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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY1 :5 SOMEONE SAID1 0,P[] TO ! ,PEOPLE60 ! 
RESPONSE W\LD BE 0,A,L,L ,P[] TO ! 
,PEOPLE60 ,AFT] MANY YE>S ( POLITICAL 
IMPRISONM5T1 EMPLOY+ ! EASY-TO-USE 
,MALCOLM-,ELDRIDGE ,$UCATIONAL ,SUP]*>G]1 ?AT CALL_/RESPONSE W\LD TAKE ON 
MORE AN>*I/IC MEAN+4 ,?IS IS AB\T MY 
EXP]I5CE 9 ! N[ AS AN AN>*I/ 7A 
BABY ONE7 )9 A G5]ALLY HI]>*ICAL 
,PAN!R =MATION4 

,IT WAS JU/ ?IS YE>1 ,JAN4 #a#i#i#e1 ?AT ,I 
DECID$ TO PUBLICLY ID5TIFY MYSELF AS AN>*I/4 ,9 PLAY+ >\ND ,I CAME UP ) A 
T]M TO ID5TIFY ME FULLY3 @aN>*O-PAN!RI/A 7?9K+ AB\T ! WORD ,S&9I/A1 
HA674 ,?\<1 JU/ 9 FUN1 ,I DECID$ TO KEEP 
IT4 ,IT'S ME4 ,SILLY1 AN>*I/IC1 = REAL4 

,AS A POLITICALLY ACTIVE TE5 9 ! '#fS1 
MAK+ IT ?R\< ?AT MAGNIFIC5T & 
TURBUL5T TIME1 ,I WAS READY :5 ME & 
MY ,COMRADE 7,JIHAD ,ABDUL ,MUMIT1 N[ A 
,P,[ 9 ,LEWISBURG ,/ALAG1 ,P5N47 W]E FIR/ 
ATTRACT$ TO ?AT IMAGE ( ,HUEY & ,BOBBY4 
,BLACK-B]ET$1 BLACK-JACKET$1 BLACK ON 
D[N TO ! BOOTS4 ,& /RAPP$6 ,PAN!RS4 
,YEAH1 LET'S *ECK !M \T4 

,\R NATIONALI/ & REBEL POLITICS BEGAN 
TO EVOLVE 9TO SOME?+ MORE REVOLUTION>Y & FOCUS$4 ,WE LE>N$ IDEOLOGY1 ORGA- 
NIZATION1 PREP>ATION1 COMRADE%IP1 D>+4 
,ONCE ,I BEGAN TO GET ! PICTURE1 ,I WAS CONV9C$3 ,PAN!R REVOLUTION1 LUMP5-PROLET>IAT1 URBAN GU]RILLA W>F>E1 ,S]VE ! 
,PEOPLE SURVIVAL PROGRAMS1 ,WRET*$ ( ! ,E>?1 0,L'IL ,R$ ,BOOK10 ,PAN!R SI/AS 9 
LEAD+ FUNCTIONS1 ,VICTORY444 

,9 %ORT1 ! ,PAN!RS HELP$ ME 9TO 
0! PROCESS ( BECOM+10 AS TO :AT A 
REVOLUTION>Y D$ICAT$ TO FRE$OM1 FREE- 
DOM1 & MORE FRE$OM WAS ALL AB\T4 ,ONE 
MU/ NEV] /OP LE>N+ & GR[+ & 
WORK+ = ! ,PEOPLE4 

,MY #a#b"4 YE>S ON ! ,MALCOLM-,ELDRIDGE 
,SUP]*>G] L$ ME1 9 PRISON1 TO FUR!R 
MY LE>N+ & UND]/&+ ( SO MANY 
?+S3 ,WILHELM ,REI* & ! ,FRANKFURT 
,S*OOL ( PSY*OLOGY1 V>I\S S*OOLS ( 
RADICAL FEM9I/ ?\<T & CRITIQUE1 & 
,PAULO ,FREIRE'S ME?ODOLOGY ( COMMUNITY 
$UCATION & EMP[]M5T4 ,& ,JAMES 
,BOGGS KEPT ME GR\ND$ 9 ! P[] ( 
! ,BLACK UND]CLASS 9 ,BABYLON4 ,9 ALL1 ,I 
WAS NOT ONLY LE>N+ SOME HEAVY %IT1 BUT 
,I WAS BE+ *ALL5G$ TO GIVE UP C]TA9 
OLD WAYS1 BELIEFS1 & M9D-SETS ?AT W]E 
BACKW>DS & ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y4 

,AT SOME PO9T1 :ILE 9 ! ,M>ION /ALAG1 
A ,PAN!R & A /ONE-COLD ,SICILIAN REVOLUTION>Y ?REW SOME AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE ON 
ME4 ,GOT TO TELL ! TRU? ?\<1 MY 
,M>XI/-,L59I/-,MAOI/ TEA*+S HAD 
ALREADY BIAS$ ME AGA9/ ! %IT4 ,SO ,I WAS 
QUITE RELUCTANT TO REALLY *ECK IT \T4 ,BUT IT 
HELP$ ?AT ,I LOV$ !M ,BRO!RS4 ,FUNNY 
?+ IS1 :5 Y\ LOCK$ D[N 9 SEGREGATION = MON?S & DONE READ EV]Y MU?AFUCK9' ?+ ELSE1 Y\ GET BOR$4 ,AFT] A 
:ILE1 Y\'LL PICK UP & READ TOILET PAP]6 
,:AT HAPP5$ WAS ?AT ,I DID READ ! %IT 
& REG>DLESS ( :AT MY ,M>XI/-,L59I/-,MAOI/ AU?ORITIES HAD SAID AGA9/ IT1 ?IS 
AN>*ISM WAS RAIS+ SOME GOOD PO9TS4 

,AS ,I RELAX$ MY M9D-SET1 ,I LE>N$ MORE4 
,COMB9$ ) ! 9SI<TS ( ! MORE 
PROGRESSIVE & RADICAL PSY*OLOGIES & 
FEM9I/ CRITIQUES1 ?+S ?AT ,I HAD EXP]I5C$ 9 ! PA/ & MY UND]/&+ ( 
MOVEM5T HI/ORY BEGAN TO LOOK DIFF]5T4 
,/RUCTURE1 SEXISM1 AU?ORIT>IAN PE] PRESSURE AGA9/ 9DIVIDUALITY1 SPONTANEITY1 C]- 
ATIVITY & LOVE4 ,COME TO F9D \T ?AT ?IS 
GUY NAM$ ,BAKUN9 HAD SOME VALID CRITICISMS ( ! GOD ,M>X1 & ,KROPOTK9 WAS 
DEEP 9 ,L59'S %IT & ,M>XI/ REVOLUTION 
WASN'T ! ONLY WAY TO GO4 

,YE>S BE=E 7BE=E MY KAPTURE 9 #g#d71 
ANO!R ,PAN!R1 ,FRANKIE ,ZI?S HAD GIV5 
ME A MIMEOGRAPH$ ?+ ON ! AN>*I/ 
,MAKHNO & HIS =CES & !IR F\L TREAT- 
M5T BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,C\LDN'T H&LE IT 
!N1 BUT N[ #ae YE>S LAT] ,I READ IT AGA9 
& AGA94 ,FRANKIE WAS LIKE ?AT--V]Y1 V]Y 
CRITICAL ?9K]4 ,NO RESPECT] ( TITLES4 
,PRACTICE C\NTS4 ,MY ,COMRADE PASS$ BE=E 
,I C\LD SAY ?ANKS4 

,AN>*ISM CAME TO MEAN ! SAME LONG-RANGE OBJECTIVE HELD BY MY REVOLUTION>Y 
NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T & ! G5]AL RADICAL MOVEM5T AS F> AS EVOLV+ OR CREAT+ A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,! AN>*I/ DIFF]$ 9 T]MS ( H[ TO DO IT4 ,AN>*ISM 
SAID1 0,LET'S PROMOTE ! ,PEOPLE'S SELF-DIRECT+ & SELF-GOV]N+ CAPACITIES N[40 
,DON'T NE$ NO AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICAL P>TIES 
ACT+ LIKE P>5TAL CONTROL-FREAKS4 ,PEOPLE 
GOT BRA9S4 ,REMEMB]1 ?AT'S :]E WE 
COME FROM4 0,HAVE ,FAI? 9 ! ,PEOPLE1 ,HAVE 
,FAI? 9 ! ,P>TY10 SAY ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/-,MAOI/S4 ,NO6 0,HAVE ,FAI? 9 ! 
,PEOPLE0 & LET IT /&4 ,IF ANY 9DIVIDUAL 
OR GR\P GOT SOME?+ TO (F] FROM !IR 
EXP]I5CES1 EXP]TIZE OR 0HI<]0 LE>N+S1 !N LET ! RELATION%IP TO ! ,PEOPLE 
9 /RUGGLE BE ONE ( FACILITATION1 & NOT 
?IS >ROGANT LEAD]%IP4 

,M9D-SET FROM ! OLD S*OOL IS A MU?AFUCKA4 ,!RE >E TIMES :5 NEW KN[L- 
$GE CAN BE SO P[]FUL ?AT ! LE>N] 
EXP]I5CES A S5SE ( BE+ OV]:ELM$4 
,H[ DO ,I CONVEY ALL ?IS SO ?AT IT CAN BE 
( HELP TO O!RS 9DIVIDUALLY & ORGANIZATIONALLY4 ,MY CONC]N8 ,WE GOTTA W94 ,BUT 
ONLY ! ,PEOPLE'S FULL P>TICIPATION CAN 
BR+ TRUE VICTORY4 ,& ! ,PEOPLE >E REAL 
9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S1 LIKE ME--) 
BRA9S1 DESIRES1 FE>S1 ANG]S1 DREAMS1 ETC4 
,BE=E COM+ \T ( PRISON 9 '#h#e ,I MADE A 
P]SONAL V[ TO NEV] IGNORE ?IS4 ,I WAS 
COM+ \T BR++ MY LE>N+S 9 PSY*OLOGY1 FEM9ISM1 & AN>*ISM4 ,!Y 
W]E N[ A P>T ( ME4 

,! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,COLLECTIVE WAS =M$ 
AB\T A YE> AGO AS A RESULT ( PEOPLE 9 
! SLAVE QU>T]S SEE+ ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R 
NEWSPAP]4 ,MANY EXPRESS$ AN 9T]E/ 9 
! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R 
,NEWSPAP] ,COMMITTEE1 A =MATION ( =M] MEMB]S ( ! ,B,P,P4 ,!SE MA9LY 
Y\NG BRO?AS & SI/AS EXPRESS$ A DESIRE 
TO WANNA WORK ,REVOLUTION 9 !IR RESPECTIVE SLAVE QU>T]S & DO IT 9 ! SPIRIT ( 
! ,PAN!R AS !Y UND]/OOD IT4 ,SO1 
,B,P,N,C_/,N,Y DECID$ TO CALL UP !M NUMB]S 
& SET ! PROCESS GO+4 ,I AM PR\D TO 
SAY ?AT MO/ ( ! ONES :O FIR/ /EPP$ 
=W>D >E /ILL ) ! PROCESS4 ,!Y'RE 
BAAAD & >E REVOLUTION>IES AFT] \R 
[N HE>TS1 AS 9DICAT$ BY ! FACT ?AT WE 
FI<T ALL ! TIME 7BECAUSE !Y GOT M9DS 
( !IR [N674 ,!Y WANT$ TWO ?+S 
FROM US3 7#a7 TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 COMMUNITY 
WORK1 9CLUD+ POLITICAL PRISON] WORK1 
& 7#b7 ,P4,E41 POLITICAL $UCATION1 9CLUD+ 
,B,P HI/ORY & /YLE ( PRACTICE4 ,WE W]E 
MORE ?AN HAPPY TO PROVIDE BO?4 ,BUT ?IS 
WAS1 & /ILL IS1 NO EASY PROCESS1 BECAUSE 
!Y DEM&$ ,LEAD]%IP6 ,AN>*ISM HAS 
TAU<T ME TO PAY P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO 
?IS CONCEPT & ITS POLITICAL DANG]S TO 
9DIVIDUALITY1 SPONTANEITY1 CREATIVITY1 & 
! OV]ALL HEAL? & WELF>E ( ! 
,REVOLUTION = A TRULY FREE SOCIETY4 

,REVOLUTION IS LE>N+ H[ TO BR+ A 
L>GE V>IETY ( P]SONALITIES TOGE!R 9TO A 
P[]FUL H>MONY4 ,?IS H>MONY MU/ LAY 
D[N SOME G5]AL DIRECTION & GET WORK 
DONE4 ,IT'S NEV] EASY4 ,IT'S /RUGGLE4 ,IT TAKES A 
LOT ( SKILL4 ,! ,B,P ,COLLECTIVE WAS GONNA 
LE>N ?IS4 ,WE />T$ (F )\T A =MAL 
/RUCTURE4 ,WE JU/ CALL$ IT & GOT IT 
TOGE!R4 ,! ,OLD ,GU>D ( ,B,P,N,C TOO 
ALREADY HAD RESPONSIBILITIES TO PUT \T ! 
NEWSPAP] & WORK TO RAISE CONSCI\SNESS 
( \R COMRADES :O >E ,/,I,L,L POLITICAL 
PRISON]S4 ,AN 9=MAL /RUCTURE1 MORE OR 
LESS LEAD]LESS1 DEVELOP$ >\ND ?IS WORK 
) ! ,B,P,N,C 5C\RAG+ O!RS TO JO9 
94 ,& !Y DID6 

,! 9ITIAL CREW WAS BAAAD6 ,YEAH4 ,SOLD 
! ,BLACK ,PAN!R LIKE !Y [N$ IT1 & 
) SPIRIT4 ,WASN'T AFRAID TO TALK ) PEO- 
PLE & 5GAGE !M4 ,OR *ALL5GE !M = 
?AT MATT]4 0,WELL1 :Y DON'T Y\ WANNA 
BUY ! PAP]8 ,IT'S = Y\1 ,SI/A4 ,DON'T BE 
AFRAID1 ,BRO?A4 ,DON'T WAIT = !M TO KICK 
D[N Y\R DOOR4440 ,MM-M4 ,PAN!R SPIRIT4 

,SO MU* WORK TO BE DONE4 0,!RE'S A 
,POLITICAL ,PRISON] MEET+ ON BLAH-BLAH1 AT 
#g3 ,P,M4 ,?OSE ( Y\ :O >E 9T]E/$ 
9 WORK+4440 ,?AT'S ALL4 ,!Y W]E !RE4 
,Y\ %\LD SEE !M N[ ) ! ,F,R,E,E 
,M,U,M,I,A WORK6 ,WE WORK$ SO MU* ?AT WE 
NEV] GOT >\ND TO /RUCTURE OR /RUCTUR+ 
\R ACTIVITIES & DECISION & DIRECTION-MAK+ PROCESSES4 ,IT WAS GONNA CO/ US1 
& IT DID4 ,BUT IT HAD TO HAPP54 

,REVOLUTION1 AFT] DEFEAT & YE>S GONE 
BY1 IS AS MU* PSY*OLOGICAL AS IT IS =MALLY POLITICAL4 ,PAN!RS1 AUTOMATIC MEMB]S ( 
! ,B,P,N,C1 CAME TOGE!R AFT] YE>S 9 ! 
ABS5CE ( ! 9T5SE1 DISCIPL9$ /RUGGLE 
?AT WE ONCE KNEW4 ,WE BE5 ?R\< 
*ANGES4 ,WE W]E /ILL TRY+ TO GEL \R DIF- 
F]5T P]SONALITIES4 ,BUT N[ IT'S /RUCTURE 
TIME4 ,! ,COLLECTIVE IS CALL+ = LEAD]%IP4 
,IT IS TIME = ! ESS5TIAL /RUGGLE TO BEG93 
ONE = CL>ITY1 UNI=MITY ( WILL1 =MAL 
ORGANIZATION ( ,B,P,C ) IDEOLOGY1 A *A9 
( COMM& & RULES4 ,OH GOD6 

,9 ! ,COLLECTIVE1 EV]YONE IS 5C\RAG$ 
TO SPEAK ONE'S M9D4 ,9 ! ,B,P,P1 WE PRACTIC$ 
,MAO'S ,COMBAT ,LIB]ALISM AS BE/ WE C\LD4 ,IT 
IS /ILL A GOOD ?+ & NOT A BAD ?+4 ,AS 
AN AN>*I/ N[1 ) O!R GR\ND+S 9 
PSY*OLOGY & ,FEM9ISM1 ,I (F]1 :5 
APPROPRIATE1 MY #b C5TS ON MATT]S ( /RUCTURE1 TAK+ 9ITIATIVE TO DO ?+S ON ONE'S 
[N1 & AGA9/ SEXISM4 ,A BIG P>T ( ! 
DIFFICULTY ,I HAVE WORK+ MY #b C5TS IS ?AT 
,PEOPLE RAIS$ ON HI]>*Y1 AU?ORIT>IAN 
BELIEFS TRULY SEE SU* AS NATURAL4 ,!RE'S 
ALWAYS GOTTA BE LEAD]%IP4 ,I SAY :Y8 ,:O 
SAYS8 ,:AT K9D8 ,:Y ASSUME ?AT !RE'S 
ONLY ONE =M ( ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE8 
,& :AT DOES IT MEAN :5 \R /RUCTURE 
RESEMBLES ! 5EMY'S8 ,AS A MEMB] ( ?IS 
,COLLECTIVE BODY1 ,I ACCEPT ITS G5]AL DIRECTION 
EV5 IF ,I AM ! M9ORITY MEMB] 9 MY 
VIEWS4 ,BECAUSE IT IS DEMOCRATIC 5\< TO 
ALL[ 9PUT1 ,I CAN /ILL RAISE MY VIEWS1 AS CAN 
ANYONE4 ,OH YEAH1 ,I GET FRU/RAT$ & ANGRY4 
,BUT ?AT'S NORMAL /UFF 9 ANY GR\P+4 ,I 
?9K ?AT ! ,B,P,C :O >E Y\NG-9-EXP]I5CE UND]/& AT ?IS PO9T ?AT FRU/RATION 
& ANG] >E P>T ( ! PROCESS4 ,AS WE'D 
SAY 9 ! ,P>TY1 0,IT'S A GOOD ?+ NOT A BAD 
?+40 ,IT'S ! ONLY WAY WE CAN PULL A 
DIV]SE GR\P ( PEOPLE TOGE!R4 ,AS ONE 
,B,P,N,C MEMB] SAID 9 REF]R+ TO ! 
,COLLECTIVE1 0,!Y >E A BUN* ( CRAZY-ASS 
MU?AFUCKAS10 ! K9D ( GOOD HUMAN 
BE+S :O MAKE ,REVOLUTION4 

,IT'S H>D TO FEEL COM=TABLE IF Y\ TRULY 
BELIEVE ?AT Y\ SEE 9T]NAL DANG]S 9 Y\R 
GR\P4 ,I AM ONE P]SON4 ,I GUESS ,I BELIEVE LIKE 
ANYBODY ELSE ?AT MY CRITIQUE IS ON-PO9T1 
?AT MY W>N+-SIGNS %\LD BE HE$$4 ,BUT 
?IS IS A BODY ( PEOPLE & ?\< IT MAY 
NOT BE AN>*I/1 IT'S DEMOCRATIC 5\< = 
ME TO FEEL ?AT MY #b C5TS IS VALU$4 

,MY COLLECTIVE KN[S ?AT ,I RAISE MY 
VOICE AGA9/ SEXISM4 ,I TALK REVOLUTION>Y 
SEXUALITY & LAY \T CONDOMS ON MEET+ 
TABLES4 ,I'M ALWAYS BR++ READ+ MAT]IAL BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE WE MU/ BE 5C\RAG$ 
TO READ1 READ1 READ4 ,BUT ,I DON'T WANT TO JU/ 
GET /UCK (F 9TO ,M>XI/ /UFF-0,LIL' ,R$ 
,BOOK10 ETC4 ,NO MATT] H[ VALUABLE !Y 
>E4 ,I'VE %>$ ,LOR5ZO ,KOMBOA ,]V9'S 
7,BLACK AN>*I/1 =M] ,BLACK ,PAN!R1 & 
N[ MEMB] ( ! ,F$]ATION ( ,BLACK 
,COMMUNITY ,P>TISANS7 WRIT+S ) !M4 
,EXPOSURE TO DIV]SE VIEWS & CRITIQUES IS 
:AT IS NE$$4 ,I AM ONE ( !SE DIV]SE 
0ELD]S10 AS !Y CALL US ( ,B,P,N,C4 ,AS ! 
@aN>*O-PAN!RI/A ,I CAN ONLY BE ME & 
GIVE MY BE/ & HOPE ?AT O!RS SEE ?AT 
MY MA9 CONC]N IS ,REVOLUTION1 ,A,L,L ,P[] 
TO ! ,PEOPLE1 & VICTORY OV] ALL \R 5EMIES1 FROM PEOPLE :O OPPOSE FRE$OM TO 
M9D-SETS ?AT CONT9UE TO HOLD ON TO ANTI-FRE$OM1 ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS4 

,! ,B,P,C IS A SPIRIT$ GR\P ( H>D-ASS 
REVOLUTION>IES4 ,ALREADY1 ON !IR [N1 TIR$ 
( WAIT+ = US 7! LEAD]%IP71 !Y PUT A 
FOOD PROGRAM 9TO MOTION ON #a#a#f? ,/1 & 
,ADAM ,CLAYTON ,P[ELL ,BLVD4 9 ,H>LEM1 ! 
CAPITAL ( ?IS 0CAPTIVE NATION0 7,I'M A REVOLUTION>Y 9T]COMMUNALI/1 P]SONALLY1 TO ADD 
FUEL TO ! FIRE74 ,I SAY ,RI<T ,ON6 ,IT'S AB\T 
9ITIATIVE & ,I LIKE !IRS4 ,! ,PEOPLE >E 
!IR [N LEAD]S1 !IR [N ,LIB]ATORS4 ,I SEE 
MYSELF AS P>TICIPANT-FACILITATOR4 @aN>*O-PAN!RI/A1 ! HI<E/ /AGE ( PAN!RISM4 

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