Category: Commentary

Mumia Abu Jamal: Fidel Castro obituary

Cuba is observing an officially-mandated nine-day mourning period after the death of its longtime head-of-state, Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, November 25th, at the age of 90. Castro survived multiple assassination attempts and...

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Mumia Abu Jamal: Shock & Awe

A commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal on the presidential election results in the United States. Download Audio Shock and awe. I didn’t see this coming. The words I never I’d say – “President Trump”...

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Mumia Abu Jamal: When a Child Dies

Download Audio Newsbreak: Cleveland officials announce no charges to be files in the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. There is something shattering about the death, the killing, of a child. When a child...

Mumia Abu Jamal: Boorish and Boring

A commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal on the presidential campaign currently underway in the United States. Download Audio Boorish and boring. Watching political debates is not my thing. First of all, they’re hardly really...

Mumia Abu-Jamal on the Charleston Shooting

Charleston by Mumia Abu-Jamal Download Audio A young white man, barely at the age of his majority, walks into Charleston’s most storied Black church and, before he leaves, a new history is written. Attending...

Mumia Abu Jamal: 137 shots

Cleveland became the latest see to witness demonstrations after the acquittal of a white police officer in the deaths of unarmed black men. Officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in...

Mumia Abu Jamal: Unsaid at Selma

Who can question whether President Barack Obama is a master when it comes to speeches? Such a quality literally put him on the map when he mesmerized a crowd at the 2004 Democratic National...