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Soledad Brother: Memories of Comrade George
by Kiilu Nyasha It’s hard to believe that our beloved Comrade, George Lester Jackson, would be 70 years old on Sept. 23, 2011. On reading his first book, a 1970 bestseller, “Soledad Brother: The Prison...
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The 40th anniversary of the assassination of George Jackson
by David Johnson I cannot begin to talk about Comrade without discussing my experiences, as our lives were entwined – in part by choice and the other the result of the common racist and twisted...
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Black August, a month for reflection, struggle, sacrifice and resistance
by Willie Sundiata Tate For me Black August means many things. It is the beginning of Haiti’s revolution. It was in August that the first Black indentured servants/slaves landed in Jamestown that began...
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Tribute to Comrade George Lester Jackson, prison scholar, prisoner mentor,...
George Jackson – 41 year commemoration from Freedom Archives on Vimeo. This video is based on an edited portion of the film “Prisons on Fire” by the Freedom Archives (2001) with video editing by...
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San Quentin 3 declare solidarity with prisoners’ agreement to end hostilities
by Sundiata Tate, Bato Talamantez and Giappa Johnson – three of the San Quentin 6 We strongly support the statement issued by the Pelican Bay prison Short Corridor Collective calling for the end of...
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Demands from the San Quentin State Prison Adjustment Center
Open letter to the Director of CDCR, the Warden of San Quentin Prison and the Captain of the Adjustment Center San Quentin top officials have concocted and enacted an exclusive code of regulations...
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Rally for Yogi: It’s time for Hugo ‘Yogi Bear’ Pinell to come home!
by Kiilu Nyasha I’m delighted to report the rally for Yogi Bear was just wonderful. Headlined “49 Years of Injustice: Release Hugo Pinell,” decrying Yogi’s 49 years in prison, 43 years in solitary...
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The revision and origin of Black August
by Kiilu Nyasha “As a slave, the social phenomenon that engages my consciousness is, of course, revolution.” – George L. Jackson The revision of Black August 2013 marks the 43rd anniversary of Black...
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Special assignment: George Jackson funeral
by Billy X Jennings This is the front page of The Black Panther newspaper that came out Aug. 28, 1971, the day of George Jackson’s funeral, alerting mourners to attend; 8,000 came. I was working at...
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Soledad Brother John Clutchette asks for your help
by John Clutchette I have read your publication periodically over the years, and after some discussion with fellow prisoners, it was suggested I seek your assistance with getting the message out there...
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Beloved political prisoner Hugo ‘Yogi Bear’ Pinell, feared and hated by...
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Rest in power, Hugo ‘Yogi’ Pinell: A precious brother has been liberated from...
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Prisoners speak out about the assassination of Hugo Pinell
Guards seemed to be in a celebratory frame of mind by Paul Sangu Jones Written “B.A. (Black August) 12, 2015” – By now the world should know that Hugo “Yogi” Pinell was stabbed to death in New Folsom....
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Death and life of Hugo Pinell
by Jaan Laaman, political prisoner It was with true sadness that, on Aug. 13, I received the news that legendary California prison activist Hugo Pinell was killed in a California prison. Let me share a...
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KPOO interview: Kiilu Nyasha and Terry Collins remember Hugo ‘Yogi’ Pinell
This interview was broadcast live on Aug. 18, 2015, on Terry Collins’ show, The Spirit of Joe Rudolph. Listen to it in full at http://www.thespiritofjr.com/show/august-18-2015/21; these are...
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“Blood in My Eye” 45 years later wit’ David Johnson of the San Quentin 6
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Black August, a story of African freedom fighters
by Kiilu Nyasha Black August is a month of great significance for Africans throughout the diaspora, but particularly here in the U.S., where it originated. “August,” as Mumia Abu-Jamal noted, “is a...
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Ruchell Cinque Magee, sole survivor of the Aug. 7, 1970, Courthouse Slave...
by Kiilu Nyasha Preface: I can hardly believe that 47 years have gone by since the Aug. 7,1970, Marin Courthouse Slave Rebellion. Ruchell is now 77 years old, same as myself. It’s a sin and a shame the...
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‘Soledad Brother’ John Clutchette granted parole – will California Gov. Jerry...
John Clutchette in the 1980s An interview with law professor Angela A. Allen-Bell by Angola 3 News On Jan. 12, 2018, the California Board of Parole Hearings granted parole to an elderly inmate named...
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Soledad uncensored: Racism and the hyper-policing of Black bodies, Part 1
by Talib Williams The Bay View is serializing the introduction to “Annotated Tears, Vol. 2,” by Talib Williams, who is currently incarcerated in Soledad, California, and has written the history of...
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