Mumia Abu-Jamal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mumia Abu-Jamal

American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1954

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, radio personality, political activist, opinion journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Mumia Abu-Jamal

  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook; April 24, 1954) is a 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.
  • He became widely known while on death row for his writings and commentary on the criminal justice system in the United States.
  • After numerous appeals, his death penalty sentence was overturned by a Federal court.
  • In 2011, the prosecution agreed to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
  • He entered the general prison population early the following year. Beginning at the age of 14 in 1968, Abu-Jamal became involved with the Black Panther Party and was a member until October 1970.
  • After he left the party, he completed his high school education, and later became a radio reporter.
  • He eventually served as president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.
  • He supported the MOVE Organization in Philadelphia and covered the 1978 confrontation in which one police officer was killed.
  • The MOVE Nine were the members who were arrested and convicted of murder in that case. Since 1982, the murder trial of Abu-Jamal has been seriously criticized for constitutional failings; some have claimed that he is innocent, and many opposed his death sentence.
  • The Faulkner family, public authorities, police organizations, and conservative groups believe that Abu-Jamal's trial was fair, his guilt undeniable, and his death sentence appropriate. When his death sentence was overturned by a Federal court in 2001, he was described as "perhaps the world's best known death-row inmate" by The New York Times.
  • During his imprisonment, Abu-Jamal has published books and commentaries on social and political issues; his first book was Live from Death Row (1995).

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