Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American journalist, former Black Panther, and political activist whose controversial conviction and death-row imprisonment for the 1981 killing of a police officer have made him an international symbol in debates over racial justice and the U.S. criminal legal system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mumia Abu-Jamal canonical | 4 |
| George Jackson | 1 |
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Target entity: Mumia Abu-Jamal Context triple: [Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, notableRecipient, Mumia Abu-Jamal]
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Willie Horton
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Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder was a Bronx teenager whose years-long pretrial detention and abuse at Rikers Island, despite never being convicted of a crime, became a powerful symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Henry Bowers
Henry Bowers is a sadistic teenage bully and one of the primary human antagonists in the 2017 horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s "It."
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Bernhard Goetz
Bernhard Goetz is an American man who gained national notoriety in the 1980s as the "Subway Vigilante" after shooting four teenagers on a New York City subway train, sparking intense debate over crime, self-defense, and race.
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Rodney King
Rodney King was an African American man whose brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991, captured on video, sparked widespread outrage and the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the officers’ acquittal.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mumia Abu-Jamal Target entity description: Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American journalist, former Black Panther, and political activist whose controversial conviction and death-row imprisonment for the 1981 killing of a police officer have made him an international symbol in debates over racial justice and the U.S. criminal legal system.
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A.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter best known as a longtime Detroit Tigers star and key contributor to their 1968 World Series championship team.
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B.
Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder was a Bronx teenager whose years-long pretrial detention and abuse at Rikers Island, despite never being convicted of a crime, became a powerful symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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C.
Henry Bowers
Henry Bowers is a sadistic teenage bully and one of the primary human antagonists in the 2017 horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s "It."
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D.
Bernhard Goetz
Bernhard Goetz is an American man who gained national notoriety in the 1980s as the "Subway Vigilante" after shooting four teenagers on a New York City subway train, sparking intense debate over crime, self-defense, and race.
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E.
Rodney King
Rodney King was an African American man whose brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991, captured on video, sparked widespread outrage and the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the officers’ acquittal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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former Black Panther Party member ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ political activist ⓘ prisoner ⓘ radio journalist ⓘ |
| birthName | Wesley Cook ⓘ |
| charge | murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner ⓘ |
| convictedBy | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1981-12-09 ⓘ |
| deathRowIncarceration | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Cook ⓘ |
| givenName | Wesley ⓘ |
| hasHealthIssue |
diabetes
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hepatitis C ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | numerous appeals and post-conviction relief petitions ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Power movement
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civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ prison abolition movement ⓘ |
| name | Mumia Abu-Jamal self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conviction for the 1981 killing of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner
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long-term imprisonment and time on death row ⓘ symbolic role in debates over racial justice in the U.S. criminal legal system ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Things Censored
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Death Blossoms ⓘ Live from Death Row ⓘ We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ political activist ⓘ radio host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfEvent |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| politicalPosition |
critic of mass incarceration in the United States
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critic of police brutality ⓘ supporter of Black liberation movements ⓘ |
| previousSentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Mumia Abu-Jamal ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
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surface form:
Pennsylvania state prison system
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| sentence | life imprisonment without parole ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries and books about his case
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international campaigns for his release or new trial ⓘ |
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Subject: Mumia Abu-Jamal Description of subject: Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American journalist, former Black Panther, and political activist whose controversial conviction and death-row imprisonment for the 1981 killing of a police officer have made him an international symbol in debates over racial justice and the U.S. criminal legal system.
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