The Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy: Place-Based Education in Philadelphia, by Omari L. Dyson, draws attention to the social dynamics that spawned a Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party.
The first scholarly text to detail the social relief efforts of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Branch of the Black Panther Party. Through a postcolonial lens, this story captures the lived resistances, highlights the socio-historical context, and examines the discourse of former…
With a preface by Dr. William Watkins.
The Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy: Place-Based Education in Philadelphia, by Omari L. Dyson, draws attention to the social dynamics that spawned a Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party. By attending to this historical moment in the Black Power Movement…
The adopted daughter of Jane Fonda describes her youth in 1970s Oakland, California, her daunting prospects in the face of her dysfunctional biological family, and the ways in which a structured home life enabled her eventual reconnection with her biological family.
The adopted daughter of Jane Fonda describes her youth in 1970s Oakland, California, her daunting prospects in the face of her dysfunctional biological family, and the ways in which a structured home life enabled her eventual reconnection with her biological family.
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…
