An Open Letter from Original Black Panther Party Members to Black (Hip-Hop) Artists Who Have an Interest in Our Community (T.I., KILLER MIKE, CARDI B, KANYE WEST, BEYONCE’, JAY-Z, P-DIDDY, LUDACRIS, 50-CENT, and others)

Greetings and Solidarity to each of you.  In recognition of your individual voice, influence, and cultural following among current generations of Black people/Africans in the Diaspora and on the continent, we salute you. While we only know you from the public domain, we know that many of you come from backgrounds where you faced poverty,…

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Fantasies vs. Nightmares, Prison Abolition vs. Medical Genocide: As The “Free Mumia” Movement Prepares To Celebrate His Birthday, A Cruel, Late April Fool’s Joke About Abu-Jamal Possibly Having COVID-19 Symptoms Backfires

The harassment of radical senior citizen Mumia Abu-Jamal continues, even during a pandemic. It’s not enough that’s he’s been in jail for almost 40 years (he turns 66 on April 24). Now Pennsylvania prison authorities–the world’s sorest-winner champions–cruelly lied that he was ill, possibly with COVID. By Todd Steven Burroughs Death’s shadow can replicate over…

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