{"product_id":"writing-on-the-wall-selected-prison-writings-of-mumia-abu-jamal-9780872866751","title":"Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Revolutionary love, revolutionary memory and revolutionary analysis are at work in every page written by Mumia Abu-Jamal ... His writings are a wake-up call. He is a voice from our prophetic tradition, speaking to us here, now, lovingly, urgently. Black man, old-school jazz man, freedom fighter, revolutionary--his presence, his voice, his words are the writing on the wall.\"--\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e, from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first slave writings to contemporary hip hop, the canon of African American literature offers a powerful counter-narrative to dominant notions of American culture, history and politics. Resonant with voices of prophecy and resistance, the African American literary tradition runs deep with emancipatory currents that have had an indelible impact on the United States and the world. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been one of our most important contributors to this canon for decades, writing from the confines of the U.S. prison system to give voice to those most silenced by chronic racism, impoverishment and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is a selection of more than 100 previously unpublished essays that deliver Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on community, politics, power, and the possibilities of social change in the United States. From Rosa Parks to Edward Snowden, from the Trail of Tears to Ferguson, Missouri, Abu-Jamal addresses a sweeping range of contemporary and historical issues. Written mostly during his years of solitary confinement on Death Row, these essays are a testament to Abu-Jamal's often prescient insight, and his revolutionary perspective brims with hope, encouragement and profound faith in the possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greatness meets us in this book, and not just in Mumia's personal courage and character. It's in the writing. This is art with political power, challenging institutional injustice in the U.S. while catalyzing our understanding, memory and solidarities for liberation and love. \u003ci\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e can set the nation aflame--yes, for creating new possible worlds.\"--\u003cb\u003eMark Lewis Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Theology and Culture, Princeton Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMumia Abu-Jamal\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eLive From Death Row\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohanna Fern ndez\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fulbright Scholar and Professor of History at Baruch College in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar, philosopher, activist and author of over a dozen books including his bestseller, Race Matters. He appears frequently in the media, and has appeared on \u003ci\u003eReal Time with Bill Maher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN and C-Span as well as \u003ci\u003eTavis Smiley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872866751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johanna Fernandez, Mumia Abu Jamal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645485183132,"sku":"9780872866751","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2ec1926-8346-42c5-9eb7-f08717e2c7b1.jpg?v=1603861228","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/writing-on-the-wall-selected-prison-writings-of-mumia-abu-jamal-9780872866751","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}