On Wednesday, December 7th, Philadelphia's District Attorney's Office announced that it will not pursue the death penalty in the case of Mumia Abu Jamal.  Earlier this year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that because of unclear instructions delivered to the jury in Mumia Abu Jamals sentencing trial years ago, Mumia Abu Jamal should be allowed a new sentencing-phase trial or be sentenced to life-behind bars without the possibility of parole.

In the wake of this partial victory for Mumia Abu Jamal and his supporters, Dr. Johanna Fernandez, assistant professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York and member of Educators for Mumia Abu Jamal, speaks to "On The Block Radio" about the significance of the decision and what the next steps are in Mumia Abu Jamal's fight for his freedom.

"On the Block Radio" talks with Libyan-American educator, Lutsi Taleb.

Taleb has lived off and on in the United States since 1979.  Taleb recalls that when Qadhafi came to power in Libya, he was in 5th grade.  He shares his memories of Libya before and after Qadhafi came to power, the recent civil war in Libya, and reports from family members in Libya on the state of things after Qadhafi.