Larry Pinkney was interviewed by host Glen Ford on Black Agenda Radio in his capacity as spokesperson for Rev. Edward Pinkney published in Black Agenda Report on January 27, 2015.
Intro (including Rev. Edward Pinkney’s wife, Dorothy Pinkney) starts at 43:34. Larry Pinkney starts at 48:40.
Description of the broadcast excerpt:
Rev. Edward Pinkney Awaits Hearing in Prison
Benton Harbor, Michigan’s imprisoned community leader, Rev. Edward Pinkney, is “doing very well, they have not broken his spirit,” said his wife, Dorothy. Rev. Pinkney was sentenced to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison for an elections petition offense stemming from a campaign to recall the local mayor, an ally of the giant Whirlpool corporation, which dominates the mostly Black town. A hearing is scheduled for February 24 on two defense motions, including that one of the jurors was a close associate of the prosecution. Veteran activist Larry Pinkney – no family relation – is media contact for Rev. Pinkney. “He’s not getting his mail, they’ve moved him way up to Marquette, Michigan,” said Larry Pinkney. “But the brother is a warrior, he’s a fighter, he’s standing tall.”
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