Category Archives: Mumia Index

“OUT OF GEORGIA” by Mumia Abu-Jamal

   For several weeks now, Georgia has been the site of some of the largest prison protests in years. Prisoners throughout the state, using smuggled cell phones, have coordinated self-initiated lock-ins, where they refuse to leave their cells to work … Continue reading

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Books by Mumia

1995.  Live from Death Row. Introduction by John Edgar Wideman. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.     1997.  Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience. Foreword by Cornel West. Preface by Julia Wright. Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House.     2000.  All Things … Continue reading

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Articles and Essays by Mumia Abu-Jamal

- Mumia Abu-Jamal, “Intellectuals and the Gallows,” in Imprisoned Intellectuals: America’s Political Prisoners Write on Life, Liberation, and Rebellion. Edited by Joy James (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003),179-84. – Mumia Abu-Jamal, “Caged and Celibate,” Prison Masculinities, edited by Don … Continue reading

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Articles and Essays about Mumia Abu-Jamal

1995. Stuart Taylor, “Guilty and Framed,” American Lawyer magazine (December 1995). Concludes that Jamal probably fired one shot, but he was framed in a totally unfair trial. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with … Continue reading

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Books about Mumia

  1996. In Defense of Mumia: An Anthology of Prose, Poetry and Art. Edited by S. E. Anderson and Tony Medina. New York : Writers & Readers Publishing, Inc.     1996. Race for Justice: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Fight Against the DeathPenalty. By … Continue reading

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“WORLD TO COME”

I’m always intrigued when talking heads rush to comfort their viewers with news that the economy is bouncing back because, for that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average may be performing well. The Dow is an average of the stock … Continue reading

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“BEATING BACK BATSON”

[NOTE from Sis. Marpessa:  Here's a link to excerpts of Ass't DA McMahon's training video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv9SJPa_dF8 ] Check that short piece out (57 secs), and then please re-read this piece Bro. Mumia wrote last year: Beating Back Batson [col. writ. … Continue reading

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“What ‘War on Terror?’ “

Have you ever thought (but were afraid to admit) that there really wasn’t such a thing as a ‘war on terror?’ Well, worry no more. England’s top prosecutor has set the record straight. Britain’s director of public prosecutions, Ken McDonald, … Continue reading

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“Who Protects Whom?”

A woman is stopped for a traffic violation. She tearfully explains that she is pregnant, she is bleeding, and she begs — at least a dozen times — to be taken to the hospital. She might as well have been … Continue reading

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“Give WAR a Chance”

A lifetime ago, when the British rock band, the Beatles were at the top of the charts, and before cable TV and the reign of computers, anti-war activists sang a haunting chorus as they demonstrated by the tens of thousands … Continue reading

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