SettingsBlack Panther Party members
Aaron Dixon
Aaron Dixon is an American activist and a former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party for its initial four years.
Aaron Dixon is an American activist and a former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party for its initial four years.
Afeni Shakur
Afeni Shakur Davis is an African American music businesswoman, philanthropist, former political activist and ex-Black Panther.
Afeni Shakur Davis is an African American music businesswoman, philanthropist, former political activist and ex-Black Panther.
Alex Rackley
Alex Rackley was a member of the New York chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s.
Alex Rackley was a member of the New York chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s.
Anthony Bottom (Jalil Abdul Muntaqim)
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (born on October 18, 1951, as Anthony Bottom) is a former member of both the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (born on October 18, 1951, as Anthony Bottom) is a former member of both the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
Ashanti Alston
Ashanti Alston Omowali is an anarchist activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party.
Ashanti Alston Omowali is an anarchist activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party.
Assata Shakur
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
B. Kwaku Duren
B. Kwaku Duren (b. April 14, 1943; aka, Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) is a controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political ...
B. Kwaku Duren (b. April 14, 1943; aka, Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) is a controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political ...
Bashir Hameed
Bashir Hameed (born James D. York on December 1, 1940; died August 30, 2008) was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Bashir Hameed (born James D. York on December 1, 1940; died August 30, 2008) was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Billy Garland (Ex Black Panther)
William "Billy" Garland is an American truck driver and former Black Panther, who now lives with his family on the outskirts of New York.
William "Billy" Garland is an American truck driver and former Black Panther, who now lives with his family on the outskirts of New York.
Bobby Hutton
Robert James Hutton, or "Lil' Bobby," was the treasurer and first recruit to join the Black Panther Party.
Robert James Hutton, or "Lil' Bobby," was the treasurer and first recruit to join the Black Panther Party.
Bunchy Carter
Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter was an African American gang member and former activist who was killed on January 17, 1969.
Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter was an African American gang member and former activist who was killed on January 17, 1969.
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk...
Chaka Khan, frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk...
Charles Barron
Charles Barron (born October 7, 1950) is a Democratic politician who represents the 42nd District of New York City in the New York City Council.
Charles Barron (born October 7, 1950) is a Democratic politician who represents the 42nd District of New York City in the New York City Council.
David Hilliard
David Hilliard (born May 15, 1942) is a member of the Black Panther Party.
David Hilliard (born May 15, 1942) is a member of the Black Panther Party.
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad (born Richard Moore, 1945) is an American writer and activist, who is a former prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army.
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad (born Richard Moore, 1945) is an American writer and activist, who is a former prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army.
Donald L. Cox
Donald Lee Cox (April 16, 1936 – February 19, 2011), known as Field Marshal DC, was an early member of the leadership of the African American revolutionary leftist organization the Black P...
Donald Lee Cox (April 16, 1936 – February 19, 2011), known as Field Marshal DC, was an early member of the leadership of the African American revolutionary leftist organization the Black P...
Elaine Brown
Elaine Brown is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther leader who is based in Oakland, California.
Elaine Brown is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther leader who is based in Oakland, California.
Eldridge Cleaver
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) better known as Eldridge Cleaver, was a writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party.
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) better known as Eldridge Cleaver, was a writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party.
Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s.
Emory Douglas worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s.
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Fred Hampton was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
George Jackson (Black Panther)
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George W. Sams, Jr.
George W. Sams, Jr. (born c.1946) was the national field marshal of the Black Panther Party who implicated Bobby Seale in the 1969 murder of New York Panther (and suspected FBI informant) Alex R...
George W. Sams, Jr. (born c.1946) was the national field marshal of the Black Panther Party who implicated Bobby Seale in the 1969 murder of New York Panther (and suspected FBI informant) Alex R...
Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Pratt (born Elmer Pratt, September 13, 1947 – June 2, 2011), also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, was a high ranking member of the Black Panther Party.
Geronimo Pratt (born Elmer Pratt, September 13, 1947 – June 2, 2011), also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, was a high ranking member of the Black Panther Party.
H. Rap Brown
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, also known as H. Rap Brown, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, and during a short-lived alliance between SNCC and the Black...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, also known as H. Rap Brown, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, and during a short-lived alliance between SNCC and the Black...
Huey P. Newton
Huey Percy Newton, was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
Huey Percy Newton, was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
Jane Alpert
Jane Lauren Alpert (born May 20, 1947) is an American former radical who conspired in the bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City in 1969.
Jane Lauren Alpert (born May 20, 1947) is an American former radical who conspired in the bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City in 1969.
John Huggins
John Huggins (February 11, 1945–January 17, 1969) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party.
John Huggins (February 11, 1945–January 17, 1969) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Kathleen Neal Cleaver
Kathleen Neal Cleaver (May 13, 1945 - ) is an American professor of law, known for her involvement with the Black Panther Party.
Kathleen Neal Cleaver (May 13, 1945 - ) is an American professor of law, known for her involvement with the Black Panther Party.
Kuwasi Balagoon
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Larry Pinkney
Larry Pinkney is a veteran of the Black Panther Party, the former Minister of Interior of the Republic of New Africa, a former political prisoner and the only American to have successfully self...
Larry Pinkney is a veteran of the Black Panther Party, the former Minister of Interior of the Republic of New Africa, a former political prisoner and the only American to have successfully self...
Lonnie McLucas
Lonnie McLucas was a Black Panther Party member in Bridgeport, Connecticut who was found guilty of the May 21, 1969 murder of New York Panther Alex Rackley, in the first of the New Haven Black P...
Lonnie McLucas was a Black Panther Party member in Bridgeport, Connecticut who was found guilty of the May 21, 1969 murder of New York Panther Alex Rackley, in the first of the New Haven Black P...
Malik Rahim
Malik Rahim (born Donald Guyton in 1948) is a former Black Panther, and a long-time housing and prison activist in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Malik Rahim (born Donald Guyton in 1948) is a former Black Panther, and a long-time housing and prison activist in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Marshall "Eddie" Conway
Marshall Conway (born April 23, 1946) was the Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Marshall Conway (born April 23, 1946) was the Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Michael Tabor (Black Panther)
Michael Aloysius Tabor (December 13, 1946 – October 17, 2010) was an American member of the Black Panther Party who was charged and tried as part of an alleged conspiracy to bomb public bu...
Michael Aloysius Tabor (December 13, 1946 – October 17, 2010) was an American member of the Black Panther Party who was charged and tried as part of an alleged conspiracy to bomb public bu...
Michael Zinzun
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Rice/Poindexter Case
David Rice (now known as Mondo we Langa) and Edward Poindexter were charged and convicted of the murder of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard.
David Rice (now known as Mondo we Langa) and Edward Poindexter were charged and convicted of the murder of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard.
Robert Hillary King
Robert Hillary King, also known as Robert King Wilkerson, was a member of the Black Panther Party who spent 32 years in Angola Prison, 29 of them in solitary confinement.
Robert Hillary King, also known as Robert King Wilkerson, was a member of the Black Panther Party who spent 32 years in Angola Prison, 29 of them in solitary confinement.
Robert Trivers
Robert L. Trivers is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, who is a Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
Robert L. Trivers is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, who is a Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
Sekou Odinga
Nathanial Burns known better as Sekou Odinga is an American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army in the 1960s and 1970s.
Nathanial Burns known better as Sekou Odinga is an American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army in the 1960s and 1970s.
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement.
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement.
Warren Kimbro
Warren Aloysious Kimbro was a Black Panther Party member in New Haven, Connecticut who was found guilty of the May 21, 1969, murder of New York Panther Alex Rackley, in the first of the New Have...
Warren Aloysious Kimbro was a Black Panther Party member in New Haven, Connecticut who was found guilty of the May 21, 1969, murder of New York Panther Alex Rackley, in the first of the New Have...
William Lee Brent
William Lee Brent (1931 - November 4, 2006) was a Black Panther Party member who hijacked a passenger jet to Cuba in 1969 and spent 37 years in exile in Cuba.
William Lee Brent (1931 - November 4, 2006) was a Black Panther Party member who hijacked a passenger jet to Cuba in 1969 and spent 37 years in exile in Cuba.