Xinachtli has been temporarily moved to TDCJ’s Young medical facility, but he’s still experiencing medical neglect and suffering inside a cell without any working toilet or running water.
It’s up to us to keep up the pressure to meet his demands, primarily to restore his access to water and commissary. TDCJ has begged campaign organizers to stop the onslaught of call, so we must show them that there will be no rest and no peace for them until Xinachtli is FREE!
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Today is the anniversary of Sekou Odinga’s transition to the Ancestors and we miss him deeply!
by Natalia Marques
Sekou Odinga, a former United States political prisoner for 33 years stemming from his involvement in the Black Liberation Movement, passed away on Jan. 12, 2024. Odinga was a part of several of the most impactful organizations in US Black liberation history, including Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity, the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Odinga is also known for his role in the escape of fellow political prisoner Assata Shakur, who lived free in Cuba until her transition on September 25, 2025.
Odinga was released from prison in 2014. Regarding his role in Shakur’s escape, he never pleaded guilty to charges, but told Democracy Now! in 2016 that he was “proud to be associated with the liberation of Assata Shakur.”
Speaking about what drew him to the program of the Black Panther Party, Odinga told Democracy Now!, “What attracted me more than anything else was the stand against police brutality, because like all the other ghettos in this country or Black areas of this country, police brutality was running rampant. From my first memory of it was – in New York – was little Clifford Glover, who was murdered out in my neighborhood in Jamaica, Queens … What we were really concerned about was trying to put some kind of control on the police or at least be in a position that we could counter some of what they were doing.” Odinga’s words reflect the legacy of Black liberation movements throughout US history, which from the mass movement sparked by the murder of Emmett Till to the 2020 uprisings after the murder of George Floyd, share a common outrage at the brutal violence waged against Black people.
“Sekou Odinga, a dedicated revolutionary, believed in our common humanity and the need to resist inhumanity anywhere on the planet,” Jalil Muntaqim, former political prisoner and lifelong Black liberation fighter told Peoples Dispatch. Muntaqim is the co-founder of the Jericho Movement, an organization fighting for amnesty and freedom for the political prisoners of the US.
“As a Muslim, [Odinga] was compelled to do so, as it is instructed in the Holy Qur’an ‘to fight tumult and oppression wherever you may find it; tumult and oppression is worse than slaughter.’ Sekou Odinga lived to manifest this mandate in his entire being, actualizing the need to resist in order to overcome white supremacy and capitalist-imperialism, the scourge of the planet. Long Live the warrior spirit of Sekou Odinga.”
Nino Brown, an organizer with the Jericho Movement, told Peoples Dispatch: “We in the Jericho Movement were honored to host Sekou, break bread and learn from him so we can continue the fight against oppression and exploitation. He is known to many as ‘Baba Sekou’ and rightfully so.”
“While his life has ended, his legacy lives on with all of his comrades and this next generation of revolutionaries,” Brown continued.
“[Odinga] was the epitome of an upstanding Black man and a revolutionary who refused to let this rotten system break him even as it held him captive for over 30 years,” said JD, also an organizer with the Jericho Movement. “And thankfully he got to transition with his loved ones by his side instead of behind enemy lines.”
In 1965, Odinga joined Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity, later leaving the organization to found the Bronx chapter of the Black Panther Party. In 1969, Odinga became a part of the group of BPP defendants dubbed the “Panther 21,” who were accused of planning coordinated attacks on two police stations and one education office in New York City. The trial eventually collapsed, following a grassroots campaign in support of the defendants.
Following the increasing police and FBI repression against the BPP, Odinga joined many activists in moving towards underground organizations, such as the Black Liberation Army.
For many of the prisoners NYC ABC supports, we have tri-fold pamphlets. Some are our own design, others taken from the Anarchist Black Cross Federation. Feel free to download and distribute as you see fit– there’s even space on the back to add your local group’s contact information.
NOTE: When two-sided/duplex printing, select “print on short edge.” This way you avoid one side being printed upside down. Download these flyers here or at https://nycabc.wordpress.com/pamphlets/
Now in its 25th year of publication, the Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendaris required reading for radicals, leftists, and all who support political prisoners and advocate the end of mass incarceration.
All proceeds support prisoners and grassroots organizations like Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP), Mutulu Shakur legal support, Sundiata Acoli release fund, Palestinian Youth Movement, Puget Sound Prisoner Support, Coalition to Decarcerate Illinois, Appalachians Against Pipelines, Community Resource Initiative- CA, P4W Memorial Collective Prisoners’ Justice Day healing circle, Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Fund, Cascadia Forest Defenders and NorCal Resist.
Each calendar has 11 thought-provoking essays and 12 pieces of beautiful art. You’ll feel inspired every day of the year, with radical historical dates and lots of space for your own plans.
Want to sponsor a copy (or more) to send to a prisoner? Click here!
Your group can buy 10 or more for the rate of $10 each (or 50 or more for the rate of $9 each) and then sell them for $15, keeping the difference for your organization. Many campaigns, infoshops and projects do this as a way of raising funds and spreading awareness about political prisoners.
When you add 10 or more calendars to your cart the relevant bulk price will automatically be applied.
Featuring:
Georges Abdallah, Farhan Ahmed, B, Tim Blunk, Caitlin Blunnie, Jesse “T.C.” Cannon, Olly Costello, Dio Cramer, Hannah Gelderman, David Gilbert, Jonas Goonface, Casey Goonan, Julie Goonan, Juan Hernandez, Krime, Jamila Levasseur, Marius Mason, Peppy & Krystal, Loretta Pierre, Emma Rust, Marina Sitrin, Jess X. Snow, and Emily Thiessen
About Certain Days:
The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is a joint fundraising and educational project between outside organizers across North America and political prisoner Xinachtli (s/n Alvaro Luna Hernandez) in Texas. We were happy to welcome founding members Herman Bell and Robert Seth Hayes (Rest in Power) home from prison in 2018, and founding member David Gilbert home from prison in 2021. We work from an anti-imperialist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, feminist, queer- and trans-liberationist position. Learn more and support them at certaindays.org.
Warren Ballantine* #19-1878 Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility 19351 US Highway 49 North Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963 *Address card to Abdul (Azeez).
The “Virgin Island 3” are a group of activists accused of murdering eight people in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The murders took place during a turbulent period of rebellion on the Islands. During the 1970’s, as with much of the world, a movement to resist colonial rule began to grow in the U.S. occupied Virgin Islands. From 1971 to 1973, there was a small scale Mau Mau rebellion taking place on the islands. This activity was down-played by the media, for fear it would damage the tourist industry, which the island’s survival depends on. More information: vi3.org
The Anarchist Black Cross Federation (ABCF) initiated the Warchest program in November 1994 to send monthly donations to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War who have been receiving insufficient, little, or no financial support during their imprisonment. Its purpose is to collect funds from groups and individual supporters and send that money directly to commissary accounts of vetted Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War (PP/POW) monthly.
From inception to end of December 2025, we have raised almost $275,000 [view our latest Warchest Report accounting for funds raised].
To donate to the ABCF Warchest: 1- Check or money order: made out to Tim Fasnacht and sent to P.O. Box 8682, Lancaster, PA 17604. 2-CashApp: $timabcf 3-PayPal: abcfwarchest (or send your donation to [email protected]) 4-Venmo: TimFasnachtABCF 5-Tax-deductible: We have a 501c3 fiscal sponsor for tax-deductible gifts of over $500. Please contact us for how to submit tax-deductible donations.
This update includes updated mini-bios, photos, and address changes for several prisoners. Sadly, this edition includes the removal of Imam Jamil Al-Amin. Rest easy, Imam Jamil.
