Hi, I'm Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and to affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you to listeners to hear me

The State Of Mumia (1:57) Mumia Abu-Jamal

May 12th, 2021 1m 58s

I don't usually do this. This is discussing my self. I find it far more interesting to tell the stories of other, the revolving globe on which we dwell and the stories spawn by the fragile human condition and the struggles of humanity for liber

Shooting in Wichita Kansas (1:27) Bilal Abdul Salam Bey (Charley Hughes)

May 8th, 2021 1m 27s

This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, inmate at Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. This piece is just an update on, uh, a shooting that happened in Wichita, KS on Monday, uh, about a week ago around 1:30

Turning Point (0:50) Spoon Jackson

May 7th, 2021 50s

"Turning Point," new poem for Meghan and Suzanna. I released the past, because forgiveness springs forward and hate falls back. I'll never forget what I'd done, but I cannot go back and peel back the sun. I reached a past and pushed on the gas,

Look Away (0:55) Spoon Jackson

May 7th, 2021 56s

Look away. It took a life sentence to show me how to love today, it took a life sentence to show me how to look away. Close your eyes if you don't like the color of my skin, close your eyes if you are not willing to look within. It used to both

Lyrical Verse (2:24) Izell Robinson

May 5th, 2021 2m 25s

I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 320006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet, to accomplish success, I need you, the listeners, to hear me an

J&J Resumes at PADOC (3:39) Derrick Gibson

May 4th, 2021 3m 39s

On May 3rd, 2021, Johnny Wetzel, Secretary of Corrections in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, sent out a bulletin to all PADOC prisoners which reads: "Following a thorough safety review, the US FDA and the CDC have determined that th

Berlin Revolutionary Mayday (1:46) Mumia Abu-Jamal

May 3rd, 2021 1m 47s

My brothers, my sisters, my friends in Germany, welcome. As we think about Mayday, we think about the struggle, really, all over the world for working people and the working class all over the world, to begin to be remembered, respected, and, f

WPFW Janine Jackson Interview 23:26

May 3rd, 2021 23m 27s

WPFW Janine Jackson Interview 23:26

Now Or Never Pt 1 (5:03) Izell Robinson

Apr 30th, 2021 5m 3s

This is Izell Robinson, inmate number 210006 in Minnesota. Um, I wanted to do excerpts from a personal piece I wrote called "Now or Never: Education Versus Excuses." Langston Hughes wrote a populsr poem that ask us what becomes of a dream defer

Now or Never Pt. 2 (5:09) Izell Robinson

Apr 30th, 2021 5m 9s

Plus his written oration reminded me of speeches I used to study at [inaudible] oratory competition. I knew that I had to place a keen focus back on becoming the old me. My- all my education, because it is what had led me to be successful beyon

What We Want (2:56) Bilal Abdul Salem-Bey (Charley Hughes)

Apr 26th, 2021 2m 57s

This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, uh, inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson Correctional, Kansas. This piece is called "What We Want." Well, first part of the 10 point program for the NABBP. Num

I Knew You (1:21) Spoon Jackson

Apr 23rd, 2021 1m 21s

Because I knew you. Before you were one word like Ali, Elvis, or Madonna, I knew you way back when the land was still icey and the wind was still heavy with dragons and other huge beasts. I knew you when you cared as much for people as you do y

Karma Death (1:03) Spoon Jackson

Apr 23rd, 2021 1m 4s

Okay, "Karma Death." What does it all mean, this life in my karma death? The [inaudible] last night, must have been like a bomb, so loud it was silent. Everyone ran but me. I heard later the whole wall could have shattered. I stood there, watch

Arraingment (1:31) Derrick Gibson

Apr 23rd, 2021 1m 31s

My name is Derrick Gibson, and I am a prisoner in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. And on April 15, 2021, I was arraigned on criminal charges of aggravated harassment by a prisoner in Schulykill County for allegedly regurgitating vom

Interview With Albert Woodfox (6:06) by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Apr 23rd, 2021 6m 6s

Mumia: You brothers of the Angola Three did an ungodly bit in the hole. How did the state justify locking you cats, I mean, up for so long? Albert: Well, given the unchecked and unchallenged power of the prisons, uh, system in Louisiana, uh, th