Get the top Racial Equity stories of the day from America’s most influential oldest continuously published Black newspaper, serving the nation’s largest Black and brown community. Sign up to stay connected.
Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!
After two years of court dates, a Philadelphia judge will now decide whether Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, will get another chance to appeal his 1982 conviction.
“You’ll hear from me shortly,” Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker said Monday during a brief hearing, scheduled to give Abu-Jamal’s lawyers time to present additional evidence before a ruling on the high-profile, emotionally charged case.
READ MORE FROM THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE.
