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Abu-Jamal was born Wesley Cook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he grew up.He has a younger brother named William. They attended local public schools. In 1968, a high school teacher, a Kenyan man instructing a class on African cultures, encouraged the students to take African or Arabic names for classroom use; he gave Cook the name "Mumia". [10]
[4] [5] [6] Chauncey Bailey, who was the editor at a large circulation African American newspaper, was murdered in 2007 for his investigative reporting. [7] Since the September 11 attacks, terrorism-related deaths involving journalists is another trend. [8] [9] In some cases, journalists have been attacked but survived, such as Victor Riesel. [10]
Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. (October 20, 1949 – August 2, 2007) was an American journalist noted for his work primarily on issues of the African-American community. He served as editor-in-chief of the Oakland Post in Oakland, California, from June 2007 until his murder. [1]
JoNina Abron-Ervin, reporter and editor of The Black Panther. [1] Mumia Abu-Jamal, Lieutenant Minister of Information, Philadelphia chapter. In prison for the murder of a police officer. [2] Sundiata Acoli, Finance Minister of the Harlem chapter who served 49 years in prison for murdering a New Jersey state trooper, and was released in 2022. [3 ...
Mandela was a lawyer and anticolonial activist when he was thrown in prison for political reasons. After 27 years behind bars, Mandela was freed and immediately reimmersed himself in politics.
American human rights activist New York City United States: members of the Nation of Islam: Pio Gama Pinto: 1965: 24 February Kenyan journalist Nairobi Kenya: police James Reeb: 1965: 11 March American minister and civil rights activist Alabama United States: mob Viola Liuzzo: 1965: 25 March American civil rights activist Selma, Alabama United ...
A symbol of resilience and courage, the famous Syrian activist was found dead in the "slaughterhouse" prison of Saydnaya in Damascus, as confirmed by the Syrian Emergency Task Force to ABC News.
The Angola Three, left to right: Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, and Robert Hillary King Louisiana State Penitentiary, the prison where the Angola Three were confined. The Angola Three are three African American former prison inmates (Robert Hillary King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace) who were held for decades in solitary confinement while imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary (also ...