Black Panthers
The short story of Fred Hampton, assassinated Black Panther leader
December 4, 2019A short political biography of Fred Hampton, from the People's World archives.
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Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald, California’s longest serving Black Panther, still incarcerated
December 2, 2019He is now 70 years old and a great-grandfather. Time is running out for his freedom.
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Activist and Black Panther co-founder, Elbert ‘Big Man’ Howard, dies at 80
July 26, 2018He, along with Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, was one of six people who founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland in October 1966.
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Progressives not as unified on gun control as it might seem
April 6, 2018With a police force that is highly militarized and self-defense at top of mind for many people of color, the gun control issue is not as simple as it might seem.
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Herman Wallace, free after 41 years in solitary, dies
October 4, 2013One of the "Angola 3" political prisoners, Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in solitary confinement, was released from the Louisiana prison this week and tragically died three days later.
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