David Sole

Rev. Pinkney’s appeal set for May 11

Marquette Branch Prison, Mich. -- A three-judge panel of Michigan’s Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case of…

April 25, 2016

Free Rev. Pinkney now!

Supporters of Michigan political prisoner the Rev. Edward Pinkney rallied outside the Michigan Department of Corrections in Lansing, Mich., on…

March 13, 2016

Rev. Pinkney charged for having a Bible

Supporters of a Michigan political prisoner, the Rev. Edward Pinkney, continued their efforts unabated through the holiday season. Behind the…

January 7, 2016

Rev. Pinkney: ‘I am still standing’

As the Rev. Edward Pinkney approached the start of his second year in prison, a powerful show of support was…

December 22, 2015

Struggle grows to save Rev. Edward Pinkney

Dec. 5 -- An African-American political prisoner in Michigan may be isolated in the far north Marquette Branch Prison in…

December 7, 2015

Marquette prison officials lock down Pinkney

Following is a first-hand account of a visit to Marquette Branch Prison by David Sole, a retired Detroit trade unionist…

November 29, 2015

Visitors break Rev. Pinkney’s isolation

From Nov. 11-14, activists from Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich., drove hundreds of miles to Benton Harbor, Mich., to pick…

November 19, 2015

Rev. Pinkney in danger – faces prison harassment, cut off from telephone

Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan political prisoner, the Rev. Edward Pinkney, was transferred on Oct. 6 from a prison close to his…

November 3, 2015

Detroit union supports political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney

The case of Michigan political prisoner the Rev. Edward Pinkney has attracted the attention of -- and won support from…

October 26, 2015

Happy birthday, Rev. Pinkney!

Support continues to build for Michigan political prisoner the Rev. Edward Pinkney. The Detroit Light Brigade lit up the night…

October 21, 2015