- Date of Birth: 24 April, 1954
- Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Biography: Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American who was convicted and sentenced to death for the December 9, 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner. He has been described as "perhaps the best known Death-Row prisoner in the world", and is one of the most... Read more
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Pennsylvania death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the decision that denied him a new trial in the 1981 slaying of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. In late March, a three-judge panel of the U.S. ... Full Article
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2007-10-02
If you're Rudy Giuliani, and God help you if you are, you go to Geno's Steaks, a Philadelphia cheesesteak shop that made the news last year for posting a sign "This is America. ... Full Article
Management's response was about as ill-considered and provocative as "Let them eat cake." Now, angry protests outside KPFA are in their fourth day, more than 60 people have been arrested, new demonstrations are planned for the weekend and a lawsuit ... Full Article



