Mumia Abu-Jamal (guest author)

The state of Mumia

The following lightly edited commentary appeared on Prison Radio on May 12.   I don’t usually do this. This is…

May 19, 2021

‘Indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken’: Albert Woodfox and Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following exchange between political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, wrongly incarcerated since Dec. 9, 1981, and Albert Woodfox, of the Angola…

May 4, 2021

A message from Mumia Abu-Jamal

In late February, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal tested positive for COVID-19 and was treated for congestive heart disease. He had…

March 22, 2021

The Trump mobs attack America

By Mumia Abu-Jamal Taken from a Jan. 7, 2021 audio column aired on prisonradio.org It was a sight that will…

January 20, 2021

Mumia Abu-Jamal on:  Lessons from the first abolition movement

This article is part of Abolition for the People, a series brought to you by a partnership between Kaepernick Publishing…

December 4, 2020

Dancing in the streets

Taken from a Nov. 8 audio column on prisonradio.org. An American president loses his hard-fought reelection bid, and within moments,…

November 27, 2020

Ignoring history to our detriment

These lightly edited remarks were made by Mumia Abu-Jamal in a prerecorded message that aired on October 14 during “Conversations…

October 21, 2020

El lecho de muerte de Breonna

Su nombre, Breonna Taylor, se ha vuelto un llamado coreado y gritado en protestas, junto con los de muchas otras…

October 8, 2020

Breonna’s deathbed

Taken from a Sept. 23 audio column on prisonradio.org. Her name, Breonna Taylor, has become a chanted and shouted call…

October 2, 2020

The ‘populism’ of pandemics

Taken from an Sept. 9 audio column from prisonradio.org. For months now, the nation has been battered by the ravages…

September 24, 2020