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Mumia Abu-Jamal is a journalist and former Black Panther who was convicted and sentenced to death in July 1982 for the alleged murder of a...
The following remarks were read at the Black Life Matters conference in Tucson, Arizona, on January 15, 2015. Good morning, everyone. I’m sorry I couldn’t...
S. E. Anderson and Rosemari Mealy: Hearing Toni’s voice in her poetry presentations was both serious-determined with a jazzy lyrical flava. I strongly believe Sista...
By Luam Kidane and Hakima Abbas After nearly three months of deliberation the grand jury decision on whether to indict the police officer who murdered...
By Mónica Enríquez-Enríquez As a queer migrant who got asylum based on my sexuality, I often feel exiled from progressive environments in the United States....
The reality is that the women and girls are the fabric of the community and hold all together. The women usually think and work for...
By Ahmad Greene-Hayes I am the great-great-great grandson of former enslaved Georgians—the Johnson family to be exact. I come from a lineage of individuals whom...
By Farah Tanis I was named by my mother at birth in the presence of my grandmother, keeper, vessel of the Gods and Goddesses, descendent...
Dearest Mumia, I have been writing this letter for many years, in my head and in my heart, but have not until now committed the...
By Christopher M. Tinson Creating a classroom environment that fosters radical education first requires courage to confront uncomfortable truths about American society. Introducing students to Mumia...
By Nyle Fort If Black Power were a play who would be its main characters? What would be its major themes? And what scenes would develop...
By Quincy Scott Jones I. George Zimmerman Presses the Mute Button They say I was angry The same country that promotes drunks and pot...
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...
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...
Today is the final day of 2013. And this year has been one that pushed many people around the world to deeply consider and interrogate...
Thandisizwe Chimurenga is an award-winning, freelance journalist based in Los Angeles. She came to journalism through activism, understanding how powerful media can be for destroying...
Times always seem to be especially trying for those of us committed to transnationally eradicating anti-feminist, racist, and imperialist politics both publicly and privately. Like...