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]
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