List of members of the Black Panther Party
Courtroom sketch of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, George W. Sams, Jr., Warren Kimbro, and Ericka Huggins, during the 1970 New Haven Black Panther trials.
This is a list of members of the Black Panther Party, including those notable for being Panthers as well as former Panthers who became notable for other reasons. This list does not include outside supporters, sympathizers, or allies.
- Mumia Abu-Jamal, Lieutenant Minister of Information, Philadelphia chapter. In prison for the murder of a police officer.[1]
- Sundiata Acoli, Finance minister of the Harlem chapter who served 40 years in prison for murdering a police officer.[2]
- Ashanti Alston, Anarchist activist.[3]
- Richard Aoki, Field Marshal[4] and rumoured FBI informant.[5] Committed suicide in 2009.
- Charles Barron former member Harlem chapter, community activist and Democratic New York City Councilmember [6]
- Veronza Bowers, Jr., serving life in prison for murdering a park ranger.[7]
- William Lee Brent, hijacked a plane to Cuba in 1968, lived in exile there until his death in 2006 [8]
- Elaine Brown, Chairwoman, Minister of Defense (mid 1970s), for a time was a 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate.[9][10]
- H. Rap Brown, Former SNCC leader, Justice Minister, currently serving life sentence for murder.[11]
- Stokely Carmichael, Former SNCC leader and Honorary Prime Minister. He lived in exile in Africa from 1969 until his death in 1998.[12]
- Bunchy Carter, Deputy Minister of Defense, Southern California chapter, killed in 1969.[13]
- Mark Clark, Defense Captain, Illinois chapter, killed by police in 1969.[14]
- Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information[15] Died in 1998.
- Kathleen Neal Cleaver, Party spokesperson and law school professor.[10]
- Marshall "Eddie" Conway, Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter. Served 44 years in prison for the murder of a police officer, until his conviction was overturned.[16]
- Aaron Dixon, community activist, former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Party. Ran with the Green Party for U.S. Senate on his opposition to the Iraq War[17]
- Emory Douglas, Party artist and cartoonist[18]
- Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, Anarchist activist.
- Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman, Illinois chapter; killed in a 1969 raid by the Chicago police and the FBI.[14]
- Tim Hayes, Founder of Atlanta chapter, writer and community activist.[19]
- David Hilliard, Chief of staff, university lecturer and party archivist.[20]
- Elbert Howard, A founding member of the party and first editor of its newspaper, The Black Panther.[21]
- Ericka Huggins, Longtime party leader, professor of sociology.[10]
- John Huggins Los Angeles chapter leader. Killed in 1969.[13]
- Bobby Hutton, First party recruit, Treasurer; killed by police in 1968.[22]
- George Jackson, Author and prison activist. Killed in prison in 1971.
- Jamal Joseph, Film professor, author and Oscar nominee.[23]
- Chaka Khan, Singer who has won ten Grammy awards.[24]
- Warren Kimbro, convicted in the murder of Alex Rackley, prisoner rehabilitation activist; died in 2009.[25]
- Robert Hillary King, Author, lecturer and former member of the Angola Prison Chapter [26]
- Lonnie McLucas, Bridgeport, Connecticut member convicted in the murder of Alex Rackley.[27]
- Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense, co-founder. Killed in 1989.[28]
- Pete O'Neal, Chairman, Kansas City chapter, who lives in exile in Tanzania.[29]
- Larry Pinkney, served nine years in prison in Canada and the U.S., and was also a member of the Republic of New Africa.[30]
- Geronimo Pratt, Deputy Minister of Defense, died in 2011.[31]
- Alex Rackley, New York member murdered by fellow Panthers in 1969. His killing resulted in the New Haven Black Panther trials.[25]
- Malik Rahim, early New Orleans chapter organizer, currently a co-founder of Common Ground Collective, a post Hurricane Katrina relief organization.[32]
- Nile Rodgers, guitarist for rock/disco band Chic and music producer.[33]
- Bobby Rush, Minister of Defense, Illinois Chapter, and since 1993, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district.[14]
- George W. Sams, Jr., convicted in the 1969 murder of Alex Rackley. He testified for the prosecution.[25]
- Reggie Schell, Defense Captain, Philadelphia chapter[34]
- Bobby Seale, Chairman and co-founder of the Black Panthers[35]
- Robert Trivers, evolutionary biologist[36]
- John Watson, Detroit chapter leader and activist with the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.[37]
References
- ↑ Williams, Timothy (December 7, 2011). "Execution Case Dropped Against Mumia Abu-Jamal in Officer's Killing". New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ Juang, Richard M. Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History.
- ↑ "Anarchist Panther". Anarchist Panther. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Richard_Aoki". Itsabouttimebpp.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ Rosenfeld, Seth (August 20, 2012). "Activist Richard Aoki named as informant". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Allah, Dasun, Black Panther Charles Barron Invades New York City Council, Hip Hop Wired, March 11, 2010
- ↑ Peter Fimrite (2005-02-23). "Park ranger killer's parole is delayed". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ Fimrite, Peter, William Lee Brent -- former Black Panther hijacked jet to Cuba, San Francisco Chronicle, November 20, 2006
- ↑ Grigsby, Karen. "Green Party Black Caucus Journal: Elaine Brown Withdraws From Green Party Presidential Race". Gpblackcaucus.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- 1 2 3 Tillet, Salamishah (October 2, 2015). "The Panthers' Revolutionary Feminism". New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-Black Panther convicted of murder". CNN. March 9, 2002.
- ↑ Kaufman, Michael T. "Stokely Carmichael, Rights Leader Who Coined 'Black Power,' Dies at 57", New York Times, November 16, 1998. Accessed March 27, 2008. (alternate url)
- 1 2 Gordon, Larry, UCLA students memorialize 1969 Black Panther slayings, Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2010
- 1 2 3 Haas, Jeffrey (2011). The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781569767092.
- ↑ Kifner, John (May 2, 1998). "Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Who Became G.O.P. Conservative, Is Dead at 62". The New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Ex-Black Panther leader, convicted of killing cop, released from prison". The Baltimore Sun. March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Modie, Neil, "As an Anti-war Candidate, Dixon Says he is no Spoiler" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 9, 2006
- ↑ Zack, Jessica Werner,"The Black Panthers advocated armed struggle. Emory Douglas' weapon of choice? The pen," San Francisco Chronicle May 28, 2007.
- ↑ Hartle, Robert (2010). The Highs & Lows of Little Five: A History of Little Five Points. The History Press. ISBN 9781596298743.
- ↑ "Black Panther Founder to Teach Courses at U. New Mexico". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ↑ Hunt, Emily (August 10, 2011). "As Big as Ever: Over 40 years ago, Elbert 'Big Man' Howard helped found the Black Panthers. Now living in Sonoma County, he's still on the prowl". North Bay Bohemian. Santa Rosa, California. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ Shelton, Gwendolyn L. "Bobby James Hutton (1950–1968)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ↑ Moynihan, Colin, Oscar Nomination Caps Columbia Film Professor’s Long Journey, New York Times, February 21, 2008
- ↑ Mitchell, Russ (October 21, 2007). "The Incomparable Chaka Khan". CBS News. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bass, Paul; Rae, Douglas W. (2009). Murder in the Model City: The Black Panthers, Yale, and the Redemption of a Killer. Basic Books. ISBN 9780786735853.
- ↑ Sabir, Wanda, 'Review - From the Bottom of the Heap: The Autobiography of Black Panther Robert Hillary King, San Francisco Bay View, November 18, 2008.
- ↑ Bloom, Joshua; Martin, Waldo (2013). Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party. University of California Press. pp. 249–257. ISBN 9780520953543.
- ↑ Stein, Mark A.; Basheda, Valarie (August 22, 1989). "Huey Newton Found Shot to Death on Oakland Street: Black Panthers Founder Killed in High Drug Area". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ McKinley Jr, James C. (23 November 1997). "A Black Panther's Mellow Exile: Farming in Africa". The New York Times.
- ↑ Mandel, William (1999). Saying No to Power: Autobiography of a 20th Century Activist and Thinker. Berkeley, California: Creative Arts Book Company. ISBN 9780887392863.
- ↑ Olsen, Jack (2001). Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt. Anchor Books. ISBN 9780385493680.
- ↑ Garcia, Michelle (December 4, 2005). "For a Former Panther, Solidarity After the Storm". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-06-11.
- ↑ Lester, Paul (April 8, 2011). "Nile Rodgers: 'Your music is your soul'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ Abu-Jamal, Mumia (2004). We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party. South End Press. pp. 194, 257. ISBN 9780896087187.
- ↑ Eppstein, Jason (December 4, 1969). "A Special Supplement: The Trial of Bobby Seale". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ Rosenberg,, Scott (July 6, 1979). "Sociobiology Pioneer Joins Black Panthers". The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson, Inc.
- ↑ Georgakas, Dan; Surkin, Marvin (1998). Detroit, I Do Mind Dying. South End Press. pp. 50, 73, 77. ISBN 9780896085718.
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