The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a black revolutionary social political organization which was active maninly in the United States from 1966 until 1982. It also included international chapters. It was founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966 and the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of black neighborhoods from police brutality.
Tonight I am joined by one of its former members Ras Munyiga Nosakhere who began selling newspapers for the party he was just ten years old. Ras Munyiga Nosakhere is now active with the Black Autonomy Federation. Many former panthers are still being held as political prisoners by the United States government and some are more known than others but all deserve our attention and advocacy.
Sharing some of the latest updates on Political Prisoner cases and related news.
Jasmine Heiss, Campaigner, Individuals and Communities at Risk Program (IC@R) for Amnesty International, USA joins the program to discuss the case of Albert Woodfox.
Jesse Jackson is off to South America to free a former US soldier from FARC but has never lifted a finger to help political prisoners and prisoners of war held by the US Government. He is not alone, none of the so-called civil rights organizations have campaigned on behalf of our freedom fighters, many of whom are elderly and in poor health. Minister Farrakhan speaks up for Political Prisoners and says he will continue to do so. Iran releases political prisoners, the United States still denies it has any.
Sharing some of the latest updates on Political Prisoner cases and related news.
Journalist Saed Bannoura of the International Middle East Media Center joins us tonight to discuss a recent report issued by The Census Department of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees. The report says “Israeli soldiers kidnapped 2436 Palestinians since the beginning of this year, and that the number of detainees currently held by Israel is 5200” which includes at least 220 children, some under the age of 16.
Al Jezeera English published an article on the recent election of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba who is a former vice president of the Republic of New Afrika and a co-founder of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. Some in the Black power community believe you can change the system, the system changes you but it will certainly make for an interesting case study of when Black radicalism intersects with mainstream politics.
This news and updates on various US held political prisoners and prisoners of war.
