{"product_id":"writing-on-the-wall-selected-prison-writings-of-mumia-abu-jamal-9780872866751","title":"Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Revolutionary love, revolutionary memory and revolutionary analysis are at work in every page written by Mumia Abu-Jamal ... His writings are a wake-up call. He is a voice from our prophetic tradition, speaking to us here, now, lovingly, urgently. Black man, old-school jazz man, freedom fighter, revolutionary--his presence, his voice, his words are the writing on the wall.\"--\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e, from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first slave writings to contemporary hip hop, the canon of African American literature offers a powerful counter-narrative to dominant notions of American culture, history and politics. Resonant with voices of prophecy and resistance, the African American literary tradition runs deep with emancipatory currents that have had an indelible impact on the United States and the world. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been one of our most important contributors to this canon for decades, writing from the confines of the U.S. prison system to give voice to those most silenced by chronic racism, impoverishment and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is a selection of more than 100 previously unpublished essays that deliver Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on community, politics, power, and the possibilities of social change in the United States. From Rosa Parks to Edward Snowden, from the Trail of Tears to Ferguson, Missouri, Abu-Jamal addresses a sweeping range of contemporary and historical issues. Written mostly during his years of solitary confinement on Death Row, these essays are a testament to Abu-Jamal's often prescient insight, and his revolutionary perspective brims with hope, encouragement and profound faith in the possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greatness meets us in this book, and not just in Mumia's personal courage and character. It's in the writing. This is art with political power, challenging institutional injustice in the U.S. while catalyzing our understanding, memory and solidarities for liberation and love. \u003ci\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e can set the nation aflame--yes, for creating new possible worlds.\"--\u003cb\u003eMark Lewis Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Theology and Culture, Princeton Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMumia Abu-Jamal\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eLive From Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohanna Fern?ndez\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fulbright Scholar and Professor of History at Baruch College in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar, philosopher, activist and author of over a dozen books including his bestseller, Race Matters. He appears frequently in the media, and has appeared on \u003ci\u003eReal Time with Bill Maher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN and C-Span as well as \u003ci\u003eTavis Smiley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMUMIA ABU-JAMAL is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eLive From Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e, which address prison life from a critical and spiritual perspective. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association of Black Journalists (Philadelphia chapter). That same year he was arrested for allegedly killing a white police officer in Philadelphia. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1982, in a process that has been described as an epic miscarriage of justice. After spending more than 28 years on death row, in 2011 his death sentence was vacated when the Supreme Court allowed to stand the decisions of four federal judges who had earlier declared his death sentence unconstitutional. He is now serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. In spite of his three-decade-long imprisonment, most of which was spent in solitary confinement on Death Row, Abu-Jamal has relentlessly fought for his freedom and for his profession. From prison he has written seven books and thousands of radio commentaries. He holds a BA from Goddard College and an MA from California State University, Dominguez Hills. His books have sold more than 100,000 copies and have been translated into seven languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOHANNA FERNÁNDEZ is a former Fulbright Scholar to Jordan and Assistant Professor of History at Baruch College of the City University of New York where she teaches 20th Century US history and African American History. She is author of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eWhen the World Was Their Stage: A History of the Young Lords Party, 1968-1976\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton University Press). Fernandez is the writer and producer of the film, \u003ci\u003eJustice on Trial: the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal\u003c\/i\u003e and she is featured in the critically acclaimed documentary about Mumia Abu-Jamal, \u003ci\u003eLong Distance Revolutionary\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writings have been published internationally, from \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She gives interviews often and has appeared in a diverse range of print, radio, online and televised media including \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e with Amy Goodman, the Fox News shows \u003ci\u003eHannity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMegyn Kelley, Al Jazeera\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a coordinator of the Campaign to Bring Mumia Home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCORNEL WEST is a scholar, philosopher, activist and author of over a dozen books including his bestseller, \u003ci\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/i\u003e. He appears frequently in the media, and has appeared on the \u003ci\u003eBill Maher Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN and C-Span as well as on Tavis Smiley's PBS TV Show.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503982022930,"sku":"9780872866751","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6525197-bdf8-44f1-80e2-e618f05e8650.jpg?v=1730807314","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/writing-on-the-wall-selected-prison-writings-of-mumia-abu-jamal-9780872866751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}