Assata Shakur

The following statement was issued by the National Network on Cuba. On May 3, the U.S. government falsely branded Assata…

May 20, 2013

Newark, N.J., group to protest banning of Mumia-Abu Jamal documentary

On Friday, May 17th, the People’s Organization for Progress will hold an informational picket at Newark’s City Plex 12 Movie…

May 17, 2013

Richie Havens

Taken from a May 1 audio column at prisonradio.org With a voice that seemed equal parts grit and sand, Richie…

May 17, 2013

‘Long Distance Revolutionary’: #1 documentary in Philadelphia

Philadelphia — In one of many milestones in the decades-long movement to free political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, the documentary film "Long…

May 7, 2013