Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association of Black Journalists. He holds a BA from Goddard College and an MA from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
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In December 1981, Mumia Abu-Jamal was shot and beaten into unconsciousness by Philadelphia police. He awoke to find himself shackled to a hospital bed, accused of killing a cop. He was convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that Amnesty International... SEE MORE