Vol. 6, No. 20

THE BLACK PANTHER Sue } INTERCOMMUNAL NEWS SERVICE 25cents PB: VOL, VI NO, 20 Copyright© 1971 by Huey P. Newton |. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PUBLISHED D WEEKLY THE BLACK P A N TH ER E ARTY 0177 cusOM ust BOX 2967, CUSTOM HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 64126 TWO-YEAR OLD BLACK YOUTH MURDERED BY RACIST AMERICA’S NEGLECT STORY INSIDE JAURICE T. PAYNE @ BORN: OCTOBER 21, 1968 @ MURDERED: MAY 29, 1971 THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 JAURICE T. PAYNE FOR JANICE’S BABE Small comrade We salute you Silently | With anguish in our souls tears in our hearts Small comrade We salute you understanding That you will never know The whys of your departure from this earth (or this country’s departure from the truth) Small comrade love We salute you wordlessly We bring nothing to your resting place but the wish That you had lived to fight or that we had helped you fight to live, Small comrade love Small brother love We salute you silently We love you. ERICKA HUGGINS PAGE 2 ~ JWO-YEAR OLD BLACK YOUTH MURDERED — BY RACIST AMERICA’S NEGLECT BORN: OCTOBER 21, 1968 Time and again we are given cold and terrible reminders that this racist, fascist country, America, is in fact carrying out along-range design, care- fully calculated and disguised in sophisticated ways, to commit Geno- cide on its Black People, In the city of Memphis, Tennessee, where the State government attempted to force sterilization upon welfare mothers (most of whom are _ Black), the conditions under which oppressed people are subjected to live are such that disease and death caused by these conditions are a common occurrence, On Saturday, May 29th, two-year old Jaurice Tidel Payne, died of Menin- gitis, a fatal disease he suddenly con- tracted the previous Wednesday and could not survive, Meningitis is abac- terial infection which usually attacks the spinal cord or parts of the brain. Because the U,S, government does not - MURDERED: MAY 29, 1971 a care what happens to its poor people, particularly Black People, Meningitis is considered incurable, And although hundreds of “‘wonder drugs’*havebeen ~~ discovered and agreatdealofresearch © has been invested into the many varieties of bacterial infections, Jaurice Payne died at the age of two of Meningitis, Jaurice’s mother, Mrs, Janice ~ Payne, a member of the Memphis ~ Branch of the Black Panther Party — said of her son’s death, ‘‘Jaurice was strickened suddenly early Wednesday morning by this menace to the People, — with no prior warning. Two other — small children died in the city of Memphis of the same disease (in the month of May). [ am naturally hurt over the death of my baby, butit makes me see also that our efforts just must be intensified! If we are to combat this racist government,”’ THE FOLLOWING ARE STATEMENTS BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF YOUNG JAURICE PAYNE: Health is a state of physical, social and mental well being. The highest level of health attainable is one of the most basic human rights of all human beings. It is a government’s respon- sibility to provide its people with this right and other basic human rights, such as food, shelter and clothing. One of the most blatant examples of this government’s inability to meet these needs of the poor and oppressed masses in general, and Black People in particular is the death of Comrade Jaurice Tidel (Pimp) Payne, Comrade Pimp died of Meningitis on Saturday (May 29th) at John Gaston Hospital. . There actually is no cure for Menin- gitis. The most basic step is building up a resistance against Meningitis. — The most important steps are avoidance of over-crowded conditions, — a such as schools and housing; providing an adequate diet and adequate clothing; a and, where indicated, supplementary ez: vitamin programs. » Dealing with this situation on a con- | temporary basis necessitates we view — this as further proof of the a CON TIN UED ON NEXT PAGE ' a te ye) : Ley) We 7 “ THE BLACK PANTHER. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 3 : TWO-YEAR OLD BLACK YOUTH MURDERED BY RACIST AMERICA’S NEGLECT x { : i Mr abt 7 1 i | } uit + HHUA ibalyhity! HUH HL tiv! i i! CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE of this government and the contra- dictions it holds for the poor and op- pressed masses, The Black Panther Party charges this city (Memphis) and this government with the murder of Comrade Pimp. Another disease that ali people aj- fected (98%) are Black is Sickle Cell Disease. There is no cure for Sickle Cell Disease, This government launches a $100,000 research program, which is of no significant value. $100,000 will not even cover the cost of equipment, 90% of research has been done by independent doctors with funds from the National Institute of Health, We further charge the government with perpetuating calculated plans of genocide against poor and oppressed people in general, and Black People in particular, throughout the world. The Memphis Branch of the Black Panther Party in attempting to meet the health and other related needs of the people, will soon implement a People’s Free Health Center and other survival programs, And we ask that those of you sitting with wet eyes do as the little Pimp would do. Don’t mourn, Get up and start dealing for the People; come by and sign up to help with the People’s Free Health Center this month, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE (Delivered at Jaurice Payne's Funeral by Lorenzo Banks, a member of the Memphis Branch) EULOGY FOR JAURICE TIDEL ‘PIMP’ PAYNE ; “All Power to the People; Death to the Fascist Pig; Right On.”? If you understand the meaning of these words, then you surely must understand and know the meaning of the man-child J DI ~ iz! ai 5 gun | - ) | ’ I ; h rere |' Hits H] t euby"s , and the supreme servant of the people, Jaurice Tidel Payne. Comrade Brother Jaurice Payne (Pimp) endured only two years in this fascist and racist U.S. Empire, He understood the need for Black People and all oppressed people to control the destiny of our lives and commutity. Because of the revolutionary fervor exemplified in his words and actions, the Black Panther Party does not mourn the death of Comrade Jaurice Payne, but for those left behind in the “belly of the whale’’ (amerikkkan empire). If by death we escape to freedom, then Jaurice has made the ultimate sacrifice for his people, and he is freé... A slave who dies a natural death doesn’t balance two dead flies on the scales of eternity, But to die a death at the hands ofthe oppressor is heavier than any mountain and deeper than any sea. Such is the death of Jaurice Tidel Payne (Pimp), who set an example for all our youth to follow, to truly make this the year of the Youth, For the Youth shall make the Revolution. Long live the revolutionary spirit of Jaurice Payne, and may his spirit haunt the op- pressor forever, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE. (Delivered by Maruice Lewis) THE PEOPLE’S LITTLE REVOLUTIONARY MAN Each child born into this cold world of hatred is most often warmed by the love of parents, relatives and friends. The birth of Jaurice Tidel Payne was very much the same. He was loved not only by family and relatives, but others who came toknowhim, Time passed, he ri ARH ‘ata walked, talked, played and learned the meaning of hate and love, but chose the latter. To know him was to love him, His eagerness to learn, his quest for knowledge, his friendliness and that smile that told you, you’re somebody, Not saying Jaurice was an angel, be- cause he knew both good and evil, and tasted the fruits of each. He was such a man in his own childish little way. When he’d walk up to you, stretch out his hand and say “ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE”, he knew the significance of the saying. He understood aboutAngela Davis and wore her button religiously. This is partially my main reason for this topic which I feel I’m justified by using, “The people’s little revolutionary man,’’ Most all parents think their children more precious than any others, Thisis exactly how one might feel about Jaurice. Jaurice was someone special, To others, he might just have been another child, But to me and many others he meant all. His life was short. But in the two years he lived, he brought joy and happiness just by his touch, his voice, and his nearness, He died a tragic death, but lived a life which left memories lingering on the minds and in the hearts of those who knew him, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE. Long live the spirit of Jaurice Tidel Payne, Long live the Black Panther Party, that Jaurice sold papers for, Long live the change in this society that they are struggling for! “15. and member of the Memphis Branch) THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12,1971 PAGE 4 PHILADELPHIA'S GANGS ORGANIZING TO SERVE E COMMUNITY a, ere SE? ae o * e mf ) z= - dy = sige actto ow 28th & Montgomery If you know anything of the history of Philadelphia’s gangs, you know of bloody gang warfare, where many gang members and innocent bystanders of the Black community have been at- tacked, But that is in the past now in most cases, The past cannot be changed; but, the future can be better, And this is what the brothers of Phila- delphia’s gangs want to do for them- selves and the entire Black community, During the past months, meetings have been held among various ‘‘cor- ners’’ (gang territories).Some had said they’d never stop fighting one another, Because the Black Panther Party understands that these brothers are very important in our struggle for sur- vival, we know that we must help pre- serve many of our future leaders, our beautiful young manhood, Some of the so-called social-service type agencies had refused to open their doors to these brothers when they wished to have help in settling differences by meeting on ‘a. 5. “‘neutral’’ ground, We openedour doors to them and provided them with the ‘neutral’? place they wanted, where they could meet together to iron out their contradictions, and where they could socialize somewhat. And, on June 2nd, one of the biggest meetings ever held among rival gangs in Philadelphia took place. Members from eight to ten rival gangs sat at the same table and talked about peace. At this meeting, community people,who have been playing important roles in helping the gangs and the gang members themselves began working out their common problems, One of these people is Mrs. Edwina Robinson, who had been working to form agang council in which three members from eachcorner would be a part, The beginnings of such a council began to appear from this meeting. The brothers outlined some demands they could work for, which re- flected the needs of the entire com- munity - decent housing, full employ~ 24th & Redner ment, better education, places in the community they could use as club houses, and an end to the large amount of drugs flowing in our community, And one of the main stipulations made for anyone who participates in such a council is that no one takes part in any gang warfare orhe will be auto- matically expelled from the council, Some of the gangs represented at the meeting were 28th and Mont- gomery, 12th and Poplar, lth and Wal- lace, the Demarcos, 20th and Redner, 24th and Redner, the Morroccos, 16th and Wallace, 16th and Seibert, and Lawrence and Poplar, It is clear that so-called gangs in Philadelphia have a new face - one of understanding brotherhood, unity anda true interest in the community, All they need is the community's support, ALL POWER TO THB PROPLE Pennsylvania Chapter Black Panther Party THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGES RACISTS BURN | ENTIRE FAMILY BRUTALIZED BY MEMPHIS DOWN HOME F BLACK FAMILY Mrs, Hight and her friends Recently (April 13th), the new home of Mrs. Bernice Hight, at 6749 S. Wolcott, was burned down by a large crowd of white racists on Chicago’s Southwest side, while she and her family were moving into this new home. Before burning her home, the torch-carry- ing racists, led by their block club president, moved in the manner of Ku Klux Klaners, harassing Mrs. Hight and her friends, who were assisting her in moving. They began name calling and threatening to burn her out of their community, because they didn’t want any “niggers” to move in. These acts were endorsed by the members of the equally racist Chicago Police Department, who made no attempt whatsoever to defend Mrs. Hight's rightto live in decent housing, wherever it may be, or to protect her property. On Wednesday, May 19, 1971, Memphis (Tennessee) pigs J.D. Maper and Eugene Tobey seemed to go on adrunken rampage, bru- rested him for ‘resisting ar- rest’. By this time, they were In front of the Ford home. The FORD FAMILY talizing the Ford family of Clay- born Homes Public Housing pro- ject. The rampage started when pigs Tobey and Maper saw Arthur Ford standing on a street corner (not far from his home) with friends. They began harassing CORENE, WOUNDED BY GLASS Arthur and his friends, asking them did they have ‘‘legalized papers” permitting them to stand on the corner. No one responded and Maper leaped out of the car. For no apparent reason, he told them to leave the corner.The brothers began to leave. When Maper decided that Arthur wasn't moving fast enough, Ma- per grabbed Arthur and forced him to the patrol car, Tobey (who happens to be a Black pig) then joined Maper outside the car, They searched Arthur and were unable to find anything to arrest him for. They then ar- pigs attempted to kick in the door. Since the pigs did not have a search warrant and no crime had been commirted, the Fords refused to open the door fo their home. After a struggle, having called reinforcements, these pigs finally forced their way into the home of the Ford family. Corene, Arthur's sister was wounded by flying glass. Fifteen- year old Mary Ann Ford was beaten repeatedly, arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, and referred to the ju- venlle courts, In addition, Mrs. Ford told members of the Mem- phis Branch of the Black Pan- ther Party who visitedher home, that Mary Ann was suffering from internal injuries which were causing her to vomit blood. Mary Ann is now in the hospital where she has undergone surgery, The racist clry doctor attending her refuses to admit that the injury was caused by the beatings that she endured, Mr. Henry Ford has a fractured skull and broken arm as a result of this gestapo at- tack by the Memphis Police De- partment. Corene Ford stated that she has felt no trust for the police in this city for some time, es- pecially since she witmessed the cold blooded murder of a nine- teen year old Black youth, Larry Payne, in 1969. For this mur- der there had been Inquests and trials, but nothing was done about it or any of the hundreds of such cases of police beatings and mur- ders that happen every day. The Ford family is but one example of pig brutality in this PIGS city, where officers have been riding around drunk and vamping on the people at whim, Even “‘understanding’* judges are getting weary of the lics told by officers in court. Judge Ray Churchill dismissed the charges of disorderly conduct and re- sisting arrest against the Fords; and when Corene Ford testified thar she was sure that in her opinion officer Maper had been drinking, the Judge stopped the hearing and ordered an investi- gation Into the matter, since of- ficer Maper had been before the court a number of times for similar reasons. Churchill also said that it should not have been necessary for police to inflict such injuries in making an ar- rest. He pointed out that both of- ficers were larger and much heavier than Arthur Ford, whois five foot seven and weighs one hundred and twenty-nine pounds. The arrest itself, however, was unwarranted, Arthur Ford was a victim of polio as a child, and walks with a noticeablelimp. Even in a drunken state, Pig Maper could have identifiedthis whenhe first gave the order for the bro- thers to clear the corner. Chief of police, Henry Lux, who sends these fools out into the community to prey upon the people, claims, as usual, that he knows nothing about the case, but will review the findings of the Interna] Security Squad, FORD'S DOORWAY AFTER PIG ATTACK The Ford family needs help, in the form of money for legal aid and mounting hospital bills. Send any donations to the Fund for the Fords, in care of the Memphis Branch of the Black Panther Party, 815 McLemore Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, 38106; or for further informa- tion, please call 942-0031 in Memphis, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Inside of burned home Two pigs on the scene, In car 7884, only added to the harassment of Mrs. Hight by telling her friend, Mr. Haynes (who was assisting [n the moving), to move his truck; and later, these same pigs followed Mr. Haynes as he went to pick up more furniture, After following Mr. Haynes’ truck for 4 while, they finally stopped it, saying that they believed that one of the youth in the truck (who were also helping Mrs. Hight move) hada gun, They searched all these young brothers without warrant and even slapped one of them, thirteen-year old Michael Buggs. Since, of course, no gun was found, they threatened Mr. Haynes with a ticket, When Me, Haynes and the young brothers finally re- mrned to Mrs, Hight’s new home, they witnessed for themselves the vicious burning of her home, and out of concern, Mr. Haynes called the Chicago Police De- partment for the protection of Mrs. Hight's life and home. He was told not to be concerned about torch-carrying racists threatening to burn down the home, because car 7884 was on the scene, It was during this time, when car 7884 was ‘‘on the scene’’, that Mrs, Hight’s home was burned down, Naturally, the pigs made no move to stop the crowd or call for re-inforcements. Mrs. Hight and her family have been forced to stay in a motel, until such time as they can either find a new home or re-build the one these racists have burned down. This is a prime example of the raciam perpetrated by Amerikkkan fascists. The people must have decent housing, and the attempts by the pig power structure and its racist supporters to deny the oppressed masses this right will only result In @ more concerned effort to rid ourselves of oppression, exploiration and racism, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE ILLINOS STATE CHAPTER BLACK PANTHER PARTY . THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 6 BLACK BUSINESS cet Fa } ae Brandy’s 78th Ave, Club, or Psychedelic Shack The following is an interview with Mr, Herbert L, Dunbar, owner of Brandy’s 78th Avenue Club in East Oakland, California, His club was raided by Oakland pigs on May 22, 1971: Mx, Dunbar: I and my wife, Clemen- tine Dunbar own Brandy’s 78th Avenue Club in East Oakland, This account will give the people of East Oakland some idea of the police brutality that goes on inthe Oakland Community, Some people are not aware of what goes on. The pigs come into the ghetto and shove people around, I pay taxes, I pay local taxes, state taxes, and federal taxes. I’m supposed to be one of the called ‘‘nigger’’ citizens, The way these people (the pigs) treat you, sometimes you just don’t know, Well, we had an incident here Satur- day morning (May 22) about 2:00 a.m, (Pigs raided his club.) And the peo- ple here were treated like cattle. The last time I saw such things was when IL was in Louisiana and the brutality wasn’t even this bad, The police brv- tality that was used against the ladies was just uncalled for, Plainclothes po- lice came into my extablishment, did not identify themselves, and just took over the place, This is the kind of insult you get from the Oakland Police Department, I imagine this is why the people call them pigs, These people are pigs. They don’t have any right to come into the ghetto, trying to deal with peo- ple, They don’t know how to deal with people, so- Q: How did the incident occur? Mr. Dunbar: The incident occurred Saturday morning when plainclothes of- ficers came in here. They didn’t show any identification, They just came in and started shoving people around, Two plainclothes cops came in, Customers who were there say that they (the pigs) had been at the bar for some time, but I didn’t see them. Anyway, they were trying to pick up some sisters, trying to use that proposition thing (proposi- tioning the Biack women who were pa- trons of the club in an attempt to arrest them on a prostitution or so- liciting charge), The sisters didn’t go for it; in fact they got mad, Then, one of the pigs starts to play drunk, He started a fight at the bar with a young man without identifying himself. That’s when it really began, As the owner, | went down to the bar to stop the fight. I got between them to break it up. Then, plainclothes cops rushed through the front door. Some more came through the back door, A nigger cop had opened the back door for them to come in, Next thing you know, we were surrounded by pigs, inside and out and no one was al- lowed to leave, Q: And then what happened? Mr. Dunbar: Well, as | said they came in; wouldn’t let anyone leave, grabbed me and handcuffed me without saying a word, without saying ‘‘who are you’’ or anything. Meanwhile, I’m trying to tell fr BY PIGS Herbert L. Dunbar them who Lamandthatthis is my place of business, And they tell me toshut my mouth, At this time the pigs were a- round with flashlights, harassing the customers, searching the buildings, slapping women, all of which was un- called for, They slapped four or five young ladies, handcuffing them for no cause, All the pigs wereinplainclothes and none of them ever identified them- selves, There were about forty pigs in the place, 1 don’t know how many were surrounding it, but it was so bad, that they even had a military truck out there, Twenty-five people were busted for nothing at all, All twenty-five people were charged with Battery on a police officer, If twenty- five people were hitting police officers, there would be some hurt police officers, 1 think that they (pigs) were trying to provoke a riot, People can only be’ shoved so far and that’s it. Acouple of young ladies were hurt and two young men had their heads busted for no rea- son at all, They didn’t find any dope in my build- ing; they didn’t find any hard alcolholin my building, I run a straight bar, They didn’t find any prostitution in my build- ing. They didn’t find any thing that they could charge me with, To show you how crooked Sgt. Goldberg (the pig on duty at the pig station) is, when asked what they could charge me with, he said, “We'll think of something.” | stayed in jail for the weekend, Then they let me go. They had to, They knew that they were wrong, lf they weren't wrong, I’d still be up under the jail house, But it’s not over yet. Twenty-five of “us appeared in court on Friday, May 28th. We're going to fight this thing all the way, It’s not fair to any of us Black citizens in America, We've got to fight battles here. Just treat me like ahuman being, As a man in business, { think I deserve that, I think everyone deserves that, Just treat us as human beings. ‘4s | a ee Joe V. Brown Joe V. Brown was a veteran of the Korean Way, having volunteered for the Air Force when he was eighteen years old. He received an honorable discharge after three years of service, in 1953. When he returned home to Oakland , California, he was never quite the same, having suffered from the psychological impact of the Korean War that affected so many returning G.I.s. In spite of this, Joe never received proper medical attention nor the veter- an’s disability benefits that were due him in accordance with the GI bill. This bill allows such benefits for all veterans with an honorable discharge such as Joe’s. His efforts to obtain such bene- Sits and services were denied by racist Air Force officials. So Joe was forced to support himself and his family to the best of ability, re- gardless of his medical needs or pro- blems. He eventually got a job as an announcer for a local religious radio program, On Tuesday, June I, 197l, Joe V. Brown died of a heart attack, at thirty- nine years of age, When his mother, Mrs. Mary King, began to make the funeral arrangements for her Joe, her eldest son, racist she too encountered the attitudes and neglect of the When you arrive in the Bay Area - or , smary orhe af needy wetesitves eairteray we) ore Cre THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 7 Air Force. Mrs. King wanted Joe to have mili- tary honors at his funeral because he had anhonorable discharge.Shecalled the local Aiy Force representatives in West Oakland to see how such arrangements could be made, She spoke to a captain on duty who told her that he didn’t have enough men to ‘‘spare’’ for her son's funeral. Mrs. King was naturally up- set, as this is another one of the al- leged ‘‘vights’’ of an honorably dis- charged veteran. She was even willing to accept one representative of the Air Force at the funeral. She was still refused, Mrs, King told him that if her son could ‘‘go to war by the bugle, rise and go to bed by the bugle, thenwhy couldn’t he be buried by the bugle?’’. After talking to other administrators and Mrs. Mary King, Mother of Joe V. Brown MILITARY RACISTS DENY BLACK VETERAN MILITARY HONORS AT HIS FUNERAL /~ rg What hurt Mrs, King the most is that she didn’t support the war; but she had allowed her son to go whenhe volunteered. All she wanted was a funeral in accordance to his wishes. She feels that her son was due this much, But she also now understands that all the military wanted of hey son was cannon fodder for theiy wars ofaggres- sion against other oppressed people of the world, and even here at home, She said, “it?s a phony flag and a phony land; they’ll never get me to pledge allegiance to it.’’ The funeral for Joe V. Broun was held on Monday, June 6, 1971 at 2:00 b.m. and the Black Panther Party was there at Mrs, King’s request. We came to offer our salute to Joe V, Brown, a black man who had suffered and strug- gled for thirty-nine years in America, officials, she was finally told to ship forced to fight for a land which had his body up to Portland, Oregon (near no concern for him or any other poor a large military installation), and they person, forced to survive the inhumanity might have the men to spare for her son’s funeral there, Mrs, King told them that she couldn’t understand this when they have ‘‘men to spare’’ when local school officials want to brutalize the students at demonstrations; and they have “‘men to spare’’ when they want to quell the latest summer rebellions and incidents in the community. PARENTS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF SAN QUENTIN INMATES! The Black Panther Party has noticed that those people who have been able to travel from other places to the Bay Area are having great difficulty getting from airports and bus stations out to San Quentin Prison itself. Therefore, to meet your needs, we are offering trans- portation from the airport, etc, to the prison and back, you can call ahead (415) 465-5047 CONTACT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SAN QUENTIN: Black Panther Party Central Headquarters 1048 Peralta Street Oakland, California and indignity it meted out to him, It is for him, and the countless others throughout this oppressed community that we continue our struggle until we are free, until all forms of oppression are history and a new world is ours, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE of time and give us your arrival time and information - please contact our Central Headquarters office and we will gend transportation for you, If possiple, come by the Central Headquarters Office and we can take you from {there ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Black Panther Party Serving The People Body And Soul - ~ ere ae eee OE ESS ee ae aay ae oe a ose THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 8 STANFORD’S B.S.U. EXPOSES In an exclusive interview In the official organ of the Black Students Union at Stanford, THE REAL NEWS staff recently exposed james E, Simmons, chief lackey and bootlicker of the Stanford University Administra- tion, A seasoned lackey, with a B.A, degree in Speech and Drama, Sim- mons’ bootlicking has been tolerated for almost three years. Although potentially dangerous due to his extreme paranoia over his $36,000 salary, until recent- ly most Stanford Blacks chose elther to ignore him or to use him for the occasional handouts that he’s used as the sole legiti- mation of his office (Assistant to the President), By getting as many Black stu- dents as possible on his payroll, Simmons has experienced slight success in developing a ‘'con- tented niggers’’ image for Stan- ford Blacks (‘We must main- tain our creditability’’), Some, unfortunate enough to both get on his payroll and to get on Stanford’s ‘‘case’’, suddenly found themselves victims of a “‘pudget cutback’’. But because this didn't happen too often,some- how lackey Simmons survived those occasional skirmishes and continued to be tolerated by Stan- ford Blacks, This year, however past sins came home to roost, as the Black Community got serl- ous about institutiona] racism at Stanford. During the Spring quarter, in a final ‘‘BLACK REPARATIONDE- MANDS 1971" document, the Stanford Black Community de- manded reforms in Stanford po- licles concerning Black Admis- sions and Financial Aid, Black Employee Conditions, Black Stu- NIVERSITY LACKEY 5 of Stanford Medical Center ‘‘33” L to R: Chris Laury, Willie Newberry, Anthony Chatman, Leo Brazile, Fred Johnson dies, the adjoining Black Com- munity East-Bayshore, Cor- porate Investments, and relations between Third World groupe at Stanford. These demands consti- tuted such a direct attack onStan- ford’s Racist and Imperialist po- licfes and practices, that it was immediately obvious that ‘‘con- tented-nigger grins"’ would never get them implemented. Attempts to negotiate employee demands (which included the rehiring of an unjustly fired Black janitor) were met by 175 riot baton-swinging pigs and numerous felony and misdemeanor charges against Black negotiators and their sup- porters (rials for the 30political prisoners begin this July). Simmons’ first response was to try and circumventserious Black negotiators by attempting to get behind-the-scene compromises. upon discovering thar'divide and compromise’ wouldn't work, be- cause for once various Black factions were united, he sought to discredit BSU Chairman Willie Newberry - who he erroneously thought to be the source of such “uncredible’’ and unmanipula- tible unity. He'd been so busy bootlicking that he didn’t see that the substantive demand issues was what united the people! In a desperate last ditch effort, and in typical bootlicker fashion, Simmons wrote a letter personal- ly attacking Chairman Newberry, sent a “blind copy’ to his white boss (President Lyman), and left town, This was the very day that Black negotiators, including Chairman Newberry, went to the Stanford Medical Center to nego- tinte for the fired brother's job and other Black concerns. It Is crystal clear that the fascist re- action of the administration, which now involves criminal trials for 30 people, was in part precipitated by the cowardly pig actions of pig Simmons. His white boss (President Lyman) called him back to clean up the mess he’d made, Black hospital employees ran him out of their meetings during the hospital Slowdown and strike over the fi- ring and arrests. He presently slinks around trying to avoid Blacks who know, and trying to convince his white boss he ‘re- presents’ Black people. Be it herewith known to all that pig, lackey, and bootlicker James E. Simmons, although of dark complexion, is an enemy to peo- ple of color! Not only has his bootlicking, paranoid, Incompe- tence, and back stabbing set up 30 people to be railroaded into prison, but, by totally mis-repre- senting Black leaders, he’s incre- ased racist reactionary sentiment in the Stanford Administration and crippled Black achievement of necessary and significant re- forms. In his cowardly attack on Chairman Newberry, he conclud- ed by a hypocritical “‘let the community decide’*, To this we say “Right On|" ee Black Students Union Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) PIGS ATTEMPT GENOCIDE ON JAMES CATO — BLACK G.I. Throughout the history of the U.S, and its attempts to carry out its imperialists ambitions, this country has always used its fascist military to subject the people of the world to all types of racist oppression and econo- mic exploitation, The military arm of the U.S, grew out of the American Revolutionary war when the colonies were fighting the British to put an end te British Rule and domination, From that time until today, what has developed is a monstrous de- Structive apparatus that has plun- dered every corner of the ¢«. th. This fascist arm of the American Empire rapes, murders, androbs the people of the world of all they have and keeps them in a con- Stant state of wretchedness, particularly people of color. (Blacks, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.) Black people have fougtit along side these fascistsever since the first militia was formed. For decades Dbileck men have fought and died for 4 country, 4 system, that they had no vested interest in, Blacks were always employed at first in metal ppsitiqns Geeks... Gitch-diggers, etc.}. stewards, Then as time passed they were used extensively to fight as com- bart soldiers, usually engaging in combat on the front lines. This in itself is nothing more than a form of genocide, Onthe one hand, Black G.Ls are killing other peo- ple of color who were just as oppressed as Black people; and suffering enormous casualties themselves. Casualties that are far and beyond the percentage of whites killed in the Military. As the consciousness of the Black G,l, rose, the military has found it necessary to put Into mo- tion new ways to commit geno- cide. As G.1.s, Black and white, refuse to go into combat zones, a great many of them are classi- fied as mentally unstable, parti- cularily the Black G.I, These brothers are placed in mental wards of confinement and given medication or drugs to allegedly “calm'’ them down, After pro- longed administration of these drugs, & great number of these G.le are left mentally dull fo: the rest of their lives, If the pigs find thar this doesn’: work the first time, they try eoly and veel. One such situa- tior concerns James Cato, a Black G,l, who served in the ra- cist military of the US, James was a politically aware brother who didn’t dig the military and had been given these treatments to incapacitate his ability to think. The brother served one year in the army and was discharged be- cause of what the army called schizophrenic and paranoid be- havior. He was given a médical discharge stating that he was un- fit for further military duty, but could adjust to civilian life. Because James was politically aware, he functioned with wie Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther Party for a while. While working as part-time com- munity worker, he was constantly hurrassed by the pigs, Once he was arrested on a trumped up charge, for a concealed weapon and sent to a mental institute. The judge decided that the bro- ther was mentally disturbed be- cause he related to the Black Panther Party at that time, After spending a month in the institu- tion, brother James went to work to help the family, With the passing of several months, the pigs again attacked james Cato, this time accusing him of attempting to break into a sister's house, Because James moved to defend himself against this fascist atcack, he was once again sent to a mental Institute. He spent 60 days there this time and was subjected to drugs and electrical shock treatments to destroy his mind, The pigs tried to cover this up by calling them medicative tranquilizers and therapy to steady his nerves. Now, James Cato’s mental capacity has definitely been impaired, after continued attacks by the pigs, he needs treatment that can undo the damage that has been done. This is a clear-cut example of genocide, And for example also of the reason why we say In point mumber 6 of the platform and pro- gram that “We \want all Black men exempt from military service,’* : ALL. POWER TO THE, PEOPLE Free All Political Prisoners Winston-Salém Branch, BPP) THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE ATTEMPTED “LEGAL” RAILROAD CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, DAVID HILLIARD CONTINUES In violation of the Constitutional right against double jeopardy (trying the same person for the same crime more than once - these charges weve dismissed against David way back in 1968.), the state’s attempted legal rail- road against Chief of Staff of the Biack Panther Party, David Hilliard, for the April 6th, 1968 incident in which Oak- land pigs murdered Li’l Bodby Hutton, continued this week, Racist D.A. Frank Vakota, ran true to form, >resenting his usual barrage of pig witnesses and bringing out his old whzelbarrow of ‘‘evidence’’ from all the other trials involving the Apvil 6th Incident. His ‘‘airtight’’ case wes only able to mention David's name twice throughout the entire proceeding: once in his opening statement, and once when a pig testified that one of four unidentified persons that night could have been David. He insulted the intelligence of the court and the jury in his attempts to have them believe his ‘‘evidence’’, even when proven invalid, He pro- duced a holster that one of the pigs involved in the incident had on the night of April 6, 1968. He claimed that that holster was loose, and that the pig in question, Jensen, lost his weapon when it fell from his ‘'loose’’ holster. Vakota contended that Jensen was therefore wnrable to use it for that reason, He thenimproperly snapped the holster and easily shook it open in his ‘*demenstration’’ to the jury. How- ever, when the jury examined the holster, none of them was able to loosen it, because it was properly closed, as it was on the night of April 6th, Another of Vakota’s ‘‘professional witnesses’’ had testified at so mary trials, that he actually perjured him- self at this one. He denied that the Oakland pig department ever had a list of Panthers and their cars on the night of Apyil 6th, When reminded that he had admitted to this fact in the trial of Weadell Wade (also stemryaing from the Abril 6thIncident), he meekly replied, ‘‘well, I guess I had it, but it wasn’t in my hand at the time’’. Vakota also tried his usual tactic of introducing an aysenal of w2apons alleged to have belonged to the victims in the Apyil 6th Incident, This tactic, 12, 1971 PAGE 9 >. De of course, is designed to frighten the jury. It was unimpressive because none of the weapons could be con- nected to David Hilliard, wko is the person on trial in this case. These are only a few examples of the State’s feeble attempts to present its ‘‘airtight’’ case against David. Tre prosecution rested on Tuesday, June 7th, The defense presented its witnesses and rested its case on W2dnesday, The final argumeits began on Thursday. After this, the jury will begin deli- beration. ALL POWER TO TIE PEOPLE THERE WILL NEVER BE JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAN COURTS UNTIL THE PEOPLE ARE THE JUDGES THE TRIAL OF HUEY P. NEWTON, MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY BEGINS: MONDAY JUNE 28, 1971 ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 9:1 5 AM DEPARTMENT 5 SEVENTH FLOOR COURT OF JUDGE HOVE BLACK WOMEN IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE PEOPLE- ANGELA AND ERICKA IT’S CALLED TENTH AND GREENWICH (WOMEN'S HOUSE OF DETENTION) hey Fourth Floor hey Four Four dorothy is that your light sugar how they treating you sugar make me some kind of sign so i know it’s baby is you ever gonna come back and dance with me dorothy you ain't never gonna face the man again count on me you everything is gonna be cool for you Cause you so far away if he’s still around Dorothy For your monkey too imiss you i miss you baby és you gonna ever come dack and baby is you ever gonna come back and dance with me dance with me guess what guess what they gol a new kinda hair spray i know you'd dig it You got a can wailing On the shelf for you Sugar I'm waiting too baby is you gonna ever come back and dance with me Washington hall got new kinda lamps they blink and change color too they got a few new steps too the slow still’s the slow though i miss you baby is you gonna ever come back and dance with me quess what alvin theresa's boy would you believe it he turned two i gave the hats oul at the party i miss you baby is you gonna ever come back and dance with me can you guess what i dreamed about us i guess you can you was out the slam we didn’t even wait for the bus we von all the way it's ready and wailing sugar i miss you baby is you ever gonna come back and dance with me guess what you've seeing your last cooler sugar i'm getting on my feet you ain’t gonna never get sirung oul on 1 did Big Rudy a favor a tumble again sugar he's taken a shine to me he gives me a few little things to do # love you the pigeon had an ogg i love you i miss you ove you (NOTE: This letter was written by Angele Davis to Ericka Huggins, priory to Bricka’s release from Niantic State Prison) Marin County Jail Dearest Ericka, Sister, Comrade, All your messages have been beauti- ful and inspiring. [t's been a long lime - over two years ~ since our last meeting, 1 recall, however, as if it were yesterday, that cold, rainy few months later the news of ¥ evening, submerged under sadness ang rage, those agonizing hours we werg stationed in the parking lot outside Sybil Brand (Los Angeles) anxiously awaiting your release from jail. The outrageous assassination of John and Bunchy had come so unexpectedly, en- gendering an atmosphere of shock, incredulity and wigovernable anger, Bul our paramount concern was you, Ericka, Your husband, closest com- rade in struggle, your love, the father of Mai, your new-born child, had just been slain by the bullets of our foes, You had been immediately arrested on a manifestly fabricated charge - con- Spiracy to z, OY something & were hurling with your While you were fron gates - with inexpress desperately s convey our unyi your strong, un the silence. Y appeared so th we forgotten th long struggle four unflinching clenched your fi Power to the Peopl think to myself, t Strongest, most cour man in America, It was then that I rea guardians of this depra order would never be sati they contained your strength, tsolated you from our people your approach - ng through the jail’ s ce was throbbing in, And as we were for words to nlidarily, it was voice that broke us why tee rest in New Haven reached us) appalled, though in light of your nificent work in the New Haven community, as before in Los Angéles! f was not terribly surprised, Just recently I read in the News- letter covering the progress of your trial that on account of F.B.I. agents* immunity to subpoenas, their heavy in- volvement in the case would remain obscure, Couple the attempt to conceal the role of the F,BI, in the events preceding your arrest with the an- nouncement a few months demented J. Edgar Hoover that the Black Panther Party is ‘without question, the greatest threat to the in- ternal security of this country’’ and the real conspirators should emerge with striking clarity, As long as sisters and brothers like you and Bobby continue to articulate the deepest instinctive feelings of op- pressed people and to illuminate the path towards concrete expression of our grievances and our demands for revolutionary change, our adversaries will not fail to rave about threats ‘0 their internal security, And actually, this is the way it should be. This is all I'm trying to say: We know why you have been loched up be- hind the walls of Niantic State Farm for over two years and we know why Bobby has been thrown into dungeon after dungeon, from Chicago to Sat _ ——= Francisco to New Haven. Black people - not simply Blacks, but people of ali colors and all nations - are swiftly becoming conscious of the critical im- portance of freeing you and Bobby. I’ve been trying to keep abreast of developments in your trial as well as less available details of the happenings in your life at Niantic State Farm, The interview in this week's issue of the B.P.P. Newspaper with the lwo sisters recently released from the prison was tremendously moving. Their utter respect for you, for the ideas and ideals you represent, the leadership you have given the sisters at Niantic, all this was unmistakenly clear - the same radiant presence I recall so vividly from the days we worked lo- gether in Los Angeles, I thought the idea of the sisterlove collective posi- tively powerful: the mere notion of sharing among prisoners mililates against all the internal hostilities of- ficials invariably attempt to engender, You must know that I’ ve been in total seeencoe since | was extradited from afael, I miss the eval - pending fr, uw have (to raise ons in thetr present an inevitable by- ented soctety and largely male- oriented ich women however are t ntesting - sufficient alt been de- volpd lo wome ge ronor that prisons, wo- hkkumanely fas$ women, if they are arrested at all, are given preferential treatment, bul for the vast majority of women prisoners - who are Black, Chicano and Puerto Rican - the notion of mildness in the midst of coercion is a blatent misrepresen- tation, In the Women's House of Detention in New York, al least 95% of the brisoners were Black and Puerto Rican, On my floor, approximately 50 of us - two corridors - would lake meals together, At no time during my imprisonment were there more than six white women - and four of them had been arrested for political offenses! Though there were a few openly Sympathetic Black matrons (who, for example, would smugele in to us poli- tical literature much in demand), treat- ment in general was far from delicate, At the time of my arrest the whole building was astiy with talk about demonstrations around all sorts of issues. The grievances advanced by the men in the Tombs were all equally reflective of conditions inthe Women's House, As a retaliatory measure, the jail officials ordered all the women on a number of floors locked up in their miniscule cells (9 X 5" for two persons) for well over a week, (During this period they had shut me away in the psychiatric ward and later in total tsolation.). All personal effects, down to cigarettes, toothbrushes and clothes were confiscated. Linen was removed from the bunks. The sisters were loft in their celis with nothing but the nightyouns they were wearing, the bare, cold, plastic-covered mattresses and the hordes of roaches and mice, This is not to mention the women who were taken to 4-A (the disciplinary block) or the sister who was so badly beaten by male guards thal she had to spend two or three weeks in Bellvue Hospital, This is supposed to be mild treatment? That myth must definitely be shattered. And the innocents - not just the victims of politically-inspired frame- ups - but the innocents whose sole crime is their color and their acci- dental birth into a racist universe. A sister who lived two cells away from me (her name was Helen) had been in the House of D. for 18 months on a murder charge about which she had absolutely no knowledge, Afler 18 months of imprisonment with an ex- orbitant bail tantamount to no dail at all, the prosecutor decided to dismiss the charges for lack of evidence andas the result of a man's having confessed to the offense, Elated, Helen returned from court that day announcing that she would at last be able to walk under the sun once more, Her next court date, a week away, would mark her final day in the House of D, The entire floor celebrated her victory, The next week, amid tears and joy, she left us saying she would return soon to scream up at us from the Greenuich Village sidewalk below. That evening, however, her victory had proved to be short-lived, for the court van brought her back with the rest of the sisters and with her the story of a new D.A. in the case, He wonted her to plead guilty to a lesser charge, “attempted manslaughter’', after which he would credit her with time already served as the sentence, He was afraid, it seems, that once all charges were dismissed, she might sue for false arrest - for the 18 months the State hed stolen from her life, Two months later when I left, Helen was yet in the cell two monbers away, still resolutely refusing foplead guilty for something in which she had played no part, She will be tried for murder and will doubtlessly be ac- quilted, But how can she ever be re- paid for those long monolonous months of her life. An inordinate amowit of work around women’s prisons remains to be done. As you well know, sisters behind these walls are urgently in need of outside encouragement and support. The Wo- men’s Bail Fund organized by a coalition of women's organizations in New York, whose inception was signalled by a massive people’s de- monstration outside the House of D., was a tremendous incentive for ex- tensive political work inside. When I left, the entire jail was being or- ganized, floor by floor, corridor by corridor, so that decisions concerning the women who got out on bail would be made collectively. Those whodid leave would have to commit themselves to on- going work with the Fund, Many more of these kinds of projects are needed: campaigns to uncover in thety entirety the abominable con- ditions prevailing in women's insti- tutions, from the imhuman circum- stances of prison existence in general to the fasctst techniques to which of- ficials have recourse in attempting to create political neutrality and homo- geneity. Ultimately, we must all be liberated and as you have repeatedly insisted, only a strong people’s thrust can sot us free. You must be Uberated, Ericka, Connie Tucker, imprisoned in Florida’s Klan territory because she has been a consistent advocate of the rights and revolutionary ideals of Black People - she must be unchained. Marie Hill, sentenced to death at the age of l§ in a racist small Southern City - She must be rescued, And all our strong Sisters, wherever they may be, must be enabled to enjoy the relative freedom of the streets in order to more vigorously embrace the tasks which lie ahead, You, Ericka, have sketched the di- mensions of that task better than anyone - 1 found this quole onthe cover of an underground newspaper: "We must build a new world. All other generations have passed this re- sponsibility on and it is time to stop the clocks and seize the time, Change, destroy and rebuild, it is time for us to build a new world free of selfish- ness, racism, narrow nationalism and the desire of any one group to claim this world as their own, The universe belongs to the people - to live, to create - for each other.”* The urgency of transforming this ideal into reality has been impressed upon us by all our fallen comrades - John, Bunchy, Li'l Bobby, Jonathan, William Christmas, James McClain, Sam Na- pier, They must live agem trough us ond our struggle Ss. Through our children and our hotcns thay enjoy the rewards of viclory whe victory towards’ which they, have al- ready made infinite contributions, | All my love to you, Ericka, to Bobby, to all the sisters at Niantic, Seize the Time! ‘4 Angela THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 2 WHY TWENTY-FOUR PANTHERS ARE ~ POLITICAL PRISONERS IN LOUISIANA In May of 1970, the Louisiana State Chapter of the Black Panther Party was established in New Orleans. (It was then called the National Committee to Combat Fascism.) After functioning at 2352 Saint Thomas Street for a short period, serving the People with survival pro- grams, such as a liberation school for the youth and a free lunch program, and also holding community poli- tical education classes in order to make the people aware of what the Party was aJl about, an unexplained eviction notice was issued to the Party, This notice was issued by a racist judge who owned the house and 4 bootlicker handling its realty who both conspired, along with other reactionary forces, to destroy the Party, be- fore it could begin. When the local news media received wordof the eviction of the Panthers, they quickly created a questionnaire to circulate through New Orleans, asking the "pro- vocative question’’ as to whether there would be a con~- frontation between the Party and the New Orleans Pig Department. The Party, having already decided to move, for the simple reason that the house was too small, took the matter to court, while wying to find a new house The reactionary press had already previously published the raving statements of racist Louisiana Governor McKeithen to the effect that Louisiana and New Orleans would not tolerate the existence of the Black Panther Party in their city and state: “We will not let the Pan- thers get off the ground in this city." Although hundreds of threats of this same nature were received from racist vigilante groups, specifically the Ku Klux Klan, and from various enforcement agencies throughout the Stare, in July of 1970, another house was rented by the Party on Piety Street. This house was located across from the infamously over-crowded and indecent Desire Housing Project, population estimated at over twenty thousand people, all of whom are Black. The very first day this headquarters opened, while k was being cleaned in preparation for its opening, the New Orleans Pig Intelligence Division drove around the area constantly, filming all sides of the house. And, after only three weeks in the Piety Street office, another eviction notice was received, this one coming from the owner of the house, a man named Broussaud, He had been coerced by pigs to evict the Panthers. Broussaud owned a near-by grocery store, also on Piety Street, and the people in the community were therefore familiar with his ways. For example, al- though he is a Black man, Broussaud at one time used a natural disaster, o hurricane, to raise the prices of items in his store, when practically all stores in the area had been forced to close. This was particularly difficult on the poor people of the Desire Projects. With this in mind, and since two months rent had been paid in advance, and because the people in the Desire community wanted the Party to stay, the decision was made to remain right there. Then, on September I4th (1970), a week before the eviction notice stated was the finul date of occupancy, there was 4 community political class in which it was exposed to the people there that two Black men working for the police department had attempted to infiltrate the community. The people being very angered ar having discovered this devious plot to destroy the community dealt with them immediarely in the streets, Somehow, still unexplained, these pigs managed to escape the com- munity with wounds that the people had inflicted upon them. The next morning Pig Chief Giarusso of New Orleans along with fascist Mayor Moon Landrieu, in disbelief of the People’s intelligence to discover their agents in the Black community and wishing to carry out their long-standing threat, announced over the news media that they would raid Panther Headquarters that morning. They stated chat all persons residing in the Piety Street area would have to be evacuated. As their ‘‘legal’’ excuse for this blatant action, the fascists alleged to have arrest warrants for six people in the office, who were supposed to have shot into 4 pig =ar the night of September Mth, wounding a pig named Raymond Reed, No warrant was presented, Instead, the pigs fired into the office for approximately 30 minutes, using such war machinery as machineguns of various sorts, armored vehicles and hellocopters,Some twenty or more people from the community were shot and wounded that morning. And, thirteen people from the Black Panther Party were arrested; Charles Scott, ‘Tyrone Edwards, Alton Edwards, Donald Gyton, William Cloud, Isaac Edwards, Milton Martin, Ronaid Ellisworth, Leroy Jones, Elaine Young, Leah Hodges and Cathy Bourns. A fourteenth person was a brother not a mem- ber of the Party, but who could not even get out of the house because of the heavy gun fire. Hiis name is Jerry Tylor. All were charged with attempted murder; some, with criminal anarchy; others, with aggravated battery and federal gun violation. Their ransom was Set at Early Dawn raid in Sept., 1970 on New Orleans Panther Office $100,000 each, Later, more people were arrested on warrants stemming from the uccusations of the two black pig infilrrators, Melvin Howard and Israel Fields. Among those arrested shortly after this raid were Ernest Touro, Clarence Jones and Alfred McCoy (who was just sentenced to 5 years at Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary for aggravated battery upon these two black pigs.). Soon after this attack, on September 16th, NewOrleans pigs murdered Kenneth Sorden, directly in front of Broussaud’s grocery store. According to the pigs, a crowd of people had gathered allegedly to fire-bomb Broussaud’s store. ‘There was gun fire out of Brou- ssaud's store and also from the guns of pigs who ar- rived on the scene, shooting indiscriminately at every— thing in sight. As aresult, Kenneth Borden was murdered, The very next day after the raid on the office, the re- maining members of the Party, along with the people in the community moved into the other side of the building on Piety Street, to re-open the office. And, three weeks later, the Party office was moved into the Desire Housing Project, and the Party began to again function as usual. The bail of the fourteen brothers and sisters arrested was lowered, However, when people in the community tried to pay bail for one of these political prisoners, by paying 10% of the total ransom to 4 ball bondsman, it was discovered that no bonding company in the whole State would accepr the money. This still did not stay, the hard work of the community and the Party, to fight for the rights and freedom of the People. The pigs became therefore even more worried, és- pecially since the office was now located inside the Desire Projects, surrounded by Black people who had become very aware of how repressive and fascist the New Orleans Police Department was, and who had stepped up their desire to resist. Still trying to get rid of the Party, once again the pigs had another eviction notice sent, charging the occupants of Desire Project House #3315, the Black Panther Party office, were violating a criminal trespassing law andhad to leave. The members of the Party passed out a petition in the community and the people willingly signed it. The petition asked for the consent of the people who Live in the community for the Party to stay in the Desire Pro- jects. And, the permission was granted by the people. A contradiction arose, because the Housing Authority inNew Orleans said that the Party would have to leave because, they claimed, no rent had been paid; but, in fact, these pigs had refused the money. So again a confrontation between the Party and the reactionary New Orlesns forces was anticipated on any day, And, on the morning of November 19h, approximately 600 pigs, In armored vehicles (new ones having been recently bought by the New Orleans Pig Department), moved In to assault the office in the projects. Three to five thousand Black people, men and women, old and young, stood between the pigs and the office, cemanding that the fascists leave their community im- mediately, The fascists frustrated themselves trying to get the people to leave, but the people continued de- manding they withdraw from the community, Finally, after four hours, they retreated. It was the only thing they could do in the face of the power of the People. And the People sang and danced in the streets. The trespassing case was taken to the Federal Courts to await a decision by a judge. Later on that month (November, 1970), George Rus- sell and Harold Holmes, members of the Party, along with 25 other people from the community, left to go to the People's Revolutionary Constitutional Convention in Washington, D.C, Before having hardly left, they were arrested by heavily armed members of the New Orleans Pig Department. Harold Holmes was charged with criminal anarchy and criminal trespassing; George Rus- sell was charged with criminal trespassing, criminal anarchy and criminal property damage. And, on the morning of November 26th, ar 1:30 a.m., membersof the _ New Orleans Pig Department, numbering approximately 50, donned the uniforms of priests and U.S, Postal workers, thereby gaining entrance to the doors of the Desire Project address which was the office of the Louisiana St" Chamer of the Black Panther Party, They shot one me! _¢ of the Party, Betty Powell, in the chest, : and arreste . total of six people. The six arrested = were: Godthes Cooper, Leon Lewis, Marchall Kellen, Odell Brown, Larry Jackson, and Betty Powell; Allwere charged with attempted murder and violation of the federal fire arms act. These brothers and sisters are presently = incarcerated in the Orleans Parish Prison, awaiting trial. f ‘The conspiracy plot by New Orleans Ku Klux Klan Mayor Landrieu and Police Chief Glarusso andthe whole Mafioso State of Loulsiana {s not completed, itis presently only moving from the streets to the fascist Louisiana Judicial system: The trial of those first four- teen member. arrested is scheduled to begin on June 21, 1971. : We call upon all justice and freedom loving people throughout the world to show thelr supportfor bro- thers and sisters, for all twenty-four of these New Orleans political prisoners, for ali political prisoners, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE FREE THE NEW ORLEANS 24 Loulsiana State Chapter » Black Panther Party ~ RIGHTS OF ALL Over the past seven months the news media that have been covering the Ruchell Magee - Angela Davis trial gs have focused public attention away from the real issues of this case, yey have presented a false picture at depicts Ruchell and Angela as the only people who have anything at stake in this trial. In reality, every Black ‘or oppressed person in this country has something to lose or gain, On August 7, 1970, Ruchell Magee, James McClain and William Christ- mas, along with the aide of seventeen- ear old Jonathan Jackson, made public to the court that they were not at- tempting to escape, but, that they _ were, in fact, trying to reach a radio ‘station, This was in order to make known the many atrocities that the _ California penal system is committing in the name of the People, One such atrocity was committed in February, 1970, when San Quentin inmate, Fred Billingslea was brutally murdered by vicious guards at San Quentin, Guards filled Billingslea’s -cell with such large amounts of tear - gas that he suffocated to death. As soon as this occurred, Ruchell Magee obtained the prison copy of the list of names of Billingslea’s next of kin in _ order to inform them of what had happened, because he knew that these _ pigs would conceal their crime, if they _ could, Ten minutes after the informa- tion had been obtained, prison officials removed all of the files on Billingslea, 4 a ll in an attempt to hide the fact that _ Fred Billingslea ever existed. Shortly after this, Ruchell filed an affidavit on Billingslea’s behalf, This affidavit initiated a ‘‘wrongful death’’ suit against the California Penal System, indicating that Fred Billingslea was murdered by the State as part of an overall conspiracy to silence inmates who do not agree with the politics of _ this country, This was the first time in this State’s history that such a motion had been filed, The murder of Fred Billingslea is only one of the many atrocities of the penal system witnessed by Ruchell Magee during his sixteen years of il- legal incarceration, He has also pro- tested the exploitative two-cents an hour wage of state prisoners. The state prisoners not only perform many of the inistrative functions of the prison he entire state, such as furniture, icense plates and food products. These fems are yalued at millions of dollars ally, and yet prisoners of the State ce them for these slave wages. RUCHELL MAGEE’S STRUGGLE TO FIGHT FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE This is one of the main reasons for keeping Magee silent. He can expose, through their own laws, that the State of California maintains a system of slavery, which is certainly in viola- tion of the U,S, Constitution which states clearly that noStatecan maintain a system of slavery. In order for the State to produce these millions of dollars of goods and make a profit, it needs cheap labor (such as the farm workers) or free labor (such as prisoners, who receive only 2¢ an hour for their labor, forced to use this this little money to buy commodities from the prison - commissary - and are thereby working for free.) Magee has been attempting to expose these conditions as well, When he refers to the courts as ‘‘Klan Courts’’, he is referring to the systematic false ar- rests and convictions that are necessary to maintain the prison (slave) population that produces these goods and services, The State is op- erating a twentieth-century slave sys- tem, under the guise of a ‘‘rehabili- tation program”’ According to the U.S, Constitution, an individual is supposedly guaranteed certain rights, When a state violates these rights (contrary to the U.S, Con- stitution which is the ‘‘supreme law of the land’’), the individual has the right to file a petition for the removal of his case from the courts of that state to a federal court, For example, the U,S, Constitution guarantees that a person brought to trial has the right to counsel or legal representation of his choice, including himself (sixth amendment), Ruchell has not been given this consideration, In 1963 and 1965 he was givencourt-appointed attorneys not of his choice, One of these at- torneys (in 1965) pled him guilty over his own objections, resulting in his railroad to San Quentin on a robbery charge, The State of Californiaclearly violated his constitutional rights, This racist violation of Ruchell’s constitu- tional rights in addition to the frau- dulent evidence presented at his “‘trials’’ are the grounds for the pe- tition for removal of his presentcase to a higher court and a re-trial on the original charges, It is clearly im- possible for Ruchell to get a fair, unbiased trial in a California Strate court, If this petition for removal on these grounds is granted, it would set a legal precedent, automatically giving all prisoners in the State of California (most of whom are Black or Chicano) grounds for an automatic appeal of their cases and convictions, The State is fully aware of the im- plications of Ruchell’s legal actions. THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 ‘TANG A PAGE 13. Judge Arnason of Marin County (cur- rent presiding judge in Ruchell and Angela’s case) has refused to grant a stay (Court recess) of the hearing until Ruchell’s petition for removal could be heard in a federal court. In order to further silence Ruchell and his petition, Judge Conti of the Ninth District Federal Court sent down a ruling which prohibits him (Ruchell) from filing any further petitions in federal court without the approval of a state court judge, Judge Arnason, in a feeble attempt to maintain an illusion of ‘‘justice’’, had promised to consider granting the stay in the future, By this time the damage will have been done, because the D,A, will have been allowed to in- troduce fraudulent testimony and lies against Ruchell and Angela into the court record, Magee said that Arna- son’s promise reminded him of his mother’s story of the old king who granted pardons to his prisoners after chopping off their heads, The court’s final tactic in the at- tempts to silence Magee and distort the case is through the use of court- appointed attorneys, Magee’s present court-appointed attorney, Graves, has admitted that he is working in con- junction with the court that wants to railroad Magee to the gas chamber, And we must remember that Ruchell is in prison right now because acourt- appointed attorney fraudulently pled him guilty when he himself (Ruchell) was inthe courtroom stating thathe was not guilty, Therefore, in order to avoid any such action in the future, Magee has requested his Constitutional rights be recognized that he be appointed as his own attorney, The State has even re- fused to allow him this right, by intro- ducing an out-dared 1,Q. test that is, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE > on Let THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PETITION FOR RUCHELL seremreee MAGEE TO DEFEND HIMSELF WHEREAS Ruchell Magee faces charges of murder and kidnapping and a manda- tory death penalty, . WHEREAS He has been kept in prison during the last eight years as well as convicted with compliance of court appointed attorneys, WHEREAS He has good cause to dis- trust such court appointed attorneys, WHEREAS himself, He wants to represent WHEREAS His knowledge of the law, his previous petitions to the court and his intelligence and desire qualify him to represent himself, AND He is entitled to represent him- +ooer PAGE 4 CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE RUCHELL MAGEE’S STRUG a FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE| totally destroy the prison-camp slave | af of course, geared toward white, middle-class values and designed to make Magee (and all Black people) appear to be of sub-human intelligence who cannot possibly have _ the knowledge or understanding of the law or the capability to defend him- self, According to their tests, he is too stupid to defend himself. One has to look no further to refute this lie, than to the many (over 2,000) well-filed writs, petitions and other legal docu- ments that Ruchell has filed in his own behalf and in others behalf (i,e., Fred Billingslea), The State is fully aware of Ruchell’s legal genius and his ability to pro- duce evidence that will expose their penal system for what it really is - a slave labor system, The State also knows that its allowing Magee the right to represent himself in court would in- vite legal precedents which could = system, Therefore, justice for Angela and the many thousands of poli- tical prisoners across the country is dependent upon the masses of the people, and their ability to stop the courts from railroading these brothers and sisters. We can do this by de- manding a public hearing on Magee’s prior convictions, signing petitions and flooding the Supreme Court with letters and telegrams demanding Ru-- chell’s right to defend himself and that his legal documents be recognized in the courts, Your support is the factor that will determine whether or not the Ruchells and Angelas are set free, For further information or to send donations, write to the Ruchell Magee Defense Committee, c/o 1509 Derby Street, Berkeley, California, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE " GLE TO FIGHT | Ruchell, | : self, THEREFORE WE THE UNDERSIGNED RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT OF ALL DEFENDANTS TO REPRESENTATION OF THEIR CHOICE, INCLUDING SELF-REPRESENTATION IF THAT IS THEIR DESIRE AND IN PAR- TICULAR WE PETITION THE MARIN COUNTY COURTS TOGRANT TO RUCHELL MAGEE HIS RIGHT TO DEFEND HIMSELF. THE BLAGK PANTHER INTERCOMMUNAL NEWS SERVICE lent THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY aes SERVE THE PEOPLE | BODY AND SOUL The line dividing the progressive people from the machinery of oppression is ever widening as the people begin to realize thar there] can no longer he a middie of the road position with regards to freedom] for the people of the world; however, ithas only been within the past few yeurs that the American people have shed their rose-colored glasses and patriotic blinders to face the reality of what their country is doing to the world’s population, With the realization of the American role comes the closer examination of all the things that had really never been questioned before...the ‘ameriKKKan dream’, the foreign policy, the treatment of minarity peoples within tus society, the real role of the ‘police’ and the press in this community. We found that we as citizens of this country] were being kept duped by the government and misinformed by the mass media, The Black Panther Party has been organized to serve the needs of the people of the Black community and to educate and politicize the masses of Black people, bur the Black Panther Party realizes that racism can only be eliminated by solidarity among oppressed people and the education of all the people. It is the news and problems of Black and oppressed people in America and the world that are dealt within the Glack Panther. 7) Fi The Black Panther Intercommunal News} Service was created to present factual, reliable” information to the people. ui | Dee EEE Send to Ruchell Magee Defense Committee c/o 1509 Derby Street Berkeley, California SIGNATURE NAME(print) ADDRESS DATE Black Panther Intercommunal-News Service < Subscription Form ‘ Enter my subscription Domestic Foreign for tcheck box. Subscriptions Subscriptions — 2 MONTHS: (13 ISSUES $2.50 $900 6 MONTHS. (26 ISSLT S) $5.00 $12.00 ONE YEAR, (52 [SSUPS) $7.50 $5.00 (please print) : NAME ADDRESS CITY COUNTRY ! STATEIZ'P # PLEASE MAIL CHECK MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BLACK P, ie OR MONEY ORDER TO 6ox 2967, Custom House. San pile ge a THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 BOSTON CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSERY OF PEOPLE’S FREE HEALTH CENTER Mrs. Julia Mack, mother of slain Franklin Lynch Sunday, May 30th, the first anni- versary celebration of the Black Pan- ther Party People’s Free Health Cen- ter was held in Boston, The People’s Free Health Center opened on May 31, 1970 in an effort to provide decent medical care to the people of the Boston community. Since that time, hundreds of people have received treat- ment, health counseling, and preven- tative medical education by the staff of Our health center. The People’s Free Health Center has also enabled many people of our community to be trained as technicians, medical secretaries, and nursing assistants, A barbecue had been originally BCheduled for the celebration but was Cancelled because of weather. Instead People of all ages came to our Informa- tion Center, where we held a People’s Dinner Celebration, Some of the people participated in political discussion groups and others checked out the Sur- vival Program displays and signed up to work on various programs, Mothers from the community prepared the din- ner, One of the more touching events was the presentation of roses to Mrs, Julia Mack, mother of Franklin Lynch, (Note: Franklin Lynch was murdered in March, 1970, by a member of the Boston Pig Force while a patient at racist Boston City Hospital.) One year ago Mrs, Mack presented a portrait of her slain son to the People’s Free Health Center which was dedicated in his memory, The Massachusetts State Chapter of the Black Panther Party would like to take this time to express our apprecia- tion to the people of our community for PAGE I5 aay Community children at celebration the time, energy and enthusiasm they have spent with the People’s Free Health Center, And for making our first anni- versary celebration possible, We are looking forward to the day when all people will receive decent medical care, as well as decent housing, education, jobs etc, But we understand that in order to realize these basic hu- man needs, the whole society will have to be transformed, Only the People can transform the society, and the People must survive to make those changes, Therefore we will continue to imple- ment survival programs in our com- munity, until all the power belongs to the people, SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL Massachusetts Chapter Black Panther Party THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 PAGE 16 THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IS GIVING FREE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TESTS IN THESE AREAS Because Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disease peculiar & to Black People and there has been very little attention & given to this deadly disease, the Black Panther Party is “* ~wae AN i giving free tests for Sickle Cell to Black People in as ¢ \ many areas of the country as possible, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA FREE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TESTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19, FROM 12 NOON TO 6PM AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1. MARK CLARK FREE MEDICAL CLINIC Wes 1609 W. SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE = (PO3-0660) BOSTON, 2. RICHARD ALLEN PROJECTS MASSACHUSETTS 810 WARNOCK PLACE ALSO- On the preceding Saturday, June 12th, there will be SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TESTS [eo vnste jor children and adutte alihe: These examina ILL BE FREELY ADMINISTER ED i ip hoa 12noon to 6 p.m, at the Mark Clark EVERY SATURDAY, BEGIN™ NING JUNE 12, FROM12 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA BOON TOS SPM -AT THE IN BERKELEY, FREE SICKLE CELL PEOPLE’S FREE HEALTH ANEMIA TESTS WILL BE GIVEN CENTER, CORNER OF EVERY DAY, MONDAY THROUGH REMONT AND RUGGLES STS. eT ASPORTATION. | SATURDAY, FROM 10:00AM TO : | 10:00 PM AT THE BOBBY SEALE ee ory a OAeMULITY PEOPLE’S FREE HEALTH CLINIC AT 3236 ADELINE STREET, INFORMATION CENTER, © BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. 442-0100, OR THE PEOPLE'S | teicpHONE. 653-2534 FREE HEALTH CENTER, ; 442-9501. f ALSO - On the same schedule, free Rubella (German Measles) immunization shots will be given to children under 12 at the Bobby Seale People’s Free Health Center. Additionally the Free Health Center is offering the fol- lowing services: X-Rays (began May 25th) by appoint- ment and in case of emergency; Distribution of Vitamins; Courses in basic first-aid (began June 6th); Polio im- munization drive beginning June 20th; Venereal Disease drive; Pediatrics; Gynecology; Free medicine; Free Laboratory Services; Free first-aid kits; free eye clinic, NOTE: The schedule for seeing a doctor has been changed to the following: Monday - 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight; Tuesday - 9:00 a.m, to 10:30 a.m,; Wednesday - 9:00 p.m. to 12 midnight; Thursday - 10:00 a.m, to 1:00 p.m.; Fri- day - 10:00 a.m, to 11:00 p.m.; Saturday - 10:00 a.m, to 4:00 p.m, SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE L2, 1971 PAGE! FIGHT SICKLE CELL ANEMIA * * rin * Ory @ The above photo is of Theresa Murphy, age 7 who is a positive sickle cell case. She is standing in front of a magnified illustration of the red blood cells taken from a patient in a sickle cell crisis. The cells are sickled, stretching away from their normal donut shape. HELP DESTROY ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT BLACK GENOCIDE Sickle Cell Anemia is a deadly blood disease that is peculiar to A fund has been established for this purpose. Your contribu- black people; that is, practically all of its victims are black peo- tion, therefore, can be sent to: ple. The racist U.S. power structure has no intention of ceasing Dr. Bert Small, Chairman, People’s Sickle Cell Anemia Fund, c/o this form of genocide, since it is this racist power structure that The Bobby Seale People’s Free Health Clinic, P.O, Box 8642 perpetuates this disease. Emeryville, California 94608 call (415)653-2534- 848-7740. Therefore the Black Panther Party is initiating a program to ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE help research really begin that can eventually discover the cure Black Panther Party and prevention of Sickle Cell Anemia. SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL Pe THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12,1971 PAGE 18 ARMY NOTE: Alyce Forster has been an Army wife for the fifteen years of her marriage. Her husband, Albert, is an &7 after 22 years in the service. They have been stationed in Germany for three years, and at Fort Campbell and Fort Bragg. Her husband {s on his second tour in Vietnam, Alyce and four of their five children decided to remain in the house on Post that had been their home for two years. Generally, when an Army man is sentoverseas, the military provides off-base housing for his family to reside in until his return. Alyce Forster and her children did not receive any attention in regard to where they lived, The Army refused to aid her in finding decent housing off-base, so Mrs, Forster decided to remain on base, until they decided to give her her rights, as the wife of a man who's spent his life's career in U.S, military service. According to Army by-laws, families of men overeas must live off-base, But, the Army didn't care where or how the Forsters did this. Below is an account in Mrs. Forster's own words of the racist treatment the Forster family received from the U.S. Army: My husband cleared post in various places, and when he left, I asked him ff he hadtaken care of everything. He said yes, so 1 assumed he had. We received no orders to Jeave quarters, and my husband sald Just sit there, and don’t worry about it, so | sat here from October to April. To be honest with you, I had no intentions of moving. 1 could have moved to housing supplied at other posts, like Ft, Campbell or Ft. Riley. But last time my husband went to Vietnam, I got quarters at Ft, Campbell, and they were horrible quarters, with seven mice a night, and roaches, | mean like wall to wall roeches. I just didn’t want to move, that’s all there fs to it; it’s a hassle. And another thing, it was almost im- possible really, because he had 3 months T,D.Y, at Special Forces and 3 more months in Texas for lan- guage school, and when he came back they gave us just a few days leave, In fact, they didn't want to even give him leave. But he complained until they gave him seven days, and I wasn't going to spend that time looking for a house. 1 felt, you know, this man's going to be gone 18 months from his family. The way I looked at it, my husband was sentto YViet- nam twice; the first time he got woundedthree times. You know, this man went through a lot; he shouldn't have to sit there and worry where he’s going to put me, I felt this way: Perhaps 1 could be the first to say to the army, “I'm not going to move. You're sending my husband to Vietnam, now you should provide for me. Why should my family be forced to move becauscof the actions of the army?’ It was the principle of the thing really, | just didn’t want to move. They never would have known I was there, except one of my neighbors told on me. | know why, because I'm politically active. In fact, he told his children not to come over, Anyway, | got 4 call: ‘Mrs, Forster, where's your husband?’ I said in Vietnam, They told me! was illegally in quarters. I said, “1 am not illegally here. I have been here for five months, and you have taken quarters al- Jowance every month from my husband's pay.'’ They said 1 had to move, I said | refused to, and hung up the phone, I didn't hear any more until three weeks later, when the Executive Officer of the 508th came. | guess they thought it was very simple, butltoldhim I wasn't moving, so they quickly took him out of it, because the army said that here was this crazy woman, and she reelly wasn't going to move. A colonel in charge of housing called me. He was very helpful in terms of doing anything to help me move, but he turned nasty when he saw 1 wasn't going to. He said, ‘This is the first time this has happened; we can’t be- Heve it. You are actually refusing to move? |I!'" I said, “I'm not moving.” That's when he asked me, ‘Mrs, Forster, please, PLEASE, can we have a little coopera~ tion?” He offered to show me off-post housing lists. | said | didn’t wantto see any ists. | wasn't moving, and got up and walked out on him, DENIES HOUSING TO FAMILY OF BLACK G. I. ALYCE FORSTER 1 was given a letter saying that I was illegally occu- pying government quarters. 1 was given until the 26th of March to move, and I received the letter about four days prior to the 26th, Army regulations state that you are supposed to be given 30 to 60 days notice before you move. Then a captain called from the legal office, and said he was the lawyer assigned to me, and he wanted to In- form me of my rights. He was very nice. others said he was very nice. He said that he was supposed to inform me that they were going to take legal action if necessary and I quote, ‘‘even if it means handcuffing you and drag- ging you out of the apartment."' [ said, ‘You mean physically handcuffing me and literally dragging me?’ He! said the colonel told him 1 would be handcuffed if 1 refused to move, because | was on government pro~ perty. But 1 am an army dependant, and they say The Army Takes Care Of Its Own. That's a big laugh, I was called in to see Captain Sullivan, and when I told him I wasn’t going to move he raised his voice and said, “Hell, You are going to move! We have ways to make you."’ ‘Then he showed me this document describing how they would use any means necessary to get me our. He told me, ‘Your husband could get courtmartialed and you will lose your commissary privileges and be barred from this post.’’ I tried to see General Tolson, I felt he would have really understood my case, That was my last hope be- cause I'd gone all the way up the chain of command. But they stalled and stalled because they knewhe was leaving. So | was forced to give up. I feel so strongly thar the Army should make provision for dependants, ther I would have been willing to go to jail, If t had had the money for « lawyer, | would have stuck it out, But they threatened my husband and children, and | didn’t want them to euffer for my actions. They sent my husband over there to Some remote area where he can't even get a message back, and what ECENT over there if he is forced to worry about his famfly? Here is a man with 22 years in the army, fighting for what he believes is right, and he is Mable to be court- martialed because I refused to move off-post. And here 1 am with my husband in Vietnam fighting this stinking war and they're going to kick me off post because I refuse to move from quarters which were the only place 1 could stay with my kids, because I didn’t have any money. They. send the husbands to Vietnam and its unbelievable the sufferingthat the wives and chil- dren are forced to go through. Some children fust can’t adjust to moving all the time. My son moved three times in one year in high sctiool. His guidance counselor told him he was not college material and he just Jost all confidence in him- self, My daughter is five years old and she had seen her daddy two years out of her life.... In So many ways the army really messes up families. The seperation rate of families when the husband goes to Vietnam is 60 or 70%. It’s really hard to take waiting for your husband all that time. Ir’s physically and mentally difficult in many ways, Hus- bands come home, end they're not even the SAME Person, When my husband writes, he doesn’t even sound like himself. 1 don't know what’s going on over there. It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 1 asked the Colonel to at least let me stay until my kids finish school, and then 1 would move. Since I have one child in kindergarden, it would mean 3 trips a day. 5 days a week to get them to school on post if we moved. But my problem fell on deaf ears, 1 was told those were the rules of the game. They told me they do everything according to army regu- lations, but they use it to thefr advantage, like a dou~ ble standard, For example, there's a directive that states they cannot legally move our furniture without written permission from my husband, The wife has no power of attorney, But they said, Don't worry, we can walve thar,” zecording to army regs, they have illegally moved me, 1 told the Colonel, ‘I get $400 a month, If I move off- post, there’s no way in the world I can live, eat, and pay rent and utilities on $400, My husband will send me extra quarters allowance, but it takes @ good 2 or 3 months be- fore finance in Vietnam gets that straight. So what am [ supposed to do before then?” He told me the Red Cross would help me, So I went to see the Red Cross and they were very helpful. They tied to contact my husband who is ina very remote area, ; But the A,E.R, (Army Emergency Relief.) was a dif~ ferent story, They take money from every serviceman every month, It’s supposed to be for the dependants if they’re In an emergency. It was the end of the month, and I hadnomoncy to even put down on a house, Captain Flowers at the AER. | woukin't even see me until the Red Cross made a special: call to him, They make sure they have a man with no heart in there, who will not fall for any story. He Is all gung-ho. The Red Cross had decided 1 needed at least $250 for deposits on lights, water, and advance rent. Capt. Flowers told me didn’t need the money, that I hold off on my rent, and pay less for food. He called to check if I was telling the truth about the rent on the new house, He treated me like a Criminal! And then he told me, “I am really not going to give you the money, I'd rather walt and see if your husband gives it to you."’ So he finally agreed to lend me $160. It's supposed to be a grant. But I never got the money. 1 had to borrow money from my girlfriend to put down the deposit, And I still haven't paid my rent. | am wait- ing for my allotment, and praying they canreach my bus- band, so we don’t have fo starve. THE TREATMENT ALYCE RECEIVED ES NOT , AS ANY ARMY WIFE CAN TESTIFY, ARMY WIVES ARE SUBJECTED TO THE DISCIPLINE AND HARRASSMENT -OF--Rik MIbITARY.. AS MUCH AS. THEIR HUSBANDS, | . ‘ee etee nee ee eer ers c=h +2 What We Want 1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our Black Community. We believe that black people will not be free until we are able to deter mine our destiny 2. We want full employment for our people. We believe that the federal government is responsible and obligated to give every man employment or a guairaniced income We believe that if the white American businessmen will not give full employment, then the means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the community so that the people of the community can organize and em ploy all of its people and give a high standard of living . 3. We want an end to the robbery by the CAPITALIST of our Black Community Ve believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we ure demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules was pronused 100 vears ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of black people We will acvept the payment in currenes which will be distributed to our many communities: The Germans are now aiding the Jews in Israel for the genovide of the Jewish people. The Ger mans murdered six million Jews. The American racist has taken part in jhe-staiphter of over fifty million black people; therefore. we feel that this isa modest denwind that we make 4. We want decent housing. fit for shelter of human beings We believe that if the white landlords will not give decent housing to our black community. then the housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that our community, with government aid. can build and make decent housing for its people 5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present-day society. We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowl- edge of self. If a man does not have knowledge of himself and his position in society and the world, then he has little chance to relate to anything else. 6. We want all black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the mifi- tary service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, like black people, are being victimized by the white racist government of America. We will protect ourselves from the force and violence of the racist police and the racist military, by whatever means necessary. 7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people . > — October 1966 Black Panther Party Platform and Program SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL All Power to the People PAGE 19 THE BLACK PANTHER SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1971 What We Believe We believe we can end police brutality in our black community by or- ganizing black self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our black community from racist police oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment to the Constit'tt.un of the United States gives a right to bear arms. We thetefore beneve that all black people should arm themsvlyes for self-defense 8. We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails We believe that all vlack people should be released from the many jails and prisons because they have not received a fair and impartial trial 9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities, as defined by the Constitution of the United States, We beiieve that the courts should follow the United States Constitution 30 that black people will receive fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives a man) right to be tried by his peer group. A peer is a person from a similar economic, social, religious, geographical, en- vironmental, historical and racial background. To do this the court will be forced to select a jury from the black°community from which the black defendant came. We have been, and are being tried by all-white juries that have no understanding of the “average reasoning rian” of the black community 10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebis- cite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate, for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and naturg’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles. and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall scem most likely to effect their safety and happiness, Pru- dence, indeed. will dictate that governments long established should not he changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience hath shown, thal mankind are more disposed to suffer. while evils are sufferable. than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed) But. when a lony train of abuses and usurpations, pur- suing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under ab- solute despotism. it is their right. it is their duty, to throw off such govern. ment and to provide new guards for their future security. BLACK MISERY! AIN’T WE . 4 COT A RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE?