The Hollywood Reporter13d
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined
By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier‘s ...
CounterPunch21d
Leonard Peltier is Coming Home!
Sumterville, FL – Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president’s decision is the result of decades of grassroots ...
Rolling Stone20d
Rage Against the Machine Celebrate Leonard Peltier’s Freedom
Rage Against the Machine celebrated release from prison of Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was granted clemency by Joseph Biden in the final minutes of his presidency. Peltier ...
The New York Times21d
Biden commutes prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous rights activist convicted in F.B.I. killings.
Leonard Peltier spent nearly 50 years in federal prison. By Emily Cochrane President Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, an imprisoned Native American rights activist ...
Variety13d
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Engaging Doc About Activist Accused of Killing Two FBI Agents in 1975 Is Timelier Than Ever
It’s not even past.’ It’s the sort of twist no screenwriter would dare invent: “Free Leonard Peltier,” a persuasively well-researched and often infuriating documentary about the American ...
The Hill20d
Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his ...
Democracy Now20d
Leonard Peltier to Be Freed After Half-Century in Prison: “A Day of Victory for Indigenous People”
Leonard Peltier is 80 years old, has spent the majority of his life in prison. For decades, he has maintained his innocence over the 1975 killing of two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge ...
Observer5d
Museum Director Mario R. Rossero On Andy Warhol, Community Engagement and Arts Education in Uncertain Times
The newly appointed head of The Andy Warhol Museum launched his career at the institution in 1997 as a teaching artist. “I always say there’s not only one Andy Warhol; rather, there is a ...
The Hollywood Reporter13d
As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say
There are Hollywood endings. And then there is the ending to the new film Free Leonard Peltier. Peltier had been imprisoned for well over 45 years when David France and Jesse Short Bull decided to ...
Mankato Free Press21d
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by Biden
In one of his last official acts before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison. The action is an extraordinary move that ends a decades-long push by ...
CNN20d
Biden commutes sentence of Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents
In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Rolling Stone21d
Biden, on His Way Out the Door, Grants Clemency to Leonard Peltier
After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier has been released. President Joe Biden, in the final minutes of his presidency, commuted the sentence of ...