Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system. By Jennifer Schuessler ...

*State attorneys in Pennsylvania urged a judge on Friday to throw out a lawsuit in which former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal claims prison officials have shown “deliberate indifference” to his ...

Someone shot and killed officer David Faulkner early in the morning on Dec. 9, 1981. We would like to think that the courts we rely on to enforce our laws would punish the responsible parties. Well, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Unified School District is reinstating a controversial curriculum -- an optional lesson on convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Wednesday, new Superintendent ...

An exhibit titled “Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration,” will be displayed across campus in the John Hay Library, the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, the Center for the Study of Race ...

In a poignant episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged with Jamal Ibn Mumia, the activist son of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. During this Black History Month special, they delve into ...

Hurricane Melissa was bigger than Katrina. Compounded by a US-sponsored blockade, it's impossible for Cuba to even get the ...

After decades of protests, marches and public appeals, prosecutors in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday they are dropping their pursuit of the death penalty for Mumia Abu Jamal, who was sentenced to ...

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time, ushering in an era marked by double standards around criminality, the law, and democracy. The ...