Biography
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. Mumia is an internationally-recognized award-winning journalist who has written eight books and countless articles and commentaries from a prison cell on death row in Pennsylvania. He has been writing since age 15, first as Minister of Information for the Philadelphia Black Panthers (1969-1971), then for numerous Philadelphia radio and print venues, including National Public Radio.
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Movies 8
self 6
Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
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GenderMale
Birthday1954-04-24 (70 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsErich Mühsam Award, honorary citizen of Paris, War Resisters League Peace Award
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