Editing Mumia Abu-Jamal (section)

==Radio journalism career==
[[File:Mumia Abu-Jamal interviews Julius Erving, 1980.jpg|thumb|Abu-Jamal (right), then a reporter for [[WHYY-TV]], interviewing [[Julius Erving]] of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in 1980]]
By 1975, Abu-Jamal was working in radio newscasting, first at [[Temple University]]'s [[WRTI]] and then at commercial enterprises.<ref name="naacp" /> In 1975, he was employed at radio station [[WHAT (AM)|WHAT]], and he became host of a weekly feature program at [[WOGL|WCAU-FM]] in 1978.<ref name="pi1">{{cite news | last1=Johnson | first1=Terry E | last2=Hobbs | first2=Michael A | title=The Suspect – One Who Raised His Voice | newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date=December 10, 1981 | url=http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/botswana/509/inqarticles/12-10a.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070702232822/http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/botswana/509/inqarticles/12-10a.htm |archive-date = July 2, 2007}}</ref> He also worked for brief periods at radio station [[WKDN (AM)|WPEN]]. He became active in the local chapter of the Marijuana Users Association of America.<ref name="pi1" />

From 1979 to 1981, he worked at [[NPR|National Public Radio]] (NPR) affiliate [[WHYY-FM|WHYY]]. The management asked him to resign, saying that he did not maintain a sufficiently objective approach in his presentation of news.<ref name="pi1" /> As a radio journalist, Abu-Jamal was renowned for identifying with and covering the [[MOVE (Philadelphia organization)|MOVE]] [[anarcho-primitivist]] commune in [[West Philadelphia]]'s [[Powelton Village, Philadelphia|Powelton Village]] neighborhood. He reported on the 1979–80 trial of the "[[MOVE (Philadelphia organization)|MOVE Nine]]", who were convicted of the murder of police officer James Ramp.<ref name="pi1" /> Abu-Jamal had several high-profile interviews, including with [[Julius Erving]], [[Bob Marley]], and [[Alex Haley]]. He was elected president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.<ref name=TF />

Before joining MOVE, Abu-Jamal reported on the organization.<ref name="Still">{{cite book|first1=Dhoruba|last1=Bin Wahad|first2=Mumia|last2=Abu-Jamal|first3=Assata|last3=Shakur|editor1-first=Jim|editor1-last=Fletcher|editor2-first= Tanaquil|editor2-last=Jones|editor3-first=Sylvere|editor3-last=Lotringer|title=Still Black, Still Strong: Survivors of the U.S. War Against Black Revolutionaries|date=1993|publisher=Semiotext(e)|location=New York City|isbn=9780936756745|page=118}}</ref> When he joined MOVE, he said it was because of his love of the people in the organization. Thinking back on it later, he said he "was probably enraged as well".<ref name="Still"/>

In December 1981, Abu-Jamal was working as a taxicab driver in Philadelphia two nights a week to supplement his income.<ref name=TF /> He had been working part-time as a reporter for [[WDAS (AM)#WDAS|WDAS]],<ref name="pi1" /> then an [[African-American culture|African American oriented]] and [[Minority business enterprise|minority-owned]] radio station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/phillyamhistory.html|title=Philadelphia AM Radio History|publisher=Radio-History.com|access-date=January 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102193734/http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/phillyamhistory.html|archive-date=November 2, 2007}}</ref>