Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Lawless Judges and Prosecutors Block Mumia’s Road to Freedom
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
10 Dec 2019
🖨️ Print Article

Linn Washington, the Philadelphia-based legal scholar, told a New York City teach-in in support of Mumia Abu Jamal that the nation’s best known political prisoner would be free already if not for massive prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. “If these judges ever follow the law Mumia will be out immediately – but they don’t follow the law,” said Washington.

African Diaspora

Related Podcasts

BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio May 9, 2025
09 May 2025
In this week’s segment, we discuss the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe in World War II, and the disinformation that centers on the U.S.'s rol
Book: The Rebirth of the African Phoenix
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
The Rebirth of the African Phoenix: A View from Babylon
09 May 2025
Roger McKenzie is the international editor of the UK-based Morning Star, the only English-language s
 Black American Slave Legacy Inherited by Diaspora Immigrants
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Black American Slave Legacy Inherited by Diaspora Immigrants
08 February 2021
Black immigrants are not included in the standard American immigration story because newcomers from the African diaspora “inherit the legacy” of US

More Stories


  • Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    Harris and Trump Debate Maintenance of the Status Quo
    11 Sep 2024
    The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points. Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally.
  • Editors, The Black Agenda Review
    STATEMENT: Paul Robeson Before the House Un-American Activities Committee, June 12, 1956
    11 Sep 2024
    Revisiting Paul Robeson’s prepared statement to the House Un-American Activities Committee–during a new era of repression.
  • Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
    TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing
    11 Sep 2024
    TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing is a beautifully written book about poor and homeless people choosing to live and refusing to die.
  • Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
    Instability in Somalia Endangers the Entire Horn of Africa
    11 Sep 2024
    Divisions with breakaway areas further hamper the resolution of broader issues.
  • Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
    Love My Black Job
    11 Sep 2024
    "Love My Black Job" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us