Betsey Piette

Stop DA office coverup, free Mumia now!

For the second time, Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker ordered the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 22 to release…

July 5, 2017

Historic marker acknowledges 1985 bombing of MOVE members

Philadelphia — Due to the hard work and dedication of middle school students from the Jubilee School here, there is…

June 27, 2017

Mumia supporters tell Philly DA: ‘Open the books!’

On May 30, demonstrators outside the Philadelphia district attorney’s office demanded its compliance with an order by Common Pleas Judge…

June 2, 2017

Mumia challenges court-cop collusion

In a breakthrough in the struggle to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, an appeal to overturn his 35-year-old wrongful conviction in the…

May 22, 2017

Mumia hearing: ’Too much justice’?

Philadelphia - A petition filed on behalf of political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, seeking a new appeal in his…

April 29, 2017

Banks and for-profit prisons grow rich on deportations

While millions of migrant and refugee families struggle under a climate of fear fueled by widespread deportations, private for-profit prison…

April 27, 2017

On April 24 – Pack the court to win freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

A court hearing on Mumia Abu-Jamal’s new Post-Conviction Relief Act petition will be held in the Pennsylvania Court of Common…

April 18, 2017

DOC promises hep C drugs for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Political prisoner and revolutionary activist Mumia Abu-Jamal was notified March 31 by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections that he would…

April 6, 2017

‘Love was in the air’ – A tribute to Warrior Sisters of the Revolution

International Working Women’s Month was celebrated Philadelphia style on March 24 with a special event honoring three Black women activist…

March 27, 2017

After fracking-caused earthquakes, Pawnee Nation courts to try energy companies

For nearly three decades prior to 2008, Oklahoma averaged only two earthquakes a year of magnitude 2.7 or higher. Then…

March 19, 2017