Autobiographical accounts, texts written for political publications, speeches and documented interviews by Safiya Bukhari (1950-2003). The 22 texts reflect Buhkhari's experiences as an activist of the Black Panther Party, as a political prisoner and as a founder of the Jericho m…
The War Before
by Davis, Angela Y., OverDrive, Inc, Bukhari, Safiya, Abu-Jamal, Mumia, Whitehorn, Laura
An inspiring memoir from a legendary activist and political prisoner that "reminds us of the sheer joy that comes from resisting civic wrongs" ( Truthout ). In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a …
From the Black Panthers to political prisoners, one woman's politics paves the way for today's breakthroughs.
The author traces her lifelong advocacy for the rights of the oppressed. These writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the legacy of the Panthers, misogyny and racism in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration…
"In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a Harlem street corner. The young pre-med student felt compelled to intervene in defense of the Panther's First Amendment right; she ended up handcuffed and t…
"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history profes…
"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history profes…
"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history profes…
"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history profes…
"October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history profes…
"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union, and other groups labelled threats to the internal sec…
"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union, and other groups labelled threats to the internal sec…
"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union and other groups labelled threats to the internal secu…
"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union, and other groups labelled threats to the internal sec…