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FBI Never Stopped Unlawful Spying on Dissidents
A new report on FBI spying since 2010 shows the Bureau continues to surveil the speech and activities of peace, environmental, and racial and economic justice advocates. Report author Chip Gibbons, of Defending Rights and Dissent, said the FBI’s framing of so-called Black Identity Extremists is especially insidious. “What they’re saying is, if you’re Black…
The FBI’s Fictional “Black Identity Extremism” Movement
Alice Speri The only connection between the men referenced in the FBI’s “black identity extremism” report, besides their race, is a thread of anger at police violence. “The FBI has expanded its ‘black separatist extremist’ category to also designate groups like Black Lives Matter as a security threat.” Hours after police officer Darren Wilson shot…
If the FBI Approaches You to Become an Informant
CrimethInc Federal agents approach you. Perhaps they just ask a couple offhand questions; perhaps they have a deal to propose. They might tell you they are trying to help you; they might tell you that you are in a lot of trouble and it will just get worse unless you cooperate with them; they might…
The Huey P. Newton Reader
The first comprehensive collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the black liberation era, The Huey P. Newton Reader combines now-classic texts ranging in topic from the formation of the Black Panthers, African Americans and armed self-defense, Eldridge Cleaver’s controversial expulsion from the Party, FBI infiltration of civil rights…
Stokely Carmichael, Black Power and the Age of Political Repression
Abayomi Azikiwe Author’s Note: Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) changed his name to Kwame Ture during the late 1970s after living in Guinea-Conakry in West Africa for a decade. The name was adopted as a testament to his work with and admiration of the former president of Ghana and co-president of Guinea-Conakry, Kwame Nkrumah and Ahmed Sekou…
The New Black Panther Party : Reactionaries and Thugs
By Elbert “Big Man” Howard “They have crossed a line, a clear line in the sand.” Like many of my comrades, original Black Panther Party members, I have for years watched these strutting caricatures who call themselves the New Black Panther Party and expressed my disgust. First of all, I say there is no such…
There Is No New Black Panther Party : An Open Letter From the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation
“In response from numerous requests from individual’s seeking information on the “New Black Panthers,” the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation issues this public statement to correct the distorted record being made in the media by a small band of African Americans calling themselves the New Black Panthers. As guardian of the true history of the…
Assata Shakur | The Eyes of the Rainbow Documentary
“Like most poor people in the United States, I have no voice. The Black press and the progressive media, as well as Black civil rights organizations, have historically played an essential role in the struggle for social justice. We should continue and expand that tradition. We should create media outlets that help to educate our…
Nazis, New Jersey State Police and Assata Shakur
By Hans Wolff August, 1998 There have been persistent reports of a Nazi subculture in the New Jersey State Police, which has long had a reputation for violence and racism. Recently, the State Police was the subject of a review article in the New York Times, which cited years of allegations and a landmark court…
Open Letter from Assata Shakur
My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an ex-political prisoner, and I have been living in…
Assata Shakur’s Letter to the Pope, January 22, 1998
Thursday January 22, 1998 Your Holiness, I hope this letter finds you in good health, in good disposition and enveloped in the spirit of goodness. I must confess that it had never occurred to me before to write to you and I find myself overwhelmed and moved to have this opportunity. Although circumstances have compelled…
