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Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Russell “Maroon” Shoatz is Free, But Other Political Prisoners Languish
27 Oct 2021
The demand for freedom of political prisoners must be consistently made for their sakes and for all at risk of joining them in the future.
Mack
Remembering Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald
07 Apr 2021
Having endured 50 years of incarceration, Fitzgerald was California’s longest-serving former Black Panther.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Free All Political, Elderly and Covid-Infected Prisoners, Say Mumia Supporters
09 Mar 2021
Dr Johanna Fernandez and other advocates for Mumia Abu Jamal asked the city of Philadelphia to “stand with common humanity who face illness” and “bring our elderly population home,
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
GOP Tried to Re-Imprison Jalil Muntaqim
24 Nov 2020
After 49 years as a Black Panther Party political prisoner, Jalil Muntaqim was released on parole, only to be rearrested for attempting to register to vote in his hometown of Rochester, New York.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Colin Kaepernick: “Free Mumia”
24 Nov 2020
Abu Jamal “has had to endure this second-by-second assault on his soul for 38 years,” said banned football quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Judy Greenspan
Jalil Muntaqim Scheduled for Release from Prison
07 Oct 2020
Muntaqim is one of the longest-held political prisoners in the world. “Both his age and serious medical conditions made him vulnerable to the coronavirus.”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
To Ignore Political Prisoners is Hypocrisy
25 Aug 2020
“Any movement that seeks to bring radical changes to society that does not incorporate at the top of the list freedom for our freedom fighter that have gone before, is hypocritical,” said J
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Free All Political Prisoners – and Say Their Names!
19 Aug 2020
It is righteous and correct to say the names of victims of police violence, but we must also “Say the names!” of our living political prisoners.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
US Lies About Political Prisoners – and Almost Everything Else
18 Aug 2020
The official US position, that this country holds no political prisoners, is part of “the lie and the founding mythology of US ‘democracy,’” said Nyle Fort, a Princeton University
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Political Prisoners: “Say Their Names”
06 Aug 2020
Unless folks are under the delusion that victory over the “fascists” is imminent, the condition of political prisoners should be a deeply personal, as well as political, concern to all activists.