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Courtroom sketch of Black Panthers
Bobby Seale ,
George W. Sams, Jr. ,
Warren Kimbro , and
Ericka Huggins , during the 1970
New Haven Black Panther trials .
This is an alphabetical referenced list of members of the
Black Panther Party , including those notable for being Panthers as well as former Panthers who became notable for other reasons. This list does not include outside supporters, sympathizers, or allies.
JoNina Abron-Ervin , editor of The Black Panther
[1]
Mumia Abu-Jamal , Lieutenant Minister of Information,
Philadelphia chapter. In prison for the murder of a police officer.
[2]
Sundiata Acoli , Finance Minister of the Harlem chapter who served 49 years in prison for murdering a New Jersey state trooper, and was released in 2022.
[3]
[4]
Ashanti Alston , anarchist activist.
[5]
Richard Aoki , Field Marshal
[6] and FBI informant.
[7] Committed suicide in 2009.
Kuwasi Balagoon , former member Harlem chapter and one of the
Panther 21 .
Charles Barron former member Harlem chapter, community activist and
Democratic
New York City Councilmember
[8]
Lucille Berrien , political activist from Milwaukee.
[9]
Dhoruba bin Wahad , New York activist and one of the
Panther 21 .
Veronza Bowers, Jr. , serving life in prison for murdering a park ranger.
[10]
William Lee Brent , hijacked a plane to Cuba in 1968, lived in exile there until his death in 2006
[11]
Elaine Brown , Chairwoman, Minister of Defense (mid 1970s), for a time was a 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate.
[12]
[13]
H. Rap Brown , Former
SNCC leader, Justice Minister, currently serving life sentence for murder.
[14]
Safiya Bukhari , member of Harlem chapter.
Ed Bullins , Minister of Culture in San Francisco, and renowned playwright.
[15]
Stokely Carmichael , Former SNCC leader and Honorary Prime Minister. He lived in exile in Africa from 1969 until his death in 1998.
[16]
Bunchy Carter , Deputy Minister of Defense, Southern California chapter, killed in 1969.
[17]
Mark Clark , Defense Captain,
Illinois chapter, killed by police in 1969.
[18]
Eldridge Cleaver , Minister of Information
[19] Died in 1998.
Kathleen Neal Cleaver , Party spokesperson and law school professor.
[13]
Paul Coates , defense captain of the Baltimore chapter.
Mark Comfort , community activist
Marshall "Eddie" Conway , Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter. Served 44 years in prison for the murder of a police officer, until his conviction was overturned.
[20]
Donald L. Cox , Field Marshall of the party. Died in exile in France in 2011.
[21]
Aaron Dixon , community activist, former captain of the
Seattle chapter of the Party. Ran with the
Green Party for
U.S. Senate on his opposition to the
Iraq War
[22]
Emory Douglas , Party artist and cartoonist
[23]
B. Kwaku Duren , coordinator of the Southern California chapter from 1976 to 1981
[24]
Barbara Easley-Cox , wife of
Donald L. Cox .
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin , anarchist activist.
Glen Ford , journalist
[25]
Kent Ford , co founder of Portland chapter.
[26]
Reggie Forte , member of Oakland chapter.
Larry Gossett , member of Seattle chapter.
Stanley Greene , photojournalist.
Bashir Hameed , deputy chairman of Jersey City chapter.
Fred Hampton , Deputy Chairman,
Illinois chapter; killed in a 1969 raid by the Chicago police and the FBI.
[18]
Tim Hayes , founder of Atlanta chapter, writer and community activist.
[27]
David Hilliard , chief of staff, university lecturer and party archivist.
[28]
Raymond Hewitt , civil rights activist.
[29]
Elbert Howard , founding member of the party and first editor of its newspaper, The Black Panther .
[30]
Ericka Huggins , longtime party leader, professor of sociology.
[13]
John Huggins Los Angeles chapter leader. Killed in 1969.
[17]
Bobby Hutton , first party recruit, treasurer; killed by police in 1968.
[31]
George Jackson , author and prison activist. Killed in prison in 1971.
Jamal Joseph , film professor, author and Oscar nominee.
[32]
Judy Juanita , Author who served as editor of
The Black Panther
[33]
Magora Kennedy , LGBT activist.
[34]
Chaka Khan , former member of the Chicago chapter, and singer who has won ten Grammy awards.
[35]
Warren Kimbro , convicted in the murder of Alex Rackley, prisoner rehabilitation activist; died in 2009.
[36]
Robert Hillary King , author, lecturer and former member of the
Angola Prison Chapter
[37]
Art Lassiter , musician.
Joan Tarika Lewis , graphic artist and first woman to join the party.
[38]
Connie Matthews , International Coordinator of the BPP.
Lonnie McLucas , Bridgeport, Connecticut member convicted in the murder of Alex Rackley.
[39]
Huey P. Newton , Minister of Defense, co-founder. Killed in 1989.
[40]
Kojo Nnamdi , radio host who was a member from 1968 to 1969 in
Brooklyn .
[41]
[42]
Jalil Muntaqim , former political prisoner
Salim Muwakkil , journalist.
Kiilu Nyasha , journalist.
Sekou Odinga , activist
Charlotte Hill O'Neal , community organizer
Pete O'Neal , Chairman,
Kansas City chapter, who lives in exile in Tanzania.
[43]
William O'Neal , FBI informant.
Pat Parker , poet.
Larry Pinkney , served nine years in prison in Canada and the U.S., and was also a member of the
Republic of New Africa .
[44]
Geronimo Pratt , Deputy Minister of Defense, died in 2011.
[45]
Alex Rackley , New York member murdered by fellow Panthers in 1969. His killing resulted in the
New Haven Black Panther trials .
[36]
Malik Rahim , early New Orleans chapter organizer, currently a co-founder of
Common Ground Collective , a post
Hurricane Katrina relief organization.
[46]
Nile Rodgers , guitarist for rock/disco band
Chic and music producer.
[47]
Bobby Rush , Minister of Defense, Illinois Chapter, and since 1993, U.S. Representative for
Illinois's 1st congressional district .
[18]
George W. Sams, Jr. , convicted in the 1969 murder of Alex Rackley. He testified for the prosecution.
[36]
Reggie Schell , Defense Captain, Philadelphia chapter.
[48]
Bobby Seale , Chairman and co-founder of the Black Panthers.
[49]
Afeni Shakur , one of the New York 21 and mother of
Tupac Shakur .
Assata Shakur , political activist
Russell Maroon Shoatz , served 49 years in prison for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer.
[50]
Marion Stamps , member of Chicago chapter.
Michael Tabor , New York activist and one of the
Panther 21 .
[51]
Robert Trivers , evolutionary biologist.
[52]
Denise Oliver-Vélez , professor, Contributing Editor for
Daily Kos , and former activist and community organizer
[53]
John Watson , Detroit chapter leader and activist with the
League of Revolutionary Black Workers .
[54]
Michael Zinzun , activist
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