Mumia Abu-Jamal (guest author)

Mumia Abu-Jamal (guest author)

Breonna’s deathbedBreonna’s deathbed

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 pandemicsThe ‘populism’ of pandemics

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
A literal matter of historyA literal matter of history

A literal matter of history

Printed from a July 27 audio column posted on prisonradio.org.  When I was a young man — a boy really…

August 5, 2020
Mumia Abu-Jamal commentary: A crack in the wall Mumia Abu-Jamal commentary: A crack in the wall 

Mumia Abu-Jamal commentary: A crack in the wall 

This column, posted initially on prisonradio.org, first appeared on workers.org on Jan. 4, 2017.   For Dylann Roof, the next few…

July 23, 2020
Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘A rogue nation?’– a commentaryMumia Abu-Jamal: ‘A rogue nation?’– a commentary

Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘A rogue nation?’– a commentary

This slightly edited commentary from July 8 by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is available at prisonradio.org/media/audio/mumia. Several days ago, the…

July 17, 2020
The world on fireThe world on fire

The world on fire

Guess what? The world is on fire! I don't mean environmental degradation or global warming; no, although that too is…

June 12, 2020
Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘On Prison Guards’Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘On Prison Guards’

Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘On Prison Guards’

This slightly edited commentary from April 24 by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is available at prisonradio.org/media/audio/mumia. By Mumia Abu-Jamal I…

May 5, 2020
A message to my supportersA message to my supporters

A message to my supporters

This slightly edited April 24 commentary by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to his supporters on his 66th birthday is available…

April 27, 2020
Locked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-JamalLocked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Locked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following slightly edited April 10 commentary by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is available at prisonradio.org/media/audio/mumia. For nearly a month…

April 13, 2020
‘Things fall apart’‘Things fall apart’

‘Things fall apart’

Transcribed from a March 27, 2020, audio recording on prisonradio.org. The great African writer, Chinua Achebe, I believe, wrote a…

April 10, 2020