Sunday, April 22, 2001

voice of the voiceless

read the story of his life
new respect rising from these words
intrigued to know more about
the voice of the voiceless
sat down nine o’clock
opened On A Move
didn’t close it until I finished it
unbelievable that someone
could do so much good
with his journalism
to expose corruption
and help victimized people
could be shot framed and convicted
of murder and now awaits death
a story of a target to be silenced
not a cop killer truth be told
truly the voice of the voiceless
look it up and read it up
free Mumia and free The Truth…

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Who is it? What's the back story? You've got me curious.

Ryan Lessard, Nicefropress said...

Mumia Abu-Jamal from Philadelphia

His original sentence of death, handed down at his first trial in July 1982, was commuted to life imprisonment without parole in 2012

he was convicted of killer a police officer... the story of the event and the trial are amazing in that not only was it a completely UNfair trial, but if there has ever been a case of reasonable doubt this is one... at one point he was 7 days from death before supporters were able to get a stay of execution and finally able to get an appeal on the sentencing phase of the trial where they changed the sentence.