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Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Resonable Doubt

Documentary about Mumia’s history and the history of his case. The documentary hears from police, and doctors as well as Mumia’s family and Mumia himself.
Aug 17, 2001 | Story
Mumia Abu Jamal

Protesters are demonstrating in Philadelphia against the denial by state officals to allow Abu Jamal attendence to a state appeals court hearing. Abu Jamal was sentenced to death for the claim that he shot a police officer–a claim he denies. Abu Jamal’s attornies Marline Kamish and Elliot Grossman join Amy for a phone conversation.
Aug 20, 2001 | Story
Lawyers for Abu Mumia Jamal allege original Judge made racist comment at trial

Lawyers for death row prisoner Abu Mumia Jamal filed court papers yesterday, alleging that the original judge in the case made a racist comment about Abu Jamal. Terry Mara Carter of Delaware signed an affidavit, that as a stenographer in 1982 she overheard Judge Albert Sabo saying he was "Going to help him fry" Abu Jamal. She also alleged the judge used a racial slur to describe Abu Jamal. Abu Mumia Jamal is a celebrated radio journalist,...
Aug 29, 2001 | Story
Running across the United States for Abu Mumia Jamal

Zachary Runningwolf Brown, a Blackfeet Native American man runs across the United States, from the bay area to Philadelphia (about 30 miles a day) to raise awareness about Abu Mumia Jamal’s death row case, and to get Mumia a new trial. A documentary on his journey will be made by an independent filmmaker. Zachary visited Leavenworth, but he and his filmmaker were not granted an interview with Leonard Peltier, and they avoided protest for...
Aug 29, 2001 | Story
A Rally for Mumia-Abu Jamal in Philadelphia Is Attacked; Seven People Are Arrested Andcharged with Felony Assault and Felony Riot; Three Demonstrators Are Hospitalized

On December 9th 1981, 20 years ago, journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was driving a cab in Philadelphia when he came to theintersection of Locust and 13 Street. He says he saw a police officer beating his brother William Cook. While it isunclear what happened next, it is undisputed that both he and officer Daniel Faulkner were shot, and that Faulknerdied.
Dec 10, 2001 | Story
A Rally for Mumia-Abu Jamal in Philadelphia Is Attacked; Seven People Are Arrested Andcharged with Felony Assault and Riot; Three Demonstrators Are Hospitalized

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Dec 10, 2001 | Story
A Federal Judge Throws Out Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence, Ruling That the Formerjournalist and Black Panther Is Entitled to a New Sentencing Hearing After Two Decades On Death Row

In a ruling that was immediately challenged by both prosecutors and the defense, a federal judge today lifted thedeath sentence from Mumia Abu-Jamal for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel J. Faulkner. Inordering that Abu-Jamal be given a new death-penalty hearing within six months or be sentenced to life in prison,U.S. District Judge William Yohn also affirmed the death row inmate’s conviction on a charge of first-degree...
Dec 19, 2001 | Story
African-American Scholar, Activist and Theologian Cornel West Speaks On the Challenge Ofprogressive Politics and the Struggle for Racial Justice After September 11

In his introduction to
??Death Blossoms, Mumia Abu Jamal’s collection of writings, Cornell West writes:
Dec 19, 2001 | Story
A Federal Judge Throws Out Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence, Ruling That the Formerjournalist and Black Panther Is Entitled to a New Sentencing Hearing After Two Decades On Death Row

See description above.
Dec 19, 2001 | Story
The Voices of Pacifica: An Audio Tour Through 50 Years of Pacifica History -- and the History of the World

We are going to take a look at the last fifty years of world history — framed by the history of the Pacifica network, the nation’s first listener-supported, community-based radio network founded by pacifist and artist Lewis Hill in 1949. This audio tour, produced by WBAI programmer Peter Bochan, brings the voices of some of the most important (and some of the least heard) social justice activists of the fifty years to the airwaves....
Feb 28, 2002 | Story

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Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Resonable Doubt

Mumia Abu Jamal

Lawyers for Abu Mumia Jamal allege original Judge made racist comment at trial

Running across the United States for Abu Mumia Jamal

A Rally for Mumia-Abu Jamal in Philadelphia Is Attacked; Seven People Are Arrested Andcharged with Felony Assault and Felony Riot; Three Demonstrators Are Hospitalized

A Rally for Mumia-Abu Jamal in Philadelphia Is Attacked; Seven People Are Arrested Andcharged with Felony Assault and Riot; Three Demonstrators Are Hospitalized

A Federal Judge Throws Out Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence, Ruling That the Formerjournalist and Black Panther Is Entitled to a New Sentencing Hearing After Two Decades On Death Row

African-American Scholar, Activist and Theologian Cornel West Speaks On the Challenge Ofprogressive Politics and the Struggle for Racial Justice After September 11

A Federal Judge Throws Out Mumia Abu-Jamal's Death Sentence, Ruling That the Formerjournalist and Black Panther Is Entitled to a New Sentencing Hearing After Two Decades On Death Row

The Voices of Pacifica: An Audio Tour Through 50 Years of Pacifica History -- and the History of the World

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