Black Panther Party

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Mumia Abu-Jamar gives an insider account of the Black Panther Party, the radical organisation dedicated to fighting against state oppression, endemic racism & police brutality in America. Abu-Jamar helped found the Philadelphia branch & wrote for the party's national newspaper.

In his youth Mumia Abu-Jamal helped found the Philadelphia branch of the Black Panther Party, wrote for the national newspaper, and began his life-long work of exposing the violence of the state as it manifests in entrenched poverty, endemic racism, and unending police brutality…

Draws on dialogues with the civil rights leader and mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur to document her activities as a Black Panther; explore the role of race, music, and drugs in her life; and consider the impact of her son's music.