PHILADELPHIA – Supporters from across the tri-state area and Boston gathered in West Philadelphia to celebrate the 69th birthday of activist, journalist, and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on April 23, 2023, Mumia’s birthday is on [more…]
The arrest, conviction, incarceration, and even release of Arthur “Cetewayo” Johnson highlights so much of what is wrong with the American criminal justice system, not just in 1970 but through to today. [more…]
Violence and death aren’t the only forms of brutality and torture these moms, dads, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters are forced to endure. [more…]
The Philadelphia County prison system has arguably been a human rights disaster for decades, but it has only deteriorated since the start of the pandemic. Conditions have become so bad; many compare it to the [more…]
Don’t just stand there – take action! [more…]
Local reps needed for the City’s new Accountability Council on protester violence and police brutality. [more…]
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