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Today, I'm joined by Rigo 23, a painter, muralist, and activist who has undertaken collaborative art projects with some of America's political prisoners. In our conversation, Rigo expands on the inspiration and process behind two of his works: His recent February 31st Exhibit that includes work with, and inspired by, the Angola 3 and a large-scale statue of Leonard Peltier based on one of Peltier's self-portraits. Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, and Robert King, also known as the Angola 3, were subjected to a combined 114 years in closed cell restriction, which is the longest known solitary confinement incarceration in world history. February 31st is an exhibit that invites viewers to explore the work of Rigo 23 that was a collaboration with Wallace, Woodfox, and King, and inspired by the unique worldview that Herman, Albert, and Robert developed during their years of deprivation and inhumane conditions. Rigo also shares the story behind his statue of Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous rights activist who is still serving a prison sentence from when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975. The statue Rigo created, based on Leonard Peltier's self-portrait, has traveled around the country, and exemplifies how art can harness support for those unjustly imprisoned. Listen, rate, and review to Art Heals All Wounds on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:●      The personal experience that sparked Rigo's interest in learning about the lived experiences of political prisoners●      The lasting impact on Rigo from his relationship with the Angola 3 and Leonard Peltier●      How Leonard Peltier's self-portrait in prison inspired Rigo to create a solidarity statue How the sculpture of Leonard was stolen, then found with community help●      Art as a way to go beyond structural division by race, gender, and beliefsResources Mentioned: ●      February 31st show at the Anglim/Trimble Gallery ●      The Leonard Peltier Statue Guest Info:●      Rigo's Instagram ●      rigo23info@gmail.com Follow Me:●      My Instagram ●      My LinkedIn●      Art Heals All Wounds Website●      Art Heals All Wounds Instagram●      Art Heals All Wounds Facebook●      Art Heals All Wounds Newsletter

The Context of White Supremacy hosts The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. This weekly broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS Whites in the northwestern hemisphere kicked the insincerity into overdrive while they feigned grief over the passing of COINTELPRO victim and basketball champion Bill Russell. An Olympic gold medalist, Russell supported Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam conflict and endured decades of White Supremacy from fans across the country - including those in Boston. Science-fiction legend Nichelle Nichols also died this week. Like Russell, Nichols was a Victim of White Supremacy. She's widely recognized for her work on the iconic Star Trek franchise, where she was one of the first regular black actresses on a mainstream science fiction series. Of course, her iconic moment in the series involves being sexually sewered by a White Man (Captain Kirk). Former Black Panther Party member Albert Woodfox also died this week. A member of the "Angola 3," Woodfox is recognized as having spent more years in solitary confinement than any other US prisoner. #DomesticWhiteTerrorism #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

Saturday, August 6th 9:00PM Eastern/ 6:00PM Pacific The Context of White Supremacy Radio Program hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. This weekly broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS Whites in the northwestern hemisphere kicked the insincerity into overdrive while they feigned grief over the passing of COINTELPRO victim and basketball champion Bill Russell. An Olympic gold medalist, Russell supported Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam conflict and endured decades of White Supremacy from Racist White fans across the country - including those in Boston. Science-fiction legend Nichelle Nichols, 89, also died this week. Like Russell, Nichols was a Victim of White Supremacy. She's widely recognized for her work on the iconic Star Trek franchise, where she was one of the first regular black actresses on a mainstream science fiction series. Of course, her iconic moment in the series involves being sexually sewered by a White Man (Captain Kirk). Former Black Panther Party member Albert Woodfox also died this week. A member of the "Angola 3," Woodfox is recognized as having spent more years in solitary confinement than any other US prisoner. #DomesticWhiteTerrorism INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Invest in The C.O.W.S. - https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. Radio Program is specifically engineered for black & non-white listeners - Victims of White Supremacy. The purpose of this program is to provide Victims of White Supremacy with constructive information and suggestions on how to counter Racist Woman & Racist Man. Phone: 1-605-313-5164 - Access Code 564943# Hit star *6 & 1 to enter caller cuee2

In interviews with the authors of The Black Agenda and Solitary, the issue of criminal justice reform is central. First, writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman talks about an essay collection from Black writers that tackles issues the U.S. faces today – that stem from racism and racist policies. She told NPR's Leila Fadel the book is arguing for the humanity of Black people. The second interview is with Alfred Woodfox, who served 43 years in prison – most of those in solitary confinement — for a crime he says he didn't commit. Woodfox told NPR's Scott Simon he struggles with claustrophobia even now.

Mumia: You brothers of the Angola Three did an ungodly bit in the hole. How did the state justify locking you cats, I mean, up for so long? Albert: Well, given the unchecked and unchallenged power of the prisons, uh, system in Louisiana, uh, they basically, they justification was the fact that, um, myself, Harmon, and Robert were fighting for, uh, humanity, the fact that we were fighting for- to  maintain our dignity, pride, self-respect, and our self-worth, uh, they felt was a threat to what they considered the only function of the prison. So that was, that was the justification, your infamous Burl Cain even made a statement once in a deposition that, uh, I was the most dangerous man in America, and since I've been out, uh, I would like to think that, uh, my activities have proven him to be right. Mumia: How did y’all endure 40 years in the hole? Albert: Ha! That's the most difficult question to ask. I guess having a political consciousness and, uh, you know, that was inspired by, by being members of the Black Panther Party. You know, they say knowledge is power, so we had a, we had a sense of, uh, what solitary confinement, uh, uh, was designed for. And so over the decades, you know, it was just, uh, strength, determination values, principle, and uh, we stayed active, you know, we, we didn't, we, and we looked to the society for inspiration, uh, the men and women, uh, and in some cases, uh, children, uh, fighting in society, uh, the people fighting for changes and conditions and stuff. Rather than turn in and allow prison culture to, uh, set examples about how we should live our lives. Mumia: What gave y'all hope? Albert: Uh, you know, I, I had wonderful family, wonderful comrades who made up international coalition of Free Angola Three, a wonderful legal team. Uh, but more than anything, what gave me hope was the guys I lived around, uh, people in society, the social struggle that was being waged, the sacrifices that were being made, uh, the indomitable spirit that refused to be broken. Um, you know, those were some of the things that, uh, inspired me, you know, uh, one thing in particular was the development, uh, of Black Lives Matter movement, you know, which I think is a tremendous movement. Uh, uh, and it was so proud to, uh, see all the young men and women involved in that movement, uh, come forward. As a matter of fact, before the pandemic, when Robert and I were all traveling together and speaking, we always asked the host to arrange, if possible, so that we could meet with some of the young leaders in the move. So those are the things that gave me hope, it’s, you know, a lot of love of humanity, an indomitable the spirit of the people and the continuous struggle, uh, that was gone on as society. Albert: Mumia my brother, given the preponderance of evidence exonerating you and the lack of evidence against you, how does it feel to still be in prison? Mumia: Brother Albert, and in the spirit of all the Angola Three, I salute you. You know, I think of early days, even before trial began, it was a pretrial hearing. I'd read a law book, showing cases from the Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme court. So it was based on the Constitution, right? Well, I went to the law library, read those actual cases and then drew up motions. I made a motion in court. The court promptly denied this motion. I couldn't believe it, but it made me understand that the court, the court, that most people meet when they first go into court, wasn't bound by a Constitution or Supreme Court rulings. They do whatever they want to do, because it really ain't about the law. It's about power. That same judge, Judge Sabo, would later say, and I’m saying an open court 15 years later, in my case, justice is just an emotional feeling. To quote Malcolm X: “Don't be shocked when I say I was in prison. Long as you south of the Canadian border, you still in prison, so all power to people.” Albert: My brother, what did your most painful personal loss? Mumia: My mother and daughter, Edith and Samia. I had dreams of walking with both of them in freedom. And of course, other family members, brothers, sisters, cousins, brothers-in-law, [inaudible name], Lydia, Jimmy. They live in our memory and in our hearts. Albert: Again my brother, what is your number one priority when freedom finally comes? Mumia: The same as it's always been: to serve the people to work on their behalf, to work for a world where true black liberation is a reality, not just words. As the rastas say: freedom is a must. Thank you brother Woodfox.

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As a teenager, Albert Woodfox had his first encounter with the criminal justice system. After being sentenced to prison for robbery, he would go on to spend more than 40 years of his life in solitary confinement. Woodfox is the recipient of the 2020 Stowe Prize, which is awarded to books that illuminate a critical social justice issue in our society. We hear about his experience surviving solitary in the Louisiana State Penitentiary—known as Angola—one of the nation’s most notorious prisons. The damaging psychological impacts of solitary confinement are well documented. Later we hear from State Senator Gary Winfield, who supports legislation to end solitary confinement in Connecticut’s prisons. Learn more about the Stowe Prize In Place Part 2 Event on October 4, 2020. GUESTS: Albert Woodfox - Recipient of the 2020 Stowe Prize from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford. Woodfox spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He wrote about the experience in the memoir Solitary. Briann Greenfield - Executive director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Senator Gary Winfield - Represents New Haven and West Haven, and Co-Chair of the Judiciary Committee in Connecticut General Assembly Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a teenager, Albert Woodfox had his first encounter with the criminal justice system. After being sentenced to prison for robbery, he would go on to spend more than 40 years of his life in solitary confinement. Woodfox is the recipient of the 2020 Stowe Prize, which is awarded to books that illuminate a critical social justice issue in our society. We hear about his experience surviving solitary in the Louisiana State Penitentiary—known as Angola—one of the nation’s most notorious prisons. The damaging psychological impacts of solitary confinement are well documented. Later we hear from State Senator Gary Winfield, who supports legislation to end solitary confinement in Connecticut’s prisons. Learn more about the Stowe Prize In Place Part 2 Event on October 4, 2020. GUESTS: Albert Woodfox - Recipient of the 2020 Stowe Prize from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford. Woodfox spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He wrote about the experience in the memoir Solitary. Briann Greenfield - Executive director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Senator Gary Winfield - Represents New Haven and West Haven, and Co-Chair of the Judiciary Committee in Connecticut General Assembly Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther, political prisoner and author of "Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement—My Story of Transformation and Hope," to talk about the history of Black August, how the latest vacation by Congress amid the massive health and economic crises demonstrates the ruling class' disregard for working people in this country, and why (rather than embracing reformism) organizers seeking real change must "dare to struggle, dare to win."

Accused of a crime he says he did not commit, Albert Woodfox endured years of brutal beatings and racial taunting by prison guards. Locked down in a cell, 9 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, Woodfox endured 43 years in solitary confinement. During the most devastating weeks in this country's history, we revisit his story of survival. Recorded at Books&Books in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 17, 2019. Host: Mitchell Kaplan Producer: Carmen Lucas Editor: Justin Alvarez, Lit Hub Radio https://booksandbooks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the “Angola 3,” Albert Woodfox endured four decades of solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit. In our closing keynote session, Woodfox will be interviewed by Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer, author of “American Prison” and himself a survivor of solitary confinement.

DI All-American, G-League 3-Point Contest Champion, Overseas Veteran, Texas Legends Color Commentator, & Elite Skills Trainer Booker Woodfox joins Hidden Gyms this episode. We talk with Book about his journey to college and international success as a player, how he became such an elite perimeter threat, and his life in basketball following his playing career!

Albert Woodfox was one of the ‘Angola Three’, the three African-American former prison inmates who were held for decades in solitary confinement. Woodfox has recently published his book 'Solitary', retelling the story of the 44 years and 10 months he spent inside for a crime he didn't commit. He speaks to Krish about how he stayed sane whilst imprisoned, why he became attracted to the Black Panther movement and how he is still fighting against ‘the system'. Warning: Very strong and racially sensitive language.

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed In this episode of Hustle and Pro, Booker Woodfox sits down with us to talk about his basketball career. He’s been a part of the Texas Legends since the beginning, mostly as a player, but now as a member of the broadcast team. We talk […]

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   In this episode of Hustle and Pro, Booker Woodfox sits down with us to talk about his basketball career. He’s been a part of the Texas Legends since the beginning, mostly as a player, but now as a member of the broadcast team. We talk […]

Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Google Play Podcast RSS Feed   In this episode of Hustle and Pro, Booker Woodfox sits down with us to talk about his basketball career. He’s been a part of the Texas Legends since the beginning, mostly as a player, but now as a member of the broadcast team. We talk […]

Convicted of armed robbery in his twenties, Woodfox was sentenced to fifty years in Angola prison. There he learned about the Black Panther’s code of living and commitment to social justice and joined the party. Then in April 1972 he was accused of killing a white guard and, without evidence, put into solitary confinement. For more than forty years, until he was freed in February 2016, he spent 23 hours a day in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell. In this extraordinary memoir, Woodfox, who began his activismfor prisoners’ rights while still in solitary, recounts his harrowing experience as one of the Angola Three. His book is both a searing indictment of the criminal justice system and a tribute to the Black Panther Party, whose principles helped keep him hopeful and compassionate during his long ordeal.Woodfox is in conversation with Katherine M. Kimpel, current Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and formerly one of Woodfox's legal representatives.https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780802129086Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In conversation with award-winning journalist Tracey Matisak. Falsely accused and convicted of a 1972 robbery in which a white guard was killed, Albert Woodfox served more than four decades in solitary confinement in Louisiana's notoriously brutal Angola prison. Finding solidarity and inspiration behind bars with members of the Black Panther Party, he was able to find inner peace and a spirit of resistance. After decades he was finally able to find a capable lawyer sympathetic to his plight, though it still took another 16 years to prove his innocence and gain his release. According to CNN's Van Jones, Woodfox's life and new memoir, Solitary, are an ''inspiring triumph of the human spirit and a powerful call for the necessity of prison reform.'' (recorded 3/26/2019)

In a special Los Angeles visit, human rights activists Robert King and Albert Woodfox, the two surviving members of the Angola 3, known for having served the longest solitary confinement sentences in U.S. history, share their remarkable story of survival and advocacy.  As comrades inside Louisiana State Penitentiary—the largest prison in the U.S. and former slave plantation known as “Angola”- they jointly established a chapter of the Black Panther Party within the prison and led peaceful non-violent protest against the racist and cruel conditions inflicted upon prisoners. Together with Herman Wallace (released 2013, deceased 2013) they collectively spent 114 years in solitary confinement. Since being released, King (released 2001) and Woodfox (released 2016) travel the globe campaigning for limits to solitary confinement and an end to the 13th amendment allowance for the enslavement of prisoners.  These two unbreakable spirits shed light on the reality of the American criminal justice system and represent the struggle of everyone unjustly incarcerated.

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news and information related to US held political prisoners and prisoners of war.Late last week it came to light that the prominent psychologists outside of the CIA shielded the program when the CIA's own health professionals repeatedly criticized the torture involved in that agency's post-Sept. 11 so-called interrogation program. As this news comes out, where are the health professionals on the torture of solitary confinement in US prisons? Many political prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for decades although the international community views it as torture. Palestinian Political Prisoner Rasmea Odeh was "sentenced to eighteen months in prison and a fine of one thousand dollars for lying on an immigration and citizenship application." The Federal prosecutor in the case used a confession Rasmea Odeh made in a 1969 “terrorism” conviction in an Israeli military court to prove she lied on her US immigration application by failing to disclose it. Odeh maintains that the confession was false and she only gave it after weeks of torture and sexual assault by the Israelis. She is appealing her conviction and remains free on bond.Artist/activist Brandan "Bmike" Odums recently created a large mural to bring attention to Albert Woodfox's plight. Woodfox is one of the prisoners known as the Angola 3, he is the last remaining member behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of the murder of a prison guard in the 1970s. The three men, Woodfox, Robert King and Herman Wallace started a prison chapter of the Black Panther Party and organized prisoners to stand up for their human rights. Family and advocates want supporters of former Black Panther member Robert Seth Hayes to continue to call in for his health campaign. Get details from our pinned post on our Facebook page Political Prisoner Radio.

Andrew Dosunmu, director, joins us to talk about his latest film, Mother of George. We then shift slightly to speak to Idris Akamoor and Kenneth Nash, "Music is the Healing Force" Bay Area Community Orchestra performances this weekend. Artists participating in SomARTs Dia de Los Muertos join us to speak about this year's exhibition opening tonight. We close with a rebroadcast of an interview with Robert H. King and Marina Drummer about Herman Wallace, who made his transition last week after being exonerated. Known at the Angola 3, King, Wallace and Albert Woodfox were targeted by Lousiana prison officials for their membership in the Black Panther Party. Wallace spent 42 years in solitary confinement. Woodfox continues to have his case overturned and then challenged in court by the State Attorney General. Wallace's funeral in New Orleans is Saturday, October 12. His birthday is Sunday, October 13. See angola3.org

Rebroadcast of Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Incarcerated CA Women Special with Professor Angie Bell re: Angola 3, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of their solitary confinement April 17, 2012, and Woodfox recent court hearing in late May this year. We then shift a taped conversation with Georgia Horton, a prisoner currently incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility Chowchilla, CA (CCWF). We also speak with Hamdiya Cooks, Asst. Dir. LSPC and Beatrice Smith, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, witness to the atrocities facing women inside CCWF. We conclude with a live interview with Sabina Zuniga Varela about her role in Luis Alfaro's BRUJA at the Magic Theatre through Sunday, July 1, 2012. We then play the rest or almost the rest of the interview with Georgia Horton (smile). I am going to start with the interview we didn't hear first. I open the show with a review I wrote on Bruja at the Magic Theatre, and it's a good thing I did since we do not hear the interview with Sabina (smile). It is played in the off air portion of the show this morning, proceeded by an interview with Mrs. Smith. Write letters of support for Georgia Horton W33911, Central California Women's Facility 512-20-3L, P.O. Box 1508, Chowchilla, CA 93610-1508.

We are dedicating this broadcast to the women and men behind bars. Our first guest, Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell is Assistant Professor of Legal Analysis & Writing at Southern University Law Center in Louisiana. She speaks to us about the 40th Anniversary of Angola 3 inmates Albert Woodfox & Herman Wallace, stint in solitary confinement and the actions April 17, 2012 in Baton Rouge. She also gives us the context and results of Woodfox's recent 3 day hearing and the momentum built to ensure his release this time. The next hour we speak to Hamdiya Cooks, Assistant Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. She speaks about Georgia Horton, who is currently up for parole, and what it means to go to the board hearings. As former executive director of CCWP, Mrs. Cooks also updates us on the proposed conversion of Valley State prison, also in Central Valley, Chowchilla CA.Mrs. Beatrice Smith joins Mrs. Cooks to continue our conversation about Ms. Horton, long term incarceration and its impact on both the prisoner and her family. Mrs. Smith, a formally battered woman, left three young children when she was incarcerated. She talks about rebuilding or mending severed relationships. Both she and Mrs.Cooks talk about the CA Habeas Project. Sabina Zuniga-Varela, "Medea," speaks about her role in Luis Alfaro's BRUJA at Magic Theatre, Ft. Mason Ctr., San Francisco through July 1, 2012. We close with the 2, 3, 4, part of an interview with Georgia Horton June 10, 2012. Because she is in a CA correctional facility she has to make multiple calls for us to complete the interview. I get almost to the end of the 4th. About 7 minutes is missing. Write letters of support for her parole hearing July 11, 2012 to: Georgia Horton W33911, Central California Women's Facility 512-20-3L, P.O. Box 1508, Chowchilla, CA 93610-1508. 

On his 11th Anniversary of freedom, Robert Hillary King joins us to talk about the case of the Angola 3: himself, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace. April marks the 40th Anniversary of their incarceration, King is the only one of the three currently released. King was released after 29 years in solitary confinement, 31 years total only when against his initial response agreed to plead guilty to a lesser conspiracy to commit murder charge. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox are still prisoners in Angola prison and are working to get released. In March 2008 they were moved, after 36 years, from solitary confinement to a maximum security dormitory. Their cases have gained increased interest over the last few years. Since his release, Robert Hillary King has worked to build international recognition for the Angola 3. He has spoken before the parliaments in the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Indonesia, Brazil and Britain and about the case, and political prisoners in the U.S.. King was received as a guest and dignitary by the African National Congress in South Africa, and has spoken with Desmond Tutu. Amnesty International has added them to their 'watch list' of "political prisoners" / "prisoners of conscience." They have a pending civil suit 'Wilkerson, Wallace and Woodfox' vs. the State of Louisiana which the United States Supreme Court ruled has merit to proceed to trial based on the fact that their 30+ years in solitary confinement is "inhumane and unconstitutional". The outcome of this landmark civil case could eliminate long term solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. They are the subject of 2010 documentary In the Land of the Free, directed by Vadim Jean and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. Visit http://www.angola3.org and http://3blackpanthers.org/ We close with an interview with Ms. Della Reese who is opening in San Francisco Feb. 16-18 at the Rrazz Room. We close with an archived broadcast: 02/06/2012

The day before what some call Thanksgiving and others call "a Great Day of Mourning and Commemoration," we had as guests: Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and Karla Brundage, sharing poetry of the indigenous community in the Americas. Rafael, scholar and visual artist began the show with reflections on what it means to grow up in a society where one's cultural heritage: language, music, art, dress, are systematically erased. Joined later on by Karla, high school teacher, world traveler and phonomenal writer in her own right, she shares work of 4 Native American poets, among them Joy Harjo. We end the program early to speak to Robert H. King, activist and author, who has good news regarding Albert Woodfox's case. Federal Court Judge Brady has ruled in favor of Woodfox, granting him bail provided housing is approved, this despite the prosecution's deliberate attempts to poison the public's perceptions of Woodfox and slander his good name with false accusations, accusations without evidence or proof, evidence found unsuitable or recanted by state's witnesses in the prior 2 trials for the same murder convictions friends and supporters are trying to get the federal court to overturn. Woodfox and Wallace were in solitary confinement for 36 consecutive years up to March 26, 2008, when after a visit by Congressman John Conyers, the men were finally moved to a hastily built dorm for 20 men. Since the trial the men are once again separated and in the dungeon. King is the only free member of A3 and after Woodfox is released, Herman Wallace remains the only member left behind bars, his case currently under review. Visit angola3.org, A3grassroots.org, kingsfreelines.com, and itsabouttimebpp.com

Today we continue our conversation about the case of Albert Woodfox, Herman Wallace and Robert King, collectively known as The Angola 3. Presently, Albert Woodfox's case is up for review and dismissal, yet he has not been released. This morning we addressed Woodfox's legal teams' procedural direction and Woodfox's safety at the institution as his release looms near. We are joined by: Robert King and Gail Shaw, who share portions of letters and conversations with Woodfox. Other concerned comrades and friends besides, King, the only exonerated member of A3 and recently published author, www.kingsfreelines.com, www.angola3.org, www.a3grassroots.org; and again, Dr. Shaw, co-founder of www.itsabouttimebpp.com, an organization which preserves and promotes through exhibits and educational conferences, the legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense; along with Geronimo ji jaga, former political prisoner, humanitarian, and co-founder of the www.kujifoundation.org; and Malik Rahim, Louisiana State Congressional candidate for the Green Party, co-founder of Common Ground Relief; in the next segment we spoke to Prof. Glen Pearson and composer, singer, songwriter, Nicolas Bearde re: the College of Alameda Jazz Big Band concert, Sun., Nov. 23, 2-5 PM at Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, in Berkeley, CA. Next we were joined by Felicia Benefield, currently on stage at Cutting Ball Theatre's staging of Eugene Ionesco's Victim's of Duty Fri., Nov. 21-22 8 PM, and Sun., Nov. 23, 5 PM, in SF, CA, cuttingball.com. We closed with a conversation with Marcus Shelby, composer, educator and musician about his Harriet Tubman & Jazz concert tonight, 8 PM, at the Jazz School in Berkeley and the workshop series beginning, Sun., Nov. 23, 11:45-1:45. We went over time, and I couldn't play a song from the 2-CD work, but patrons will have an opportunity to hear it this evening at the Jazz School, 2087 Addison Street, near Berkeley BART station.

This morning we spoke with Michael Mable, younger brother of Albert Woodfox, one of the men known as The Angola 3, incarcerated for over 36 years,nearly all of it in solitary confinement. His case has recently been overturned in the Lousiana courts, yet state prosecutors are resorting to intimidation and slander to keep Woodfox behind bars. We have been hosting comrades and friends: supporters of A3 and this morning is the first opportunity we've had to talk to a family member. In this hour long conversation, we hear about Woodfox the surrogate father to his younger siblings in a poor single parent household, where his mother had to provide for the family. Visit www.angola3.org to find about more about the case and to get names and addresses and phone numbers to write the court. To get in contact with Albert Woodfox: #72148 Camp D, Eagle 1 Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola LA 70712, USA and Herman Wallace, the other still incarcerated member of A3:#76759 Camp D, Eagle 1, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA, 70712,USA. Robert King is the only exonerated member and he can be reached at: c/o Kings Freelines, 2008 New York Av. #B, Austin, Texas 78702, kingsfreelines@gmail.com. King is in San Francisco now promoting his book: From the Bottom of the Heap on PM Press. You can meet him this Friday, Nov. 21, 7 PM at Babylon Falling in San Francisco. Tonight check out the Community Screening of March Point at the Oakland Museum of CA, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland. The event starts at 6 PM. I was expecting a call from the director but something must have come up. The film will screen on KQED this week also. Visit kqed.org