Locked Up & Innocent
Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts
In 20 yrs., 22 Innocent men, mostly Black, served time after wrongful convictions. Since 1997, 9 Innocent Black Men have been freed after serving from 4-30 yrs. Suffolk County, MA is 2nd in the US for wrongful convictions.
The 1960s radical-turned-academic Angela Davis is slated to speak Wednesday at Emerson College. The former FBI Most Wanted fugitive and onetime member of the Black Panthers is to address the Boston school as part of Black History Month.
I am a huge fan of Comic Books and Super Heroes, particularly Marvel Comics and the variety of Black Super Heroes they have in the Marvel Universe. Of all the Black Super Heroes, Black Panther aka T'Challa, King of Wakanda, has got to be one of the best and in-depth characters created. Aside from Stan Lee's attempts to include Black characters which often still embodied stereotypes ie: released from prison, former drug dealer, son of a drug fiend, etc., the Black Panther represented Politics, Spirituality, History and Nobility, much of which was previously unseen in comics and other forms of media like tv, radio and film.
There has been much talk of a Black Panther Movie and Marvel has given some creative control to Reginald Hudlin in the line of comic books as well as the Animated series which aired on BET... wait we'll get to that.
At first the script was purchased by Wesley Snipes, who I heard execs did not want to see as the Black Panther after branding him (no pun intended) as the Blade character with 3 movies deep in the franchise.
MY SUGGESTIONS FOR A BLACK PANTHER MOVIE:
Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator, Blood Diamond, Amistad, currently the voice for the animated series below)
Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) just heard he is playing Heimdall in upcoming Thor movie
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, GI Joe, OZ)
Malik Yoba (NY Undercover)
and for T'Chaka the original Black Panther and Father of T'Challa
Dennis Haysbert (Allstate commercials, 24, The Unit, Waiting to Exhale)
UPDATE:
Peter Mensah (300, Hulk, Spartacus on Starz)
I have hung on every bit of news about the Black Panther, not only because I am the most thugged out geek you know, but also because the true importance and potential of the Black Panther is its ability to provide a Hero image to young Black Children, especially Young Black Males. I have purchased action figures, shared comic books and movies of Black Panther with my own daughter as well as the children of many of my friends over the years. I have interrogated my friend, Rob Stull, comic artist extraordinaire who has drawn the Black Panther in the past for any inside information to no avail. I was patiently waiting for the animated series as soon as I heard the news about the arrangement with Marvel, Reggie Hudlin and to my surprise and suspicion, BET.
Well true to form, the Black Panther series never made it to the air on BET in Amerikkka. I first began hearing about the series from Australia and began searching for video. In my search I was excited to find news that the Black panther animated series would be on Itunes and the Playstation Network which meant I could get it right on my PS3 just like Netflix. Again I was stopped by the racist white supremacist right wing conspiracy to keep the Black Panther from reaching masses of young Black Children.
You go search for yourself and you will see a complete media black out (no pun intended).
In the spirit of disrupting the system and out of my immense love for Afrika, including Wakanda, I present to you the BLACK PANTHER ANIMATED SERIES....
Hudlin, marvel, Stan Lee, BETTER GET IT TOGETHER
and get this on teh air in the US
it can serve as the beginning of penance for the degradation that BET has perpetrated against the Black Community....
The National Police Accountability Project
National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter
American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
The Northeastern School of Law Chapters of the ACLU, Black Law Student Association and the NLG present:
The FBI and the Murder of a Black Panther:
From COINTELPRO to post 9/11 Repression
Contact Us
NPAP
14 Beacon Street Suite 701 Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617.227.6015 Email: npap@nlg.org
November 18, 2010
6 - 8 PM
Northeastern University Law School
250 Dockser Hall
(The new School of Law building, enter at 65 Forsyth Street)
Take Green Line (E Train) Northeastern University Stop; or the Orange Line to Ruggles Station
Participants:
Featuring:
Jeffrey Haas, Author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton
Discussants:
King Downing, National Police Accountability Project & Human Rights Racial Justice Center (New York)
J. Soffiyah Elijah, Criminal Justice Institute, Harvard Law School
Geraldine Hines, Superior Court Judge
Moderator:
Michael Avery, Suffolk Law School, former President of the NLG
NPAP CLEs & Roundtables:
NPAP is regularly organizing CLEs and Conferece Call Roundtables. While NPAP CLEs are open to all plaintiff's attorneys, Conference Call Roundtables are member only events.
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Jamarhl Crawford aka UNO The Prophet
Resignation from New Black Panther Party
After much deliberation it has become necessary to release a public statement regarding my recent resignation from the New Black Panther Party as of March 24th, 2010. There is no dramatic story or salacious details. This is merely the result of my personal, political and revolutionary evolution. I became a member of the New Black Panther Party in May of 2002 and instantly became the Boston Chapter Chairman. Within a year or so, I rose through the ranks to proudly serve as National Minister of Information and act as National Ambassador of Hip-Hop. For 8 years I have worked with the NBPP in continuation of the legacy of the Honorable Dr. Khallid Abdul Muhammad under the leadership of National Chairman Atty. Malik Zulu Shabazz and working with National Chief of Staff Min. Hashim Nzinga.
I have had the opportunity and good fortune to serve our people across the country and meet with some of our most talented and brilliant scholars, activists, organizers, soldiers, entrepreneurs and entertainers. I have worked diligently to ensure the NBPP is able to take advantage of the latest technologies in print, publishing, graphic design, web design and internet radio. I worked to get our 10 pt. program and 9 local objectives translated into Spanish and Haitian Creole in an effort to broaden our impact as well as developed the ability to accept online applications which led to thousands of new applicants across the globe. In short, my resignation is not indicative of any hostile feelings. On the contrary, I feel like my work is done and my mission has been accomplished within the NBPP and now it is the time for another individual to take the baton and continue to move forward taking the party to new heights.
My resignation in no way signifies any denunciation, repudiation, loss or lack of faith in Pro-Black, Conscious, Revolutionary, Pan-Afrikan or Black Nationalist ideologies. I remain an active supporter of all efforts towards the total Liberation of the entire Afrikan Diaspora and oppressed People of Color worldwide. I remain a mortal opponent of White Supremacy, Racism and the power of the rich over the poor. I remain a supporter of Reparations and I stand for the freedom of all of our Political Prisoners and Exiles. I remain a community organizer and activist, locally and nationally and continue all of my activities in the Revolutionary Hip-Hop Movement.
I have written this public statement for the benefit of those I organize with and have associations with across the country. I do not want my resignation to cause any confusion but to clearly state I am no longer a member, National Official or in the National Central Committee. In any event, all of us who are working towards our common goal of our ultimate and total liberation have only one common enemy and we suffer under one common condition. Let us all continue to work in the spirit of all of our ancestors; Hon. Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner and the millions of our people who lost their lives in the Black Holocaust of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
For those who wish to join or seek more information on the New Black Panther Party, please see the website www.newblackpanther.org or www.blackpowermovement.org this is where you will find all info on the NBPP as well as upcoming events such as the Black Power Convention May 28-31 in ATL, GA.
Boston Police "Civilian Review Board" CO-OP Issues NEW REPORTS 2009 | 2010
Many citizen complaints of BPD misconduct originally dismissed by the department's Internal Affairs Division were determined by the CO-OP that investigations were unfair, not thorough, or both.
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