NAACP Calls for New Mumia Trial

The NAACP, at its annual convention, passed an emergency resolution calling for a new trial for death row prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal. This marks the first time the NAACP has demanded a new trial for Mumia. Passage of the emergency resolution reaffirming the NAACP's previous opposition to the death penalty prompted a statement of praise from Abu-Jamal, who grew up in a Philadelphia public housing project located about a mile from the site of the NAACP's convention. "I am humbled by and very grateful for the NAACP's passage of this resolution," Abu-Jamal said in a statement released through his lawyer. [more]and  [more] and [more]