Prisons: tear them down

Oakland rally says ‘Free Mumia!’

Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland, Calif., on July 7 to demand that the…

July 12, 2017

‘Out of the mouths of babes’

This is from a column written by Mumia Abu-Jamal on June 21. It arrived after the June 24 ceremony for…

July 7, 2017

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

‘Juvenile lifers’: Demanding justice in Detroit

A group of at least 80 protesters rallied in Erma Henderson Park in Detroit on Father’s Day, June 18, to…

June 28, 2017

Pennsylvania prisoner fights toxic prisons

This is the lightly edited text of a speech given for the Fight Toxic Prisons 2017 National Convergence Conference, held…

June 23, 2017

Rev. Pinkney is free!

Exactly two years and six months after being locked up, Michigan’s political prisoner, the Rev. Edward Pinkney, walked out from…

June 13, 2017

Reception for Oscar López Rivera

After 36 years in U.S. federal prisons for his role in the Puerto Rican independence struggle, hero Oscar López Rivera…

June 11, 2017

What Mumia means to the youth

The following talk was given by Christian Cobb at a June 1 forum on “Mumia Abu-Jamal Victories and Historic MOVE…

June 9, 2017

Welcome to New York, Oscar!

Members of the Boricua [Puerto Rican] Diaspora and many supporters of the cause of Puerto Rican liberation are celebrating the…

June 5, 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