Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks
essays and commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal
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To April 6th Rally and Teach-In by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...We are, the corporate media insists, in a war, and therefore we should all silently acquiesce in the theft and evisceration of our liberties! That, they suggest, is the 'patriotic' thing to do!..."
- Of Cops and Courts by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...to those who aided or abetted the sick and depraved terrorist attack on a Black Haitian in Brooklyn's police precinct, judges have been openly solicitous of their every right, for, truth be told, they are ever brothers..."
- Mumia's letter to supporters on December 9
- "...For being there, for joining this battle, and for continuing to battle on; for not being cowed by the forces of fear, of state terrorism, of a whore's media sold to the highest bidder; I think you!..."
- Commencement Speech for Castlemont High School by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Today, kids cross state and national borders to protest the dangers of globalism, the racist death penalty, the rule of politics by the big corporations, human rights, or even environmental concerns. I see the kind of organizing that kids are doing, and I am thrilled silly..."
- Mumia's Address to the Baccalaureate Ceremony at Occidental College
- "...Prisons are places of unfreedom and the aura of terror that dwells in such places reaches into national consciousness and eventually into everyday life. There are certain neighborhoods in America that may be likened to minimum-security prisons for the poor..."
- Japanese translation of Live from Death Row
- "...I'm happy to let you all know that Japanese translation of Mumia's "Live from Death Row" has published..."
- Philadelphia : First Amendment Free Zone! by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Welcome to Philadelphia, y'all. Where the First Amendment doesn't matter. Where both the media and the government conspire to punish you for protest...."
- An Ending -- A Beginning by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...When you look for a job, and if your interests are purely financial, well, few places can offer the goodies that prisons can. But I ask you, why work for state repression when you can work for freedom?..."
The Damning of Dissent by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...For the poor, however, and those without resources, speech is an expensive commodity. For them, for trade unionists, for activists, and those even remotely in opposition to the corporate state, speech may be many things, but "free" it ain't...."
- Legalized Cop Violence by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "... The suffering of the slain, because they are young, and black, are all but forgotten in this unholy algebra that devalues Black life, while heightening the worth of the assailants because they work for the state...."
- A Taste of Philly Justice by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "... When one looks at the roots of the state's police, we can
see, clearly, the historical traces of what we see today; police
as agents of state, corporate, white power, organized to protect
their interests..."
- The Snitch Factor by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...In the history of every oppressed people, there was one
figure who earned the hatred and enmity of that community. This
was always the Snitch..."
- The Second Rise of Black Conservatism by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Throughout the nation one cannot ignore the repeated projection of so-called "Black Conservatives" (as if Black folks here have a damn thing to conserve -- besides their oppression)..."
- The Uses of History by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...History is a powerful thing, not something that bores. It is the life of the people that makes the present day possible, and that makes tomorrow inevitable. It is the reason we are the way we are, and a suggestion of what may be to come...."
- Meditations On American Morality by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...the anguished screeches and squawks of politicians and high-paid pundits, the most recent scandal said to be rocking the presidency is touted as proof positive that 'American Morality' is falling..."
- Privilege Of Empire by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...One doesn't have to venture into the dusty mountains of Afghanistan to find "terrorists."..."
- Hate Crimes by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...When is a hate crime a hate crime? When it is a crime of hate, or when the police say it is?..."
- Death Comes to High School - Again by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...They are the truest reflection of America, one forged in dark and bloody violence, and like the proverbial canary in the mine..."
- Imprisonment of the Mind by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...The more bodies they can capture, the more they can keep. Anything that can break the chains of mental slavery is justified..."
- Letter from Mumia Abu-Jamal in Memory of Merle Africa
- "...Let our loss spark a fire that fuels the engine of freedom for all of the remaining MOVE political prisoners...."
- Gammage Games II by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Johnnie Gammage ... was not the kind of guy who was supposed to end as he did, fighting for breath with two or three cops standing (or sitting) on his back, fighting for life, and losing..."
- The System vs. Geronimo: Why? by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Few accounts explained why Geronimo was caged, and why the state fought
so long and hard to keep him there, even using foul and unfair means to do
so..."
- A New Day For Geronimo by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...Geronimo was a prisoner of a war waged by the very government he went
to Viet Nam to fight for. A war against Black America, against the remnants of
the Black Panther Party..."
- Let Pam Africa Speak! by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...NSU Administrators barred Pam on the dubious basis that, given her,
"controversial nature" and the recent death of Gangster Rapper Notorious
B.I.G." it was not in the school's "best interest" to allow her to speak..."
- Merle Africa: A Life of Resistance
- "...She was arrested because she was a MOVE member; convicted for being a MOVE member, and sentenced to a century in hell for being a MOVE member..."
- War Crimes by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...America,
for those victimized by the [Haitian] government, seemed like a shining dream,
where safety dwelt. On August 9, 1997, that bright, shining dream was
shattered, only to be replaced by a brutal nightmare for Abner Louima and his
family..."
- In Memory of Judi Bari by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...She
is remembered today, and will be remembered tomorrow, for the flash of the
spirit that returned on behalf of life. Let us remember her with our
resistance..."
- Just Doing My Job by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...the
acquittal of the white cop charged with the manslaughter killing of Johnny
Gammage sent ripples of shock through the Pittsburgh and national Black
community..."
- World Outlaw: U.S. Justice? by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...In
its 260-page report, the ICJ declared American administration of death
sentences was arbitrary, and racially discriminatory, adding, prospects of a
fair hearing for capital offenders cannot be ... assured...."
- Prisoners of Resistance by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "...In Philadelphia, the first MOVE confrontation isn't over,
because as a result of the conflict, nine MOVE men and women are still in state
prisons, doing a total of 900 years...."
- Mumia Abu-Jamal essay on Martin Luther King
- "... Any celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s magnificence would not be complete without reference to the intrusive and relentless campaign waged against him by the U.S. government..."
- Statement by Mumia Abu-Jamal, August 23, 1995
- "...We have taken some important steps, and no doubt, have some more important steps to take, but as Mao said. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step" -- we have begun..."
- Statement by Mumia Abu-Jamal, August 7, 1995
- "...I am now not under an active death warrant, although I remain under an
active death sentance, thus I still sojourn in hell..."
- Mumia Abu-Jamal - Live from Death Row
- The Voyager First Person CD-ROM includes video-taped interviews with Mumia
Abu-Jamal, the text of his book Live from
Death Row (published by Addison Wesley), and audio commentaries by Jamal.
- Live from Death
Row
- Information about obtaining the prison writings and unreleased
National Public Radio commentaries of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
- Statement by Mumia Abu-Jamal, August 1, 1995
- "...This is the warped face of American 'justice' in 1995 --twisted, biased, one-sided, and glorying in it's bent!..."
- Statement
by Mumia Abu-Jamal, July 29, 1995
- "...Thanks to you, the forces of resistance are no longer silent; we are a
leading chorus in the Song of Life..."
- Statement by Mumia Abu-Jamal, July 12, 1995
- "...True justice requires more than a stay of execution..."
- Live from Death
Row
- Information about obtaining the prison writings and unreleased
National Public Radio commentaries of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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