Whose KIng

As you may know, is being kept in solitary in SCI Mahanoy’s dungeon and has not been able to call in his commentaries. Prison Radio will continue to record and distribute Mumia Abu-Jamal’s radio essays in the face of State censorship and State sponsored torture. We are sending out his essay from 2011 'Whose King?' for Martin Luther King Jr's birthday.1) 2:21 Whose King? long Mp32) 1:56 Whose King? short Mp3

WHOSE KING?[col. wrlt. 8/26/11  © '11 Mumia Abu-Jamal
For media and the political class the erection of the massive 30-foot statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. is a cause for celebration.
The sculpture showing Dr. King with his arms folded across his chest, a serious look on his face, bears a striking resemblance to the handsome minister. But it appears to celebrate us far more than it celebrates him.
The sepia-toned rock memorial much like the media coverage celebrates the King of August  28. 1963; the March on Washington King; the "I have a Dream" King--and none other.
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