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Ruchell Cinque Magee joined the ancestors Oct. 17, 2023, after only 81 days of freedom.

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The following excerpts are from a Black August tribute given by Workers World managing editor Monica Moorehead at an Aug. 19 New York City branch meeting organized by Workers World Party on “Why we defend China.”   For many revolutionaries and activists of my generation, Black August, which was ignited in…

All justice-loving people should be overjoyed at the news that Ruchell Magee, the world’s longest-held political prisoner, is being released from his

By Efia Nwangaza This article, published in Black Agenda Report via Popular Resistance, reports on a United Nations panel of experts in the U.S. that is investigating the condition of political prisoners held in the United States. Greenville, South Carolina — An April 26th U.N. Delegation session, bearing the 2010…

By Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) visited the United States between April 24 and May 5, 2023, to review the status quo of law enforcement and police brutality in advance of the third commemoration of…

Houston A multinational crowd of activists gathered at the SHAPE Community Center on April 23 to celebrate Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 69th birthday. After a militant talk and a prayer by Nation of Islam Minister Abdul Haleem Muhammad, who condemned the rich, white elite for the ills of the vast majority in…

Greetings, Following our previous advisories, there is a TIME CHANGE FOR THE 4 / 26 UNITED NATIONS HEARING ON THE CASES OF VULNERABLE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN ATLANTA :                      1 : 00 PM -- 1 : 50 PM EST will now be the time devoted to hearing the cases of Imam Jamil Al Amin, Ed…

African American revolutionary exemplified the movement to end national oppression and the criminalization of a people Black August Series No. 4 Since the early 1980s, the prison population in the United States has grown exponentially with African Americans, Latin Americans and other working class people making up the majority of…

Fighters for freedom and justice united on March 19 for a virtual webinar to wish Ruchell “Cinque” Magee 83rd birthday greetings and to demand his immediate release... #antiracism #politicalprisoners