Mumia Abu Jamal

Wonderful victory! Judge Tucker rules in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal!!!

January 1, 2019 UNAC Editor Political Prisoners, Racism

Mumia Abu-Jamal is a prisoner in America who has been on death row for 30 years. I had no idea who he was, and these people kindly stopped to let me take a photo. ~Chris McGeehan/Flikr 11-9-2011 Dear Friends of Mumia Abu Jamal, Dec 29, 2018 –Judge Leon Tucker today, December 28, ruled in Philadelphia in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal,[…]

Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! All out Feb. 26 and March 27!

February 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Political Prisoners

By John Leslie, originally published on Socialist Action New mobilizations are planned in the case of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The events will take place at a critical juncture in Mumia’s case, which opened up with the Williams v. Pennsylvania decision, presenting an opportunity, after so much struggle, to finally win Mumia’s freedom. This is particularly urgent because Mumia’s health[…]

Police corruption is rife from Baltimore to Philadelphia

December 12, 2017 UNAC Editor Police Corruption

Pam Africa (right) leads a march in the snow in Philadelphia on Dec. 9, the anniversary of the 1981 arrest and shooting of Black activist and political commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia was framed up by cops and the corrupt “justice” system on false charges of killing a Philadelphia police officer. The marchers demanded that the Philadelphia district attorney’s office release[…]