The drone wars cometh

July 20, 2012

by Mumia Abu-Jamal

A U.S. assassination drone destroys a neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia. – Photo: PressTV
For millions of people, who groaned under the gross, lumbering stupidity of the Bush years, the advent of the Obama administration seemed like the… Read the rest »

Capt. Reggie Schell: Black Panther (1941-2012)

June 14, 2012

He was born Richard Reginald Schell, but most people knew him as Reggie, and those who worked with him called him “Cap” – short for Captain, the rank he held in the Philadelphia branch of the Black Panther Party. He was a patient and wise teacher and looked out for younger Panthers, including this writer.

Memories of Maroon

May 17, 2012

His name is almost legendary: Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, an affiliate of the Black Panther Party, activist and Black revolutionary.