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Trayvon Triptych (a poem)
By Quincy Scott Jones I. George Zimmerman Presses the Mute Button They say I was angry The same country that promotes drunks and pot...
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My North Star: How Mumia Abu-Jamal Led Me To Activism
By Walidah Imarisha In high school in a small town in Oregon, I found guidance in the most unlikely of places. Mrs. Borrevick wore bright...
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From Mumia to Rasmea: Political incarceration in the belly of the beast- from Black Liberation to Arab Freedom
By Layli Kristy Feghali Coming of age as a young US-born Arab woman in the post 9/11 era, Mumia’s case drew clear attention to the...
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Assata Shakur is Welcome Here: Bringing Political Prisoners Back Into the Fold
By Meron Wondwosen Every generation honors its live conformists and its dead trouble makers—Mignon McLaughlin It was November 5th 2005 and my first cousin was...
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Feminists We Love: Andrea J. Ritchie
Andrea J. Ritchie is a Black lesbian police misconduct attorney and organizer who has engaged in extensive research, writing, litigation, organizing and advocacy on profiling, policing, and...
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*Pretty Sparkly Things: A Black Girl’s Encounter with the Prison Industrial Complex
I love clothes. I always have. As a black girl coming of age in the early 1990s, I was up on all the adornment trends:...
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Mumia: Vulnerability and Hope
By Jessica Millward I began writing to Mumia Abu-Jamal in December 2011 while he was in the liminal space between Death Row at...
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Sunny Days?: Sesame Street, Prisons and the Politics of Justice
With Nelson Mandela’s funeral on the television, Sammy, who is 6, turned to me with a question that quickly grabbed my attention. Having already discussed...
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Ona Move!: A Conversation With Pam Africa and Ramona Africa
By Jamila K. Wilson As an activist in Philadelphia, I have been mentored by Pam and Ramona Africa of the MOVE family. They are...
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Long Distance Revolutionary: An Intergenerational Conversation
By Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Clyde Gumbs and Jared Gumbs This summer I attended a screening of Prison Radio’s film about Mumia Abu-Jamal, Long Distance Revolutionary. Mumia...
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The Making of Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary
By Noelle Hanrahan Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary is an inspiring portrait of a man whom many consider America’s most famous political prisoner – a man whose...
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Excerpts from Sir by HR Hegnauer
Dear Sir, I am afraid to say, I love you — a collection of simple sounds. I know this is the softest room in...
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How to Build a Prison (a poem)
By Quincy Scott Jones for Philadelphia, USA 1. Always hated that building and never knew why The one right before the on-ramp for...
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10 Facts about the Mumia Abu-Jamal Case
By Johanna Fernandez 1. Mumia Abu-Jamal is innocent. Mumia has been wrongfully imprisoned for 32 years. He spent the first 28.5 years of his imprisonment on Pennsylvania’s...
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How I Use Pinterest To Explore the Difficulties of Violence Against Black Women and Girls
By Sonya Donaldson When I first used Pinterest, it was with the same intent and fervor of many of those who create boards that feature fashion,...
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How Anti-violence Activism Taught Me to Become a Prison Abolitionist
By Beth E. Richie Sometimes we learn our most profound political lessons in the contours of our everyday activism. This is certainly the case for me...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Until the Last One…
By Olivia N. Jones, Mount Holyoke College ‘14 September 14, 2013 was Marissa Alexander’s 33rd birthday. It is undoubtedly incredibly unfortunate that this black mother...
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“Fire in the Skies”: Introduction to the Mumia and Mass Incarceration Forum
On December 9, 1981, journalist and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested and later charged and convicted for murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. The prosecution’s...
