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Black History Month: Mumia Abu-Jamal Mumia Abu-Jamal is a activist, prisoner and celebrated Black journalist and writer. Mumia, born Wesley Cook, in Philadelphia 1954. In 1968, a high school teacher, a Kenyan instructing a class on African cultures, encouraged the students to take African or Arabic names (because of the Muslim tradition in West Africa) for classroom use and named him "Mumia"."Mumia" means "Prince" and was the name of a Kenyan anti-colonial African nationalist who fought against the British before Kenyan independence. He adopted the surname Abu-Jamal ("father of Jamal" in Arabic) after the birth of his son Jamal on July 18, 1971. He joined the Black Panther Party as a teen after experiencing violence from racists and a police officer. Mumia helped form the Philadelphia branch and was appointed as the chapter's "Lieutenant of Information," responsible for writing information and news communications. After time with the Panthers, Mumia returned to his former high school. He was suspended for distributing literature calling for "black revolutionary student power". By 1975 he was pursuing a vocation in radio newscasting, first at Temple University's WRTI and then at commercial enterprises. He worked at various radio stations. In 1979-1980, Mumia reported on the murder of the MOVE 9, members of a commune who were convicted for the murder of a police officer. Mumia undertook several high profile interviews throughout his career, including with Bob Marley. He was elected president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. While working as a taxi driver in 1981, he observed an altercation between a police officer and his brother. Mumia ran across the street towards the two. Faulkner was shot from behind and in the face. He shot Mumia in the stomach. Faulkner died at the scene from the gunshot to his head. Mumia was sentenced to death row for the murder of Faulkner. There are many questions behind the legitimacy of the case (  http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/01/10-facts-about-the-mumia-abu-jamal-case/ ). On December 7, 2011, it was announced that prosecutors, with the support of the victim's family, would no longer seek the death penalty for Mumia.The prosecutor Mumia would spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. In 2015 he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and his family are fighting to get him proper medical treatment in prison. In prison, Mumia has written extensively and contributed to radio programs. For almost a decade, he taught introductory courses in Georgist economics to other prisoners around the world by correspondence. His publications include Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience, in which he explores religious themes; All Things Censored, a political critique examining issues of crime and punishment; Live From Death Row, a diary of life on Pennsylvania's death row; and We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party, a history of the Black Panthers drawing on autobiographical material. Bio compiled from: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumia_Abu-Jamal and Free Mumia http://www.freemumia.com/who-is-mumia-abu-jamal/ Photo courtesy of: dubdem sound system - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dubdem/2269578420

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