Help Jeffery Walker walk free at last
Jeff was charged with battery on a peace officer, though the officer had attacked him. At trial he represented himself and on April 10, 2025, the jury found him not guilty.
Stop the torture of Rashid for exposing prisoners’ self-immolation
Rashid is again sleeping on a concrete slab about six inches from the ground. He cannot make phone calls or send messages to anyone. Keep flooding the South Carolina Department of Corrections with phone calls and emails.
Juneteenth and Fashionable: A Vision of Liberation Worn Out Loud
C-Note’s Juneteenth and Fashionable blends digital art and fashion to celebrate Black liberation.
SERIOUS: Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson injured in transit to South Carolina prison, now on hunger...
Make calls and spread the word. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, ID number 397279, must be treated humanely, given good medical care for his broken leg and a decent place to sleep and full communications access.
Mumia Freedom Tour: Bay Area ignites the fight for justice
Mumia Freedom Tour rallies Bay Area support against wrongful convictions. Celebrate Mumia's 71st birthday at the Freedom Dinner Fundraiser, African American Art & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St., San Francisco, on April 24, 6pm.
Decoding Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance: Experts weigh in on the symbolism, politics and...
Experts analyze Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance, breaking down its symbolism, politics, and cultural significance.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court denies Mumia Abu-Jamal permission to appeal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Mumia Abu-Jamal’s request to appeal, ending his Pennsylvania legal challenge to overturn his conviction.
Who’s running the Virginia prison system?
The Virginia prison system, under officials like Dotson and Robinson, is accused of corruption, racist practices, and abuse, particularly at Red Onion State Prison.
43 years later, Mumia is still a political prisoner
43-year imprisonment of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther and journalist, highlights legal injustices, and the ongoing fight for his release.
Hunter Biden’s case isn’t special – it’s just rarely applied to White America
The criminalization of Black Americans through the Black Codes and their modern equivalents demands reparations.
It’s time for justice: Why Leonard Peltier must be granted clemency
Leonard Peltier’s 2024 parole denial highlights systemic injustice and calls for clemency to correct decades of wrongdoing.
Rashid: Striking abuses of militarized guards in Virginia prisons
Human rights violations by militarized prison guards in the Virginia prison system, highlighting specific incidents of brutality and negligence.
Jhacorey Wyatt may be sentenced for the wrong crime
Four jurors have gone back on their guilty verdicts for 28-year-old Jhacorey Wyatt. The DA wants 26 years. Advocates are arguing that Wyatt should get time served.
‘We the People’ includes we the incarcerated
Voting rights for incarcerated individuals should be restored to uphold democratic principles and reduce recidivism.
Kern Valley State Prison under fire for race-based lockdown targeting Black prisoners
Kern Valley State Prison faces backlash for a racially discriminatory lockdown targeting Black inmates, sparking outrage and calls for accountability.
How do you incarcerate culture?
Prison hunger strikes targeted solitary confinement and cultural criminalization.
Join the fight against the 13th Amendment and its modern implications
Sept. 27 at 11:30 a.m. join an impromptu rally at the headquarters of the CDCR to call for review and repeal of Penal Code 4571.
Mellon’s $125 million ‘Imagining Freedom’ ignores incarcerated artists
A closer look at philanthropy’s role in mass incarceration
by Donald ‘C-Note’ Hooker
In a bold move, the Mellon Foundation recently announced its $125 million “Imagining...
Black August: A story of African freedom fighters
The concept, Black August, grew out of the need to expose the glorious and heroic deeds of those Afrikan women and men who recognized and struggled against the injustices heaped upon people of color on a daily basis in America.
Imprisoned workers sue Alabama to abolish involuntary servitude
A notorious prison system, Alabama’s is the most overcrowded in the country, operating at over 168% capacity