Archiv vom Juli 2014

 [col. writ. 7/30/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 Six years ago, when Israel launched its blitzkrieg against Gaza, it left only after some 700 Gazans: men, women and children, were dead.
This occurred under George W. Bush, with the U.S. neocon administration winking, nodding and blowing kisses of approval.
Today, under neoliberal rule, we see that something indeed has changed under President Barack Obama: It has gotten worse.
For, […]

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[col. writ. 7/29/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 For New Yorkers, the name Eddie Ellis drew admiration, respect and even some awe.
For he was a man of passion, action and brilliance, as shown by his many lives as a Black Panther, a prison lifer, and a scholar who worked as an activist among youth to turn their lives away from the dead-end of prison.
He was also a […]

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[Speech writ. 7/29/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 When we consider the historic role of journalist amond Black people, we are left with the deep conviction that, for Black people, the necessities of the time demand that activism must play a role in the performance of the profession.
It must be so, I argue, then – in our not-too-distant past – and now, in our troubled present, for […]

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