Mumia Abu Jamal

(Memor. Writ. 1/9/13] © ’13 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 The news struck like thunder in bright sunlight.
Unexpected. Unbelievable.
Shocking.
David Wycoff, anti-death penalty lawyer, died suddenly on Saturday, January 6th, completely unexpectedly.
For years, he worked at the Philadelphia Capital Habeas Unit, where he practiced as a defense lawyer for the most defenseless of people: those on Death Row.
He took a long and circuitous road to the law, for he was […]

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[col. writ. 1/6/13] © ’13 Mumia Abu-Jamal

If we listened to, or watched, corporate media, we heard a giant sigh of relief when the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ was narrowly averted.
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But as we’ve said, the whole shebang was a congressional creation; a work of political theatre and false alarm to protect those at the very top – the wealthy (and super wealthy).
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What is lost here is that […]

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[PSA writ. 12/30/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 On April 4, one year to the day of his assassination, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his finest speeches as he denounced poverty, violence and imperial war.
He did it at a place called Riverside Church in Manhattan.
It’s time to return to Riverside – this time for a Gala Celebration for the Int’l Action Center’s 20th […]

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[Speech writ. 12/23/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 Meiner freunden; Wie gehts?
I recently did a thought experiment of Rosa Luxemburg and gave her a role in advising the young activists.
I will not repeat that practice.
Her spirit, however, of principled and resistance to Imperialism and advocacy of revolution over reform, endears her to us, and informs young activists involved in struggle against the US Empire.
As the Occupy Movement […]

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[mem. Writ. 12/18/12] ©’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal new
 Unless you lived in North Philly, in the projects east of Richard Allen, and north of Spring Garden, perhaps the name of Ruth ‘Ma’ Ballard would be unfamiliar to you.
But if you lived there; if you had the pleasure of knowing her, of seeing her smile, of hearing her sweet southern voice, you’d know that you’ve met someone special.
Children of […]

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[col. writ. 12/11/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 Form every TV and radio news broadcast, the words, ‘fiscal cliff’ are being mentioned, in a tone and frequency of dread and fear.
Listeners, viewers and readers can sense the dread and faux fear, but little clarity arises from the dust.
What is the fiscal cliff?
It is a political creation – made by Congress itself, as a self- made rule to […]

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[col. writ. 12/9/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 It is possible now to live in a major American city, which boasts of a Black mayor, a Black police chief, and a Black president of a local legislative body, say, a city council, or county commission.
 That’s largely because of Black population concentrations in urban districts, and their utilization of their voting power.
 It is also possible to live in […]

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[col. writ. 12/5/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Friends, comrades, Brothas & Sistas—
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We are at a new phase of this struggle; due to your work, I am no longer on Death Row; I am on ‘slow death row.’
A new place, yes – but, more importantly, a new phase of the struggle for freedom.
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The challenge before us is not to say that which is easy to say; it […]

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[col. writ. 11/30/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 Just days after U.S. made Israeli F-16’s bombed homes and buildings in Gaza, verbal bombs have been launched at the West Bank – Palestine’s other half – for daring to go to the UN to try to gain a stepping stone to statehood.
 The Palestinian political representatives from the West Bank, including former PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) head, Mahmoud Abbas, […]

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