The Struggle Around Afrikan/amerikkkan Political Prisoners

[Nandii]

I THINK THAT WE ALL SHOULD AT LEAST BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION 'AROUND' AFRIKAN POLITICAL PRISONERS HERE IN AMERICA...
AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO ASSIST IN THIER/OUR STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
ONE PRISONER...ONE MANDATE
HERE ARE A FEW:

Jericho 98
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/index-oc.html



Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954)
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/index-ca.html



The Chattanooga 3
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/index-cha.html


A Brief History Of The New Afrikan Prison Struggle
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/513.html
By Sundiata Acoli, [30 November 1995]. This article was first written at the request of the New Afrikan Peoples Organization (NAPO). Its original title was The Rise and Development of the New Afrikan Liberation Stuggle Behind the Walls, which refers to the struggle of Black prisoners in U.S. penal institutions to gain liberation for ourselves, our people, and all oppressed people.


Akil Al-Jundi, 56, Inmate Turned Legal Advocate
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/280.html
By Robert McG. Thomas, Jr., New York Times, 20 August 1997. New York Times obit of Akil Al-Jundi, a leading legal advocate for young people facing prison sentences.

Black August 1997
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/281.html
A collection of statements, 22 August 1997. Statements by Sundata Acoli, Kiilu Nyasha to commemorate fallen prison freedom fighters. Also excerpts from The Story of George Jonathan Jackson and also excerpts from a Radio Interview with George Jackson.

Akil Al-Jundi
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/279.html
By Key Martin, in Workers World, 28 August 1997. Marking the death of Attica Brother, Akil Al-Jundi, a leader of the prison struggle, who died 13 August 1997.

Million Man Madness
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/514.html
Editorial by Adam J. Smith, Associate Director, Prison Activist Resource Center, 6 March 1999. A report issued this week by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives shows that by the year 2000, the number of African American adults behind bars will reach one million. At that time, roughly one in ten black men will be imprisoned. Clearly, something is wrong.

Louisiana prisoners challenge 28 years of solidary confinement
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/518.html
Angola 3 press release, 31 March 2000. On Thursday, March 30, 2000, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the Angola 3—Robert King Wilkerson, Herman Wallace, and Albert Woodfox—who have spent the past 28 years in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Muslims, Panthers Gather to Offer Al-Amin Support
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/515.html
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 29 July 2000, In Al-Amin’s youth, he was once a Black Panther, but since moving to Atlanta 20 years ago, he has been the imam, or prayer leader, of the West End Community Mosque. He is credited with preaching about inner peace and cleaning up the neighborhood of drug dealers. And now the 57-year-old is in jail, accused of killing Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy Ricky Kinchen and injuring another deputy on the night of March 16.

Racism, Prisons and the Future of Black America
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/517.html
By Manning Marable, Along the Color Line, August 2000. The devastating human costs of the mass incarceration of one out of every thirty-five black Americans are beyond imagination. While civil rights organizations like the NAACP and black institutions such as churches and mosques have begun to address this widespread crisis of black mass imprisonment, they have frankly not given it the centrality and importance it deserves.

The American judiciaries conspiracy to deny due process: Introduction to Ruchell Cinque Magee’s Case
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/516.html
By Curtis Mullins, 9 April 2001. His is the classic case of human rights violation, fraud and corruption at the highest levels of government: the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Government are involved in a conspiracy to hide the truth and deny freedom to Ruchell Magee and political prisoners in America.

also refer to: 'ONE PRISONER ONE MANDATE'
http://www.assatashakur.org/forums/u...ead.php?t=1024

[Nandii]

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[Kweku_Omowale]

as new afrikan i do support them too, as i have been, i was even writting to the republic of new afrika,with one fellow in indiana from here where iam in kanada,i new afrikan political prisoner from texas called kenetth foster jr, was writting me regurlarly,very conscious young man, visit his site visionsoflife.net, i think, i was writting toa bunch of inoocent inmates from the list of ncadp in texas,national coalition agaisnt death penalty, assante sane!

[Nandii]

It's a beautiful thing! To be able to help with even just a letter to the brothas and sistas that are victims of this bullsh** sh**stem
To let them know that we have not forgotten them and that we have our eyes and tuned in to what is taking place in thier/our lives.

Keep up the 'real' good work brutha Omowale and Asante for the feedback...

like your pics!

[Kweku_Omowale]

yes i always will, i lost my friend here warrior queen nzinga, but now i feel her presence you know,and now that i have been initiated into the afrikan tradition, i see te real meaning of sacrifice,** blushing** nah,i am not denzel washington lol,thanks for the compliments, question does the bureau of prisons deliberately opens inmates letters???? because this is ridiculous nandii, i had no updates on sekou odinga!

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