She was born in Philadelphia March 2, 1943. She wanted to be a professional songwriter and has albums and songs on Itunes. She has two albums, Seize the Time and Until We’re Free. She was a cocktail waitress at a strip club. After high school she studied at Temple University, UCLA, Mills, and Southwestern University […]
Read more "Elaine Brown #BlackPanthersAt50"She was born May 29, 1984 in Mobile, Alabama. She was the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy for her performance in Orange is the New Black. She was the first transgender person to have a wax figure at Madama Tussaud’s in London. She was the first transgender person to be […]
Read more "Laverne Cox #WeAreEverywhere"He was born Leroy Eldridge Cleaver in Wabbaseka, Arkansas, sunrise 8/31/35, sunset 5/1/98, Pomona, California. His book Soul on Ice was published in 1968 and was a collection of his essays. He was the Minister of Information and Head of International Section of the Panthers. He was the editor of the Panther newspaper. He was […]
Read more "Eldridge Cleaver #BlackPanthersAt50"He was born 5/15/42 in Rockville, Alabama. He was chief of staff of the Black Panther Party. He formed the Huey P. Newton Foundation with Newton’s second wife. He served time in Vacaville Prison. He was visiting professor at the University of New Mexico. He was interim chair of the BPP after Huey Newton was […]
Read more "David Hilliard #BlackPanthersAt50"Robert James Hutton, sunrise 4/21/50 in Jefferson County Arkansas, sunset 4/6/68 in West Oakland, California. He was the first recruit and treasurer of the Black Panther Party for Self-defense (BPP). At age 3, he and his family moved to Oakland after being threatened by nightriders in Arkansas. He met Huey Newton and Bobby Seale at […]
Read more "Bobby Hutton aka Lil’ Bobby #BlackPanthersAt50"Born William Goldwyn Nunn III, surise 10/20/53 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sunset 9/24/16 from leukemia. Went to Morehouse with Spike Lee. His dad was a scout for the Steelers. His film debut was in 1998 in School Daze by Spike Lee. He is better known for his role as Radio Raheem in Do the Right Thing. He […]
Read more "Bill Nunn"Born Kathleen Neal 5/13/45 in Memphis, Texas. Her father was in the foreign service, growing up she lived in India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines. She attended a Quaker boarding school. She left college at Barnard to be a secretary at SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). She married Eldridge Cleaver, joined the BPP and […]
Read more "Kathleen Cleaver #BlackPanthersAt50"Born Ericka Jenkins 1/5/48 in Washington, D.C. Joined BPP in Los Angeles in 1967 also worked with the New Haven, Connecticut chapter. Her husband, John Huggins, was shot to death 1/17/69 on UCLA’s campus. She had a three month old child at the time. She was tried and acquitted for murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy for […]
Read more "Ericka Huggins #BlackPanthersAt50"Born Elbert Howard 1/5/38 Chattanooga, Tennessee. Served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. One of the six original founding members of the BPP, the 3rd member. Was 28 years old when he met Huey Newton and Bobby Seale at Merritt College in Oakland, California. Panther on the Prowl is his memoir. […]
Read more "Elbert “Big Man” Howard #BlackPanthersAt50"Born JoAnne Deborah Byron 7/16/47 in Jamaica Queens, New York. Joined the BPP, coordinated the breakfast program and was a leading member of the Harlem branch. She said: “The basic problem stemmed from the fact that the BPP had no systematic approach to political education. They were reading the Red Book but didn’t know who […]
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