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If you ain't angry, you ain't paying attention.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Mumia Abu-Jamal
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 23
Journalist
Opinion Journalist
Political Activist
Politician
Radio Personality
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wesley Cook
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