Current List

16 June 2014

Sekou is not in prison for individual or criminal circumstances. He was part of a Black freedom movement that was targeted in a secret war by the u.s. government. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover issued directives governing COINTELPRO, ordering FBI agents to "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, neutralize or otherwise eliminate" the activities of the Black freedom movement (and others) and their leaders.

Here are some other Black heroes and sheroes who remain imprisoned.

Sekou Odinga, captured 32 yrs ago, October 1981; completed 30 years in federal prison – now in NYS serving a 25 years to life sentence

  • Marshall Eddie Conway captured 42 yrs ago, April 1970. Freed March 4, 2014.

  • Herman Wallace (& Albert Woodfox-co-defendant) captured 42 yrs ago (41 in solitary confinement)' sentenced in 1972, framed-up for the murder of a prison guard. Released October 1, 2013. Joined the Ancestors on October 4, 2013. New York Times obituary.

  • Albert Woodfox     (& Herman Wallace-co-defendant) captured 42 yrs ago (41 in solitary confinement)' sentenced in 1972, framed-up for the murder of a prison guard


  • Romaine 'Chip' Fitzgerald     captured 45 yrs ago, September 1969; sentenced to life. When CA Supreme Court declared death penalty unconstitutional, his sentence got commuted to Life; eligible for parole since 1975

  • Mondo we Langa     & Ed Poindexter (co-defendants) captured 42 yrs ago, August 1970; sentenced to Life

  • Jalil Muntaqim     (A.Bottom) captured 41 yrs ago, August 1971: sentenced to 25 years to life 8. Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz, captured 40 yrs ago, October 1972 (30 yrs in solitary confinement)

  • Sundiata Acoli    , captured 40 yrs ago, May 1973; sentenced to life+ 30 years

  • Herman Bell    , captured 39 yrs ago, September 1973; sentenced to 25 years to life

  • Veronza Bowers    , captured 39 yrs ago, September 1973; sentenced to life – paroled in 2005, rescinded by u.s. Attorney General and labeled a 'domestic terrorist'

  • Robert 'Seth' Hayes    , captured 39 yrs ago, September 1973; sentenced to 25 years

  • Mumia Abu-Jamal    , captured 31 yrs ago, July 1982 (30 yrs on death row); sentenced to death, overturned with a new sentence of Life without parole & in general population.

  • Abdullah Majid    , captured 30 yrs ago, January 1982; sentenced to 33 ½ years to life

  • Dr. Mutulu Shakur    , captured 26 yrs ago; sentenced to 60 years

  • Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin     (aka H. Rap Brown), captured 12 yrs ago (in solitary confinement); sentenced to life without parole

  • Kamau Sadiki     (Freddie Hilton), captured 10 yrs ago; sentenced Life+ 10 years

  • Assata Shakur    - While being arrested, she was shot at numerous times despite her hands being in the air. She was tortured in prison, including being forced to give birth while shackled. She escaped prison and now lives in exile. Despite her laudatory community work, teaching, positive worldwide popularity and beloved status in Cuba, the u.s. government has a $2 million bounty for her capture in the sovereign nation of Cuba.