By Karyl Walker— BUJU BANTON … it’s with a deep sense of privation that I mourn the passing of my friend and another great black freedom fighter— INCARCERATED Reggae icon Buju Banton has issued a heart-rending tribute to his former lead attorney and late Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Kwame Lumumba, who died under mysterious circumstances last week. Writing from a federal prison in Miami, Florida, Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, blasted the system which he claimed entrapped … Read entire article »

BUJU… continues his legal fight to overturn a 2011 drug conviction. By Livern Barrett— The new legal team for incarcerated reggae superstar Buju Banton has filed on appeal with the US Court of Appeal seeking a new trial. The appeal was filed with the 11th US Circuit Court on February 4 by attorneys Charles Ogletree, Jack Cushman and Max Stern. In the 55-page document the attorneys have requested permission to make oral arguments to the court to explain why … Read entire article »