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The ‘compassion’ of empire: Herman and Lynne await
by Mumia Abu-Jamal Several years ago, the global human rights group Amnesty International issued an extraordinary appeal to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to grant compassionate release to 72-year-old...
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Free Herman Wallace, purveyor of ‘Black Pantherism,’ fighting to the death
by Wanda Sabir Herman Wallace As I write this, Herman Wallace (born Oct. 13, 1941), stalwart revolutionary for the cause of justice, lies with advanced liver cancer in hospice in a Louisiana state...
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Zulu’s tribute to Herman ‘Hooks’ Wallace: Freedom ain’t never been free
by Kenny Zulu Whitmore Herman Wallace stands strong in this April 2, 2013, photo, with a Black Panther salute despite his shackles. Since April, his liver cancer has made him much thinner. I can...
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Herman Wallace, the ‘Muhammad Ali of the criminal justice system,’ joins the...
by Angola 3 Coalition This morning we lost without a doubt the biggest, bravest and brashest personality in the political prisoner world. It is with great sadness that we write with the news of Herman...
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UN torture expert Juan Mendez on Albert Woodfox: ‘Four decades in solitary...
by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez today called on the United States to immediately end the...
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Albert Woodfox bids farewell to his Angola 3 brother, Herman Wallace, fights...
by Albert Woodfox Well, the old man has decided to leave us! I am sure it was a very hard choice for him: Who will I serve, the ancestors who have called me home or humanity whom I love so much? Old...
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The cruel and unusual punishment of Herman Wallace
by Ann Garrison KPFA News broadcast Oct. 12, 2013 http://www.anngarrison.com/sites/default/files/mp3/ANN-MARINA-DRUMMER-HERMAN-WALLACE.mp3 KPFA Evening News Anchor: A memorial service and funeral were...
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Winning an end to solitary confinement in the court of public opinion: Hear...
by Marina Drummer In New Orleans on Oct. 19, Herman Wallace’s life was celebrated with a second line, organized by Amnesty International and the Angola 3 Coalition. As the week of the release,...
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Amnesty International asks the world to demand justice for Albert Woodfox
by Ann Garrison KPFA Evening News, broadcast Nov. 9 http://www.anngarrison.com/sites/default/files/mp3/Albert-Woodfox-Amnesty-International.mp3 KPFA Evening News Anchor: Amnesty International has...
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Herman Wallace, who gave his life to end solitary confinement, got no mercy
by Mutope Duguma The system, whether it is in the state of California or Louisiana, has demonstrated that those of us held in solitary confinement will receive no mercy. The recent actions surrounding...
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Other Brothers in Angola
Former Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas proudly wears his Zulu T-shirt. by Mumia Abu-Jamal Most of us know of the famed Angola 3, Black Panthers who organized a real branch of the Black...
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‘Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas’
Review by Orissa Arend New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies in the 2013 Zulu Parade – Photo: Getty Images “Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas” by Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker (2013) is part...
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Albert Woodfox: It’s time to free the last of the Angola 3
by Hillary Donnell Last Tuesday, Jan. 7, a crowd of supporters gathered in the bitter cold in New Orleans’ Lafayette Square outside the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to show their support for Angola 3...
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Declining a deal with the devil: Coercive journaling required to ‘step down’...
by NCTT-Cor-SHU “The chief function of the disciplinary power is to ‘train’… It ‘trains’ the moving, confused, useless multitudes of bodies and forces them into a multiplicity of individual elements –...
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Wanda’s Picks for March 2014
by Wanda Sabir Russell Maroon Shoatz is out of solitary confinement! Hugo Pinnell had his first contact visit in 40 years last weekend. Kiilu Nyasha announced this wonderful news at a reception...
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Pelican Bay earthquake prompts double locking of cells, reveals need for...
by Joe A’Jene Valentine Know your enemy from your friend. On March 10, not too far from Pelican Bay State Prison, a 6.9 earthquake struck in Eureka and the powerful vibration was felt miles around. At...
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Free performance of ‘Every Five Minutes’ at Laney College Saturday
by Wanda Sabir The play “Every Five Minutes” by Scottish writer Linda McLean is an unique look into the effects of solitary confinement on a man named Mo – recently released after 13 years behind bars....
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Yuri Kochiyama: A life in struggle
by Mumia Abu-Jamal Yuri Kochiyama – Photo: Kamau Amen-Ra Her name was Yuri, a Japanese woman born in the United States. I hesitate to call her a Japanese-American, for to do so suggests she was a...
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Free all political prisoners: National Jericho Movement Conference, new...
by Linda Kennedy Omaha, Neb. – The United States is not the gold standard on human rights that it pretends to be according to U.S. Human Rights Network (USHRN) activist Efia Nwangaza. Ms. Nwangaza was...
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From the Keystone State to the Golden State: The need for a national movement...
by Robert Saleem Holbrook In Pennsylvania, former Black Panthers and Black Liberation Army members Russell Maroon Shoatz, Joseph JoJo Bowens, Clifford Lumumba Futch and Fred Muhammad Burton enter...
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