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by Mwalimu Siri Shakur I wake up every morning and stretch, then say a prayer thanking the Lord for allowing me to make it through another day and night. My mattress is in real poor condition, as it’s...
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The second annual Rebuild: New Afrikan People’s Assembly couldn’t have happened without these key people: from left, Tariq Sabir, Lance Barbee, Biko Alghanee, General Shakur, Kelly Oxendine, Bilal...
View ArticleInternational Revolutionary Day: the 40th commemoration of the assassination...
Watch an unforgettable video blending historic footage and photos with coverage of IRD 2009 events by Minister of Information JR The Black Panther Party educated people, fed children, provided health...
View ArticleGang validation: The new inquisition
by Steve Champion On July 23, 2010, my cell was searched and three boxes of my property – legal material, books, notes and personal writings – were confiscated and turned over to Institutional Gang...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
by Minister of Information JR On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate its one-month anniversary in the renamed Oscar Grant Plaza in front of City Hall. Instead the Occupy...
View ArticleA day in the life of an imprisoned revolutionary
by J. Heshima Denham “The purpose of the … control unit is to control revolutionary attitudes in the prison system and in the society at large.” – Former Marion Supermax Prison Warden Ralph Aron “In...
View ArticleRichard lives! More thoughts on my friend, Richard Aoki
by Mo Nishida In an earlier statement, I said that Richard Aoki is and was my respected friend, comrade, mentor and crime partner. I received the feedback that I had used fine words but had given no...
View ArticleThe revision and origin of Black August
by Kiilu Nyasha “As a slave, the social phenomenon that engages my consciousness is, of course, revolution.” – George L. Jackson The revision of Black August 2013 marks the 43rd anniversary of Black...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for April 2014
by Wanda Sabir Notes from prison Beverly Henry died. I just got the email today. I don’t know if she made it to Cirque du Soleil or to the snow or to Disneyland. When one’s time is short, the list can...
View ArticleTribute to Mabel Robinson Williams (1931-2014): Mabel and Robert F. Williams...
by Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit – Funeral services were held in Detroit on April 25 for Mrs. Mabel Robinson Williams, the widow of African American revolutionary Robert F. Williams. The couple had settled...
View ArticleWanda’s Picks for September 2014
by Wanda Sabir Art for Change Through their art, William Rhodes helped his students at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in Bayview Hunters Point connect with children in South Africa. Congratulations...
View ArticleMy life in solitary confinement
by Mwalimu Siri Shakur I wake up every morning and stretch, then say a prayer thanking the Lord for allowing me to make it through another day and night. My mattress is in real poor condition, as it’s...
View ArticleSecond annual People’s Assembly: Revolution vs. reactionary reformism
The second annual Rebuild: New Afrikan People’s Assembly couldn’t have happened without these key people: from left, Tariq Sabir, Lance Barbee, Biko Alghanee, General Shakur, Kelly Oxendine, Bilal...
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