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âThe situation is dire!â The health battle of Mumia Abu-Jamal and a call to action
By Donna Muhammad, Contributing Writer
âFreedom is the only treatment.â According to Pam Africa, MOVE member and head of International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, that was the sentiment recently expressed by Dr. Ricardo Alvarez. Dr. Alvarez is the personal physician to political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Ms. Africa was a guest on a recent broadcast of âElevated Placesâ hosted by Student Minister Dr. Ava Muhammad, national spokesperson for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Ms. Africa provided an update of Mr. Abu-Jamalâs dire health conditions and issued a call to action regarding his current health challenges and for his long sought-after freedom. She also expressed her deep respect for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam in the long-time fight for justice for Mr. Abu-Jamal along with offers by Mi
America is the world leader in locking up its citizens.
The multi-billion dollar prison industry profits on the poor and incarcerated.
Now they re coming for inmates mail.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
The US incarcerates more of its citizens than any other country in the world. That s not just in raw numbers, but the most human beings per capita locked in cages.
America locks up a higher percentage and more in total of its people than authoritarian China, one of the world s worst human rights abusers with a population four times that of the US.
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Alabama
Montgomery: Alabama National Guard troops will begin work later this month administering COVID-19 vaccines in at least 24 rural counties, the state said Tuesday. The National Guard, with two 55-member mobile vaccination teams that can provide 8,000 doses a week, will work with public health and local officials to determine sites and logistics, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said in a statement. Guard immunizations will start March 23. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 15.2% of Alabama’s 4.9 million residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine that protects against the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That was lower than any state other than neighboring Georgia, where 13.4% had received at least one shot. Guard teams will rotate through counties to provide shots to more people, the statement said. Ivey asked for patience because the state is still trying to get more vaccine from the fede