Mumia Abu-Jamal

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August 25, 2022
Brown University has acquired a trove of records, writings and artwork from Mumia Abu-Jamal.
April 2, 2019
The activist, who sits on death row in Pennsylvania, is waiting while a push-pull ensues between judges and prosecutors over…
January 22, 2019
Mumia Abu-Jamal won a chance to re-argue his appeal based on a conflict of interest, but prosecutors say there's no…
December 28, 2018
Activist and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal has been fighting for a new trial for decades and has emerged with a partial…
October 30, 2018
Tensions were so high during an appeal hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal, a cab driver who was convicted of killing a…
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April 19, 2018
In a recent interview, jailed rapper Meek Mill told Page Six that he’s a “political prisoner” while pointing out the
April 10, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A New Jersey elementary school teacher is in hot water after she announced on social media that…
March 31, 2015
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been hospitalized, but his lawyer says prison officials won't…
November 9, 2014
Now that President Obama has named his selection of Loretta Lynch as the new U.S. Attorney General, the only question
October 2, 2014
FRACKVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) — A man serving life in prison for killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been
March 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's nomination of civil rights lawyer Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division…
April 3, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has lost his last legal appeal...
January 29, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved into the general prison population for the first…
December 12, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal said he was surprised and somewhat disappointed that he did not get a…
December 9, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - Dr. Marc Lamont Hill discusses the Mumia case with theGrio, lending new insight to the life story…
December 8, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maureen Faulkner waited nearly 30 years for her husband's murderer to be executed. But following a seemingly…
December 8, 2011
OPINION - Mumia Abu-Jamal and Troy Davis faced different outcomes, but both cases speak to the issues of doubt and…
December 7, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The district attorney announced Wednesday that prosecutors will no longer pursue the death penalty against former Black…
December 7, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has scheduled a news conference to discuss the future of the death…
April 27, 2011
OPINION - Anti-death penalty advocates have long argued that Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial was unfair, and that the application of the…