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  • Colin Kaepernick. Black man with large dark Afro wearing a dark T shirt.

    Colin Kaepernick Wants To Bring Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Home

    In a video campaign, the activist and former NFL player stressed that “Mumia has been in prison longer than I have been alive.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 24, 2020 6:00PM EST
    U.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the White House before boarding Marine One and departing to Louisiana August 23, 2016, in Washington, DC. Obama will survey historic flooding that has damaged more almost 70,000 homes and killed at least 13 people.

    President Obama Commutes More Sentences, Twitter Says #FreeEmAll

    Will the president use his last days in office to free all political prisoners?

    Kenrya Rankin Jan 18, 2017 3:29PM EST
    White and Black police officers stand near column of Black and White protesters holding multi-colored signs

    Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Ordered to Treat Mumia Abu-Jamal's Hepatitis C

    Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther serving a life sentence for the death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2015.

    Sameer Rao Jan 4, 2017 3:24PM EST

    More than 1,000 Black Activists Sign Statement of Support for Palestine

    And they call for the U.S. government to cut diplomatic and economic aid to Israel.

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 18, 2015 4:20PM EDT

    Wife And Brother Allowed to Visit Mumia Abu-Jamal In Critical Care Unit

    Sixty-year-old Abu-Jamal was hospitalized early Monday after passing out.
    Carla Murphy Mar 31, 2015 2:27PM EDT

    Mumia Abu-Jamal Will No Longer Face Death Penalty

    But supporters are still fighting for the former Black Panther to be freed from prison.
    Jorge Rivas Dec 7, 2011 2:53PM EST
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