Published in: SF Bay View, Sept. 1, 2013 Off top, salute to my rilla ones out in them streets and the prisons, comrades unknown but most appreciated. Your recognition of our human and civil rights has been beautiful to see. We are truly grateful. The work you are doing for prison and judicial reform is…
Tomorrow is the mid-term elections. Where its predicted the democrats will lose the majority in both the house and senate. All of whitch is being put out as a very big deal. What kills me are the comments commentators, and other figures, in the media make, about how smart the amerikan public is. In regards…
Published in: SF Bay View By Ikemba S. Mutulu, s/n Marritte Funches Reading the Nevada Prisoners’ Newsletter today, I learned of the death of my friend Bro. Muteen (Robert Brown), caused by the state’s deliberate indifference to his medical needs while caged in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. As I mourn this beautiful brotha’s passing,…
Be it the invaders of this land, those who stole these lands and built a nation on the blood of millions of slaves, to tell its indigenous peoples that “they” are illegal. We all know the fact is the great majority of these so called illegal immigrants are hard working and good people. And without…
Every day I see it, from the block to the college campus, on the idiot box (t.v.) and in the music. “My president is Black, my lambo is blue, and I´ll be god damned if my rims ain´t too.” Okay and I´m diggin´ this renewed sense of community as well, brought on by a Black…
Published on: Nevada Prisoner Voice (2009) The news of the legislators failing to arrest corruption in Nevada prison is not surprising. And I doubt they will until their hands are forced. Either by public outcry, or something else. Were they to start drug testing for guards (inmates are regularly tested), half would quit before the…
(Thanks for sharing your story as part of this American Moment) 22 December 2008 Dear Mrs Obama, Of the many pieces of mail you must be receiving, I am sure you will not be allowed to even see this letter to read it. But the importance of this time and topic compels me. I will…
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