Political Prisoner Radio: September 2015

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Statements from political prisoners Jalil A. Muntaqim & Leonard Peltier

Tonight we will read statements from two political prisoners and analyze the messages they wish to communicate to the masses.

Jalil Abdul Muntaqim aka Anthony Bottom is a former member of both the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He is currently a political prisoner. In 1974, Muntaqim was convicted on two counts of murder in the first degree for killing two police officers and received a prison term of twenty-five years to life. Mr. Muntaqim has a blog and tonight we will read and analyze his most recent post Blog #36: #BlackLivesMatter – FORWARD!!!.

Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for first-degree murder in the shooting of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents during a 1975 conflict on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The International Tribunal of Conscience is being held in New York. New York and Mr. Peltier issued a statement in relation to this event. STATEMENT BY LEONARD PELTIER ON INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL OF CONSCIENCE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2015.

A New York-based coffee company thinks it is funny to make light of the victims of mass incarceration policies. A petition has been launched to change their name.

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Omaha Two & Justice Is Not For Sale Act 2015

Our guest tonight is El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan of The Peace and Justice Foundation who is a Metropolitan Washington, DC-based human rights advocate; author, lecturer and poet. He will update us the case of Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly known as H. Rap Brown of the Black Panther Party and SNCC. On Sept 9, 2015, Medical Justice posted a medical emergency concerning Imam Jamil.

On September 3rd Jericho Amnesty Movement received a call from a Political Prisoner at USP Canaan concerning Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. Imam Jamil is in serious need of medical attention. His jaw is swollen to at least twice its normal size, and he is experiencing a lot of pain. Read more...

While the corporate media and politicians posture on the issue of political prisoners in Cuba in efforts to prevent the economic blockade unjustly imposed by the United States, of course they are being hypocritical considering all the political prisoners held by the USA. This week an article was published showing that the corrupt former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover paid out bonuses after the Omaha Two were convicted on doctored evidence. Mondo We Langa and Ed Poindexter remain imprisoned in Nebraska.

The Justice Is Not For Sale Act 2015 has been presented by Sen. Bernie Sanders, regardless of his spotty history on issues concerning justice, the bill would among other things, would abolish private prisons and jails in the United States and would restore the federal parole system to what it was before Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law requiring federal prisoners to do 85% of their time before being considered for parole. It also takes on the telecommunications and banking services that overcharges prisoners and their families with high fees. You can express your support for passage of the bill by signing the petition to Abolish Private Prisons & Jails.

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Monday, September 7, 2015

Panthers Vanguard address Stanley Nelson film

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Tune In for an hour of news, discussion and commentary related to political prisoners held by the USA. Tonight we hope to host a discussion on the film The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution by Stanley Nelson.

"The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" Trailer Exclusive from Tambay A Obenson on Vimeo.

In an article by The Daily Beast, Elaine Brown, who led the Black Panther Party from 1974-1977 and ran for president in 2008, has some very strong words in her critique of the film. The former party Chairman was so displeased with the film she wanted her interview portion removed.

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Russell Maroon Shoatz Update 8/26/2015

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On tonight's program we will share updates on Russell Maroon Shoatz who is a community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, soldier in the Black Liberation Army, and current political prisoner sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer by a implicitly biased jury not of his peers. He is 72 years old and had been held in solitary confinement for over 22 years. He is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and recovering radiation treatment of prostate cancer. Considering that many of the current political prisoners who struggled against the same systemic racist polices including police terrorism and that current activists face a similar fate for their activities today, it is essential that the current movement make freeing political prisoners part of any policy demands.

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