Don’t miss this teach-in on the frame-up and 45th year of imprisonment of Ed and Mondo, and how to join the fight for their freedom.
- WHEN: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 2:00 pm
- WHERE: Malcolm X Center, 3463 Evans St., Omaha (next to the Malcolm X Birthsite
Known around the world as the “Omaha Two,” Ed Poindexter and Mondo we Langa (formerly David Rice) were leaders of the Black Panther chapter in Omaha in the late 1960s and became targets of the Omaha Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation under Operation COINTELPRO, which targeted many political activists. In August 1970, both men were framed on false charges of killing an Omaha police officer, Larry Minard, who died after being lured into a home where a suitcase bomb exploded.
At the end of this month, Ed Poindexter, 70, and Mondo we Langa, 66, will have served forty five years at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. It is unparalleled to be imprisoned for such a length of time in this “justice system.” Under the Nebraska constitution all prisoners unless convicted for ‘sedition’ or ‘treason’ have a right to a parole. Being Poindexter and we Langa were not convicted on those charges, the state of Nebraska is holding them in prison illegally. Nebraskans for Justice, the official support group of the Omaha Two note both Ed and Mondo have serious medical conditions and the August 22 meeting will discuss how to gain compassionate release for the two men.
Read more about this event and others from Nebraskans for Peace.