Personal Info
Birthday
April 24, 1954
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Biography
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American 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. Mumia is an internationally-recognized award-winning journalist who has written eight books and countless articles and commentaries from a prison cell on death row in Pennsylvania. He has been writing since age 15, first as Minister of Information for the Philadelphia Black Panthers (1969-1971), then for numerous Philadelphia radio and print venues, including National Public Radio.
Acting Filmography (10)
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10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Movie2013
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0.0
COINTELPRO 101
Movie2010
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0.0
Justice On Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Movie2010
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The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation
Movie2008
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In Prison My Whole Life
Movie2008
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The Jena 6
Movie2007
4.3
Black Devil Doll
Movie2007
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5.6
Zapatista
Movie1999
6.5
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
Movie1998
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6.3
All Power to the People!
Movie1996