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EPISODE · May 19, 2005 · 12 MIN

2005: The Life of Mumia Abu-Jamal

from CKUT Spoken Word Department

Mumia’s sister Lydia Barashango and a member of the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abul-Jamal group are interviewed. The interview looks into the journalist’s life from childhood, to the day he was charged with the killing of a Philadelphia police officer, to the then current rallies calling for attention to Mumia’s case. They examine what Mumia’s case signifies for other death-sentenced prisoners.

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