Vol. 6, No. 23

THE BLACK PANTHER INTERCOMMUNAL NEWS SERVICE 2) cents ; VOL, VI NO, 23 Copyright © 1971) by Huey P. Neaton THE BLACK PANTHER PAR TY Its me caTOM VS BOX 7967, CUSTOM HOUSE SAM FRANCISCO, CA 94126 PUBLISHED WRERLY DON MITCHELL ‘“Tronside’”’ CLARENCE WILLIAMS III ‘Mod Squad”’ BILL COSBY ““F Spy” GAIL FISHER *“Mannix” ROBERT HOOKS ‘N.Y.P.D-? GREG MORRIS “Mission Impossible” THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 2 WELFARE CANDY Sent Home- Anyone who has ever had any deal- ings with the Wellfare Department knows it for what it is - a racist, dehumanizing institution whose apa- thetic attitude toward the welfare of its recipients contradicts the very reason for its existence, Mothers who are recipients of welfare have been harassed, insulted, intimidated and have been forced to submit their child- ren to similar experiences in order to be granted barely enough money to survive, Mrs. Shirley Harris,. nine months pregnant, lives in the Orchard Park Housing Project in Boston (Mass- achusetts) with her son Marvin, five years old, Recently -she contacted the Black Panther Party seeking aid. She had no food to feed her hungry child Where there is nothing to eat. because she had not received her wel- fare checks for the past month, Be- fore that, she had only recieved a check for $24, We were able to raise money for Mrs, Harris and her fam- ily so that they could survive, She explained to us that she had been to the Welfare Department, when her regular check did not come, to ask for some emergency assistance in the form of food orders, She literally had no food, During her last visit there, her son Marvin began crying for some- thing to eat. The racist case worker had the audacity to offer this hungry Black child a piece of ‘‘her’’ candy, Mrs, Harris reminded this white wo- man that candy was not what Marvin needed, and that she had not come there for that, She had come to get help to give him the nutritious meals he needed and deserved, Anyone who knows anything of these “‘social ser- vices’’ agencies knows that such hu- man pleas are meaningless words spoken to blank walls, This social worker merely ignored Mrs, Harris, sending her and her 5-year old son home to their house, where there was nothing to eat, After assisting Mrs, Harris with money for food, members of the Black Panther Party accompanied her totalk with a supervisor at the Welfare De- partment, Since Mrs, Harris was not alone, the supervisor attempted to put on a show of concern, We immediate- ly saw through this and demanded a complete review of Mrs, Harris’ re- cords to find out what had been hap- pening with her money, What was dis- covered was that the Welfare Depart- ment had actually been robbing Mrs, Harris and her son for the past year, by making unnecessary deductions from her checks and lying to her to make it legal, (Such as, money having been deducted for ‘‘unpaid rent’’, when actually the rent had been paid up for all of last year,) Since then, Mrs, Harris has re- ceived a part of the money that was owed her and her family, The suf- fering and hardship which Mrs, Harris has endured cannot be erased; neither can the constant harassment and ne- glecct of the many welfare recipients throughout this country be ignored any longer, We look forward to the day when the basic necessities for survival, such as food, clothing and shelter are guaranteed to all people and we no longer have to sit down and ‘‘prove”’ to some racist administrator that our children are hungry before we are given food to feed them, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Massachusetts Chapter BLACK PANTHER PARTY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FREE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA TESTS EVERYDAY - LOCATIONS: 9AM TO I0PM 173 20TH AVE. (SPRUCE) AND 1129 18TH AVE. (UNION) tare FRED HUBBARD: SCAPEGOAT IN A BILLION DOLLAR GAME For the past few weeks, the Federal government and the City and State governments of Chicago, Illinois have used the reactionary news media to _ publicize their frame-up charges against Black Second Ward Alderman, Fred Hubbard. They have accused Fred Hubbard of Criminal Mismanagement of government funds, allocated for use in one of the Daley administration’s federally-funded pacification pro- grams, known as the Chicago Plan, lt is difficult for us to understand how this claim can be made, even uttered, since this charge, embezzle- ment, is usually the daily activity of white, corporate businessmen, because Blacks are varely allowed to get that close to even that amount of money. And the further insult to our intelli- gence is that fact that while the U.S, government wishes to create such a major issue of what they say Fred Hubbard did, they feel nothing about the thousands of Black brothers and sisters who ave spending life senten- ces charged with ‘‘robbing’’ petty cash, while the white embezzler of hundreds of thousands of dollars is usually Spanked on the hand with a couple of years probation because he got caught. (George Jacksonhas spent eleven years in prison, having been sentenced to from one year to life, for alleged participation in a $7U, robbery of a gas station.) The Chicago Plan, created in Jan- uary of 1970 by the devious mind of the U.S. government, of which Alder- man Hubbard was appointed Project Director, was supposedly instituted by the City of Chicago for the purpose of bringing 4,000 minority group peo- In America, one of the problems of Black people is that the educational system has not been concerned about whether we understand ourselves, our sur- roundings and our world, We have always said that we want an education that shows us what our true history is as Black People carted Into this country for cheap labor, what our present situation is as poor and oppressed people and what our future is as a people free of the physical and mental chains of oppression. The Pennsylvania State Chapter of the Black Panther has a People’s Free Library at our Black eo cae. We know that understanding the things we see around us is important, to see these | things for ourselves {is important, to read ideas of others is important also. It is good to read about the you can have an idea of what to expect in In order to find out where you're going, to know where you've been, “‘If man does not knowledge of himself and his position tn society the world, then he has little chance to relate to PEOPLE’S FREE LIBRARY ALDERMAN FRED HUBBARD ple into the Building Trades Unions, who had been earlier denied admitt- ance to the membership of the union, due to ractsm. Needless to say, this ‘‘program’’ did not function in service to the Black community. Racism has always kept countless qualified Blacks out of the Building Tvades Unions and this same vacism has always been condoned and encouraged by the Federal government, Also, the high technological level this country has achieved is constantly put- ting people out of work, instead of creating jobs, The People’s Free “Library contains many truly ed- ucational books that are relevant to the community and our day-to-day struggle to gain freedom, Community people as well as students will find the library to be a great source of help. The youth can begin to learn some of the things that the Philadelphia School Sys- tem refuses to teach them, There are books for and by Black writers, actors, athletes, poets, etc., however, the books are not limited to subjects on the Black community and its history alone, We have books about the communities of the world as well. The Ubrary is open daily from 1 to 6pm, Sundays from 2 to 5 pm, It is located at 2315 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, We are a growing library, so that dona- tions of books and periodicals are welcome, Education is a necessity for our survival, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Pennsylvania Chapter Black Panther Party ‘THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 3 The Federal and City governments had no intentions of providing jobs for minorities. The Chicago Plan was set up to dupe the poor and oppressed people of Chicago into believing that the power structure was finally going to do something about their sub-stand- ard living conditions, and to provide construction jobs for Black and other poor people of color, The Chicago Plan also had the desired effect of having minority groups fight and quarrel among themselves for construction jobs that did not even exist; instead of being united against the common enemy, they would fight each other for what is supposed to be theirs in the Sirst place, Fred Hubbard has been indicted at the order of the Federal government for allegedly stealing money from the Chicago Plan Program, by forging checks up to the amount of $98,000, But, Hubbard is not in custody, as he has been missing for over three weeks, and no one knows if he is alive or dead, Whether Alderman Hubbard forged checks or not, isn’t the point, The point is that the Federal, State and City powers would have us believe that a Black man, Fred Hubbard, is responsible for the miserable failure of the Chicago Plan Program; that this one individual Black man is therefore to be held responsible for the economic plight of the Black community and the jJailure of the racist, fascist American government to even pretend that it cares about Black People. Do they wish to make us believe that Fred Hubbard stole from the Black community? This is only another ver- sion of the divide and rule tactic that has been used against us for so long. This racist country has been stealing everything, including our lives, from Black People for so long, that it is the utmost in racist, arrogant gall for them to try and charge one Black man with their centuries-old crime, Particular- ly in the well-known Mafioso town of Chicago. The Black Community cannot be so easily fooled. The Black Panther Party sees that Fred Hubbard is only an unwilling pawn, a scapegoat, used by the govern- ment to hide their inability to function in the true interests of Black and op- ‘pressed people, Fred Hubbard, wher- ever he may be, is not responsible for the collapse of the Chicago Plan, for it was doomed to fail at the outset, And the government knew this, That was its function, The government creates these doomed programs - like the poverty programs that developed after Watts 1965 - in order to build hopes and then ‘‘prove*’ that there's no hope for any change in our wretch- ed condition, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Illinois Chapter BLACK PANTHER PARTY AN APOLOGY 10 THE PEOPLE The Black Panther Party extends a note of apology to the people for an error in this week's Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, In the Vol, VI, No. 23 issue of our paper dated July 3, 1971, there is an announcement concerning the trial of our Minister of Defense, On page 15, the time and department number are incorrect, they should read - 10:00 A.M,, DEPARTMENT 6, 3rd FLOOR, Come everyday to the Alameda County Courthouse, Twelfth and Fallon Streets, Oakland, California, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Black Panther Party THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 4 THEY'RE EVEN SHOOTING THOSE WHO TEACH OUR YOUTH They are the East Cleveland racist police, in collusion with other local white racists, Mose Wendell Mitchell, a 29-year old Black Shaw High School Industrial Arts Teacher, was brutally beaten and then shot down and mur- dered in cold blood by- five members of the East Cleveland Police Depart- ment on June 5, 1971, The reactionary mass media, working hand-in-hand with this racist police department, has attempted to portray this Brother as a criminal. However, all who knew Mose (Sip) Mitchell said he got along with everyone, did not hate anyone, had pride in his People and worked extremely well with the Youth, one MRSA ngewe cera MOSE WENDELL MITCHELL Brother Mose was merely walking down Euclid Avenue, when a white woman drove out of a driveway, block- ing the sidewalk, That is, that in front of 14932 Euclid, a big, white board- ing house for elderly roomers, 52- year old Mary Garrett drove her white Corvair out of the driveway, blocking the sidewalk, Inorder to avoid being hit by this arrogant white woman, according to witnesses, Mitchell jump- ed over the hood of the car, Mary Garrett then followed Mitchell down the street, cursing and uttering racial slurs at him, because he had touched her car, Mary Garrett then suddenly started screaming, ‘‘Help! Call the police,’’ A white taxi driver, Jack G, Lavery, heard her and ran to a nearby Patrolman, Keith Reider, Lavery told Reider what his racist mind made him believe, that a Black man had robbed a white woman, FELESIA LONG Mose Mitchell was still walking down the street, He met his fifteen-year old cousin, Felesia Long, and started to walk her home, when Reider told him to stop, Mary Garrett was still driving alongside of him and still shout- ing. But now that Reider was there, she shouted, ‘‘That’s him; that’s the one.’’ Mitchell, not even knowing or realizing what was going on, threw up his hands, dropping the cane he was carrying. He asked, ‘‘What, what is the matter?’’ Then, in an absolutely bizarre move, venting all of her rac- ism, Mary Garrett struck this brother with the cane, under the protective eye of pig Reider, Black people who witnessed the en- tire scene told how four more police then arrived, and how all five began beating Mitchell mercilessly, while he was handcuffed, The gun of one pig was resting on Mitchell’s neck, while that pig was kneeling on him, Mitchell tried to push the gun away, saying, ‘‘Don’t shoot me!’’ Instead of listening to the Brother’s cries, the trigger-happy racistfired several fatal’ shots into Mitchell’s neck, chest and back, Over-anxious Pig Reider, so excited over this opportunity to kill another Black man, wounded himself in the hand and wounded one of his crime partners, Anthony D‘Agostino, in the foot, The two wounded police- men were rushed to the hospital, but Mitchell was left lying on the street for 20 minutes, while more police harassed and threatened those who had wimessed their crime, The Black community is expected to believe East Cleveland Police De- partment’s claims that Brother Mose Wendell Mitchell resisted arrest, and that five, big, trained policemen could not handle him: ‘‘We were able to get one handcuff on him, but he reached up and took Patrolman D‘Agostino’s gun out of the holster, ‘and with both hands, he fired four shots, wounding two patrolmen, before he was shot by another patrolman,’’ And the Cleye- land Press asked the Black community to believe its headline: ‘‘Purse-snatch- er wounds two police; is killed in shootout,’’ This all happened at 1;00 pm, in broad daylight, and in front of many witnesses, Anthony D’Agostino ‘CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE S FREE HUEY! The true story of the trial of Huey P Newton for murder. by Edward M. Keating introduction by Charles R.Garry “During the course of Huey’s trial, as Ed Keating describes, we found that the transcript of a tape-recorded statement made by a key prosecution witness had been incorrectly transcribed at a crucial point. We found our efforts to correct this important error in time for the jury to be told of it impeded and undermined by the prosecution. We found that prosecution witnesses were changing their testimony from that which they had given in earlier statements or in testimony before the grand jury so that their stories would conform to the police version of the incident. We also ‘tiscovered that one witness must have been intimidated into supplying testimony favorable to the prosecution’s case, and that another witness was kept hidden from us completely so that we couldn’t interview him, or delve into his , background before he went on the witness stand.” “By reading FREE HUEY! you will, | hope, come to CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE The East Cleveland Black community, however, made it obvious that Black people were not going to allow another Black man, an innocent man, to be murdered and remsin silent, There was a spontaneous, peaceful meeting on Tuesday, June 8, of 900 Black peo- ple at the Starlight Baptist Church, which is located right near the spot on which Mose Mitchell was murder- ed, A crowd of 300 then marched to City Hall to talk with Gladstone L, Chandler, the Black City Manager of Bast Cleveland, Seeing the unrelent- ing -concern of the People, Chandler returned to the Church with the people and called an immediate meeting with the city commissioners, He then an- nounced the suspension without pay, for the period of an investigation, of the five police involved, They were: Sgt. Ralph Winter; Patrolmen Anthony D’ Agostino Keith Reider, John Donich and Terrence Lucas, THEY'RE EVEN SHOOTING THOSE The issue is not the suspension or firing of five policemen, The issue is the survival of Black People in this racist, genocidal society, For the mur- der of an innocent Biack man, who only wanted to teach our children, stands as another painful reminder that Black People do not control the communities in which we live, 70% of East Cleveland is Black; yet, East Cleveland is run by white businessmen, many of whom are admitted racists, These are the men who decide the OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94607 r : Wo fs Ag Tw realize that the trial of Huey Newton (as are the trials Available at your local bookstore or send check for $6.95. California residents add state and local sales taxes. *AWAILABLE AT: BLACK PANTHER PARTY CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS of Bobby Seale, David Hilliard and almost every other Black Panther Party member) is really the trial of all black people in America. They must not be sacrificed to this country’s genocidal world-wide crusade against people of color. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! —Charles R. Garry from the introduction to FREE HUEY! TO: ‘Ramparts Press 2512 Grove Street Berkeley, California 94704 1048 PERALTA ST. ACH Brother Mitchell was shot down like a dog in the street, policy for all the community institu- tions - which are also white racist operated - including the police force, 90%, of which is white, County Coroner Gerber agreed with Police Chief O'Malley and the rest of the klan that Mitchell had fired a gun and that there was no proof of any physical abuse received by Mitchell, The murder naturally was ruled ‘‘just- ifiable homocide’’ by East Cleveland Prosecutor, Henry B, Fisher, The Black community of East Cleve- land is crying to control its com- munity, For when a man like Brother Mitchell, who got himself an education, who did no harm to anyone, can be shot down like a dog in the street, particularly on the whimsical word of a white woman, we know that we must control our communities, United to- gether we can do this, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Ohio State Chapter BLACK PANTHER PARTY ‘THE BLACK Eee. peASUROeS, ULY 3, 1971 PAGE 6 _--= sar Giarines vis een pox as emer ee ws mee ee Rc ce ee es PETITION FOR CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY ON JURIES AND FOR PROBATION OR APPEAL BAIL BOND FOR BROTHER DAVID HILLIARD: i i i I i I i i 1 | | i i I i WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMUNITY PEOPLE, DO HEREBY PETITION THAT BROTHER i DAVID HILLIARD, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, PRESENTLY - HELD BY ALAMEDA COUNTY AS A POLITICAL PRISONER, BE GRANTED HIS CON- i STITUTIONAL RIGHT OF AN APPEAL BAILBOND OR PROBATION, PENDING APPEAL 4 OF HIS CASE TO A HIGHER COURT. j THE U.S. CONSTITUTION STATES THAT JURIES SHALL REFLECT A CROSS-SECTION i OF A COMMUNITY, OR APEERGROUP. THERE WERE NO BLACK PEOPLE ON THE JURY Q IN THE CASE OF BROTHER DAVID HILLIARD, ALTHOUGH 38% OF THE OAKLAND COM- i MUNITY IS BLACK, FIVE BLACK PEOPLE SAT ON THE JURY IN THE RECENTLY DIS- i MISSED CASE OF BOBBY SEALE AND ERICKA HUGGINS, EVEN THOUGH ONLY 9% OF : THE NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY IS BLACK. THEREFORE, THE CASE OF DAVID HIL- H LIARD, PARTICULARLY, CLEARLY POINTS OUT THE NEED TO HAVE PROPER RE- i PRESENTATION ON JURIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 4 IN THE LIGHT OF THESE FACTS, WE THEREFORE PETITION THAT DAVID HIL- a LIARD BE GRANTED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF AN APPEAL BAILBOND OR i PROBATION, PENDING APPEAL OF HIS CASE TO A HIGHER COURT, AND THAT THE i RE-TRIAL JURY REPRESENT A TRUE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. REG. 4 NAME ADDRESS CITY VOTER i i I I I i t 1 i i i i I { t t f | I t [ f i i f iu I i t 5 q | ; : } } | j = et —_— | aw me St ome a | ae ee ee ee ee . . . . . 2 . . SL SS SS SY SS 20. RETURN ALL PETITIONS TO BLACK PANTHER PARTY CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS hens ee ot oe oe eee ees 1048 PERALTASTREET OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 947069 == oe om os THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 7 WHITE VIGILANTES ATTACK BLACK FAMILY — NORTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE On Saturday, June 19h, the Bennett Family, a Black family Living at 2924 Wharton Street in the South Phila- delphia area, was brutally attacked by a gang of white youths. As a result of this vicious attack, Patricia Bennett was hospitalized with severe head injuries that required forty-two stitches. Charles and Patricia Bennett had been walking to the store to purchase some items for thelr mother, This gang of white youths deliberately pushed Charles as he passed them. Charles turned and asked for an apology They apologized, only to grab him from behind as he turned to walk away, These junior nazis then spun him around and hit him In the mouth, The entire gang (about fifteen members) then Jumped on Charles and his sister Patricia, Their mother, Mrs. Bennett, was standing on her front porch ar the time and saw what was happening to her children, She went to their aid, at the same time instructing another of her sons to telephone the police for help, The police arrived shortly afterwards. Instead of break- ing up the fight and protecting the lives of Charles and Patricia, they moved to surround the Bennetts themselves, the victims of the attack, allowing the white gang to escape the circle. At this point, the police began to bear the members of the Bennett Family with their night sticks. One policeman pulled his gun on Charles, placing it a his stomach, while others dragged his mother by her thumbs to a waiting paddy wagon, While this was taking place, the same white youths returned with more white PATRICIA BENNETT people, These were adults, relatives and friends of the gang members, All of these white people joined together in attacking the Bennett Family, right under the watchful eyes of the police, They started hurling hortles and bricks at the Bennetts and then at other Black people from the community that were observiag the police and their aspir- ing young vigilantes. Not only were these white youths attacking the peopt:, they also turned their attack toward the residents’ houses, which were empty because everyone was outside, trying to explain the siruation to the police, They broke most of the windows of the Black people's homes, leaving very few intact, Mrs. Bennett later explained that this was not an iso- lated Incident, that it was just one of the more serious attacks of this type against Black people, their cars and domes by these gruups of young whites in that area, The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Black Panther Party sees clearly that these out-right attacks by racist gangs, sup- Ported by one of that neighborhood's finest turn-outs, the infamous Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Frank **Bozo"’ Rizzo, will not stop by themselves, for they've increased to new levels, And there can be no easy solution. But siace the Bennett Family, along with the residents in this area and throughout the city are calling for a united front of all the people to stop these police-supported attacks on Black people, we know that in unity there can be a solution, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Pennsylvania State Chapter BLACK PANTHER PARTY THE BLACK COMMUNITY OF CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA IS UNITING An incident involving the police and the Black com- munity, which occurred in March of this year, demon- Strates how the people of the Bleck community of Chester, Pennsylvania have refused to be intimidated by the murderous police forces. The following is an account of thar incident as told by the People’s Com- mitree, formed just after the Incident took place by the people of Chester to work in the interests of the people of their community: “On Saturday evening, March 27, 1971, between the hours of 8:30 and 9:00 pm, the Chester Police were summoned to 908 Upland Street to answer a domes- tic complaint, Patrolman Ronald J, Tussie answered the call, Upon his arrival, he saw James Blackwell, age 25, standing in front of 908 Upland Street. With- out asking any questions, Patrolman Tussie ordered James away from the premises. James cuntinually tried to explain that he was waiting for his wife, lona Blackwell, who was Inside the house, but to no avail. Finally, Jumes was grabbed by the police officer and told that he was under arrest. James questioned the officer as to why fe was under arresi and then a strug- gle ensued, “Duriag the struggle, the police officer and James fell to the ground, with the officer attempting to use his nightstick and James trying to prevent him from doing so, Patrolman Tussie lifted James off the ground by his bele and threw him up beside the patrol car, At this time, James found an opportunity to flee. James ran up the alley, which is next to 905 Upland Street, Patrolman Ronald J, Tussie shot James in the back without any warning shot or an order to halt, “The preceding account is a result of an extensive three week ‘Peoples’ investigation. ‘There was no newspaper account of the police shooting until Thursday, April 15, 1971, which was three weeks later. The ONLY reason it received any news coverage then was because James had been released from the hospital on Wednesday, April 14, 1971, and had to be readmitted to Crozer-Chester Medical Center about 1:30 A.M, the following day due to hemorrhaging. (Note: James was in the intensive care unit before he was released and after his readmitiance to CCMC), “Contrary to the account given inthe Delaware County Times, April 15, 1971, 1) the police shooting did not occur on Monday, March 29, 197], burt rather on Saturday, March 27, 1971. 2)Patrolman Tussie did not manage to place James Into the pa- tol car. 3) Patrolman Ronald |. Tussie did not or- der James to halt. After Patrolman Tussie shot James, he ran to James’ side, turned him over, and then, and only then did Patrolman Tussie return to his car and make his eloquent statement over the police radio, ‘I think I shor him," Patrolman Ronald J. Tussie, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL YOU SHOT HIM}..,."’ One of the first moves the People’s Committee made after this was to let thelr demands regarding this tragic incident be known to the local government of- ficials. Below is the text of a letter, dated June 2nd, that the People’s Committee sent to the Mayor of Chester, John Nacrelll: Ronald J. COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE POLICE “We, the People’s Committee are very concerned about the brutality against” black citizens in our com- munity. Police brutality by white and some black po- licemen in Chester has now become a problem of crisis Proportions, “*The Chester police are seen by the majority of black citizens in their communities as the perpetua- tors of violence rather than as the protectors of the peace, Accepting the realities of this fact, the blaok community People's Committee has now decided to turn to itselfand create a meaningful change in the opera- ton of your (our) police department as they now exist. ‘'The slaughter of black community citizens by the Chester police must be stopped. “The recent case of the shooting of james Blackwell is @ specific case that we are bringing to your atten tion. ‘In as much as we know that you are aware of this serious situation, we demand that ‘you inform the citi- zens of Chester as to what action has been taken to al- leviste the same," The people of the Black community of Chester are setting a clearly fine example of how a united com- munity can begin to mové to have control of its po- lice and all other community institutions. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE as THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 8 PEOPLE OF BERKELEY DEMAND CITY COUNCIL AID IN FREE HEALTH SERVICE John Turner of Berkeley Branch, B.P.P., presenting demands On Wednesday, June 23rd, the Black Community of Berkeley (California) turned out in mass at the Berkeley City Council meeting to demand that the Black Panther Party’s Bobby Seale People’s Free Health Clinic receive support for the Free Health programs operating there. Because the newly- elected City Council now consists of three new council members - D’Army Bailey, Ira Simmons and Iona Hancock - who have shown a desire to truly serve the best interests of the community, and with newly-elected Black Mayor Warren Widener, the People are in a strategic position to apply pressure to the institutions which represent them, to demand their To insure our survival, we need de- cent housing, proper medical care, pro- per clothing, jobs, etc. The effective way in which this pressure can be basic needs be met, brought to bear is through a structured, disciplined vehicle or organization in the community, which represents the true interests of the community, The Black Panther Party intends to serve as that community vehicle through which the needs and desires of the People can be met, by advocating and pointing out those needs and desires, so that the community itself can move step by step to be satis- fied until the demand for full freedom will be satisfied. The June 23rd Berkeley City Council meeting was an excellent example of how this can work: The following are excerpts from the presentation made to the Cily Council: “As you probably know, because of in- adequate medical attention, because of from the particular environment from which we came caused the naturally sickled shape of some of our red blood cells to take on negative charac- teristics - eventually developing into a fatal, anemic blood disease, Sickle Cell Anemia, Now the only way to al- leviate this problem, which kills one in every hundred Black people, we must develop the resources which will allow us to conduct an intelligent investi- gation.’’ It was also pointed out there that in addition to the necessity of having the equipment to detect Sickle Cell Anemia, other vital medical equip- ment is required to treat and main- Iva Simmons, Mayor Warren Widener, Iona Hancock and D’Army Bailey the inability to secure adequate medical facilities with services that the people can afford, it was necessary for the Black Panther Party toimplement Free Health clinics to serve that need, Inadequate medical attention is one of the many forms of violence levelled at us by the oppressor, We recognize that in order to survive, we must create insti- tutions in our communities which will insure our survival, Our Free Health Program is one such institution, In order to transform our health insti- tutions to a higher qualitative state of existence, in order that the people be provided with. the best modern tech- nology has to offer, we must have access to that technology - which has been denied us... ‘*We are presently testing and con- ducting research on a disease which was caused by our captivity from the African continent. Removing our race tain the people’s good health and prevent diseases before they begin, For example, there is a need for X-Ray equipment, laboratory equip- ment (such as microscopes), dental equipment, etc, The Berkeley City Council will vote on the people’s proposals very short- ly. We are notifying the entire Ber- keley Community in general, and the Black Community in particular that if everyone comes out to demand thal the Council perform in the desired manner to support the People’s health needs, which can be met at the Bobby Seale People’s Free Health Clinic, we can begin to take control of our community institutions, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Berkeley Branch Black Panther Party THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 9 _BARBEE FIGHTS FOR RIGHTS OF FORMER INMATES The following two comments from Wisconsin State Assemblyman Lloye Barbee further prove his dedication to the righteous struggle of Black and poor people in this country for total Freedom, These particular statements from his office, which we quote below, ave clearly made in the interest of the brothers and sisters who have suffered all the miserable conditions that are part of being incarcerated in America’s prisons and jails, and who, when released, suffer the indignity of a government's lack of compassion and concern for such a person: This week the Assembly Judiciary Committee made a favorable recom- mendation on my proposal to make it possible for a person convicted of a felony to get a license to practice all of the professions in the state, if he has been successfully rehabilitated, Present law indicates that anyone convicted of a felony can lose his license or if he has been convicted of a felony he cannot get a license in the first place, For example, one of the requirements that an individual must meet before being allowed to enter many of Wis- corsin’s restrictively licensed occu-~ pations is that that person be of ‘‘goud moral character,’’ [ am sure that in the eyes of the members of the state’s middle class white orientated examining boards for our licensed professions, a_ felony conviction would not be in keeping with what they consider ‘'good moral character,”’ Ti | "F { " M ii l if ti a i) try Hi ile All thi serving a sentence, parole or proba- tion, and if he isn’t appealing a pending criminal case, The Milwaukee lawmaker explained how the measure would aid job-seeking former criminals, “At the present time, an employer is not likely to hire a man whom he knows has a_criminal record, And if the ex-convict fills out a job application form and doesn’t mention his record, the employer can fire him for filling out a fraudulent form, Thus, he is ineligible for unemployment compen- sation,”’ “If a man’s criminal past is wiped out, he would be under noobligation to Teveal it to an employer and the em- ployer would feel less obliged to seek it or be influenced by it, The current ~ law permitting a man’s criminal re- cord to remain has a bad effect on both the man seeking a job and po- tential employer, By changing the — law, we are making life easier for both parties and society,’’ The Barbee Bill would also apply ‘ to a man’s appearances in court, An This is a violation of the concept individual’s record of convictions and that people who have been convicted of a crime and have ‘served. their sentence have given society its pound of flesh, | hope that the action of the Judi- ciary Committee is an indication that the state of Wisconsin is moving in the direction: of utilizing all the potenti- alities of its inhabitants rather than for- ever damning people for past mistakes, A reformed man is wiser and better than a self-righteous hypocrite. People who have been convicted of felonies and have served their terms should not be penalized in other walks of life, It is certainly time that we take the power of denying anyone the right to enter a profession from the white- middle class puritans’ definition of **good moral character,” A bill that would make it easier for ex-convicts to get jobs has been in- troduced by State Representative Lloyd A, Barbee, The Barbee measure calls for ex- punging (erasing) the criminal record of a person if he hasn’t been arrested for or convicted of a crime for the previous 3-year period, if he isn’t arrests for the period expunged would _ not be admissible in any proceeding, — The person would not have to disclose his expunged criminal record and there would be no penalties for failing to disclose it, “The whole point of the bill is to make sure we do not punish amanmore than once for a crime, Conviction of a former crime should not prevent a man from getting a job or a fair deal in court,”’ Barbee said, Rehabilitation and not vengence is the hallmark ofcriminal justice, Overpunishment of criminals hurts society as a whole, Man should never permanently damn any of his fellowmen, '’ Barbee concluded, 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, When you arrive in the Bay Area - or you can call ahead (415) 465-5047) of time and give us your arrival time and information - please contact our Central Headquarters office and we will | send transportation for you, If possible, come by the Central Headquarters Office and we can take you from there, CONTACT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SAN QUENTIN: Black Panther Party Central Headquarters 1048 Peralta Street Oakland, California ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Black Panther Party Serving The People Body And Soul — Se PROGRESS ![PROGRESS 7m that of the Black Man as a C.LA. agent hich was much more effective than the old, white forwign-intrigue type agents. Scotty was a clean-living, Am-loving guy, respected by everyour who new or didn’t kaow Aim, Me 5 an Amer- ican spy, whose only sive was to . - “stop crime throw t the wiahin edit tanned m vence Of directors of T.V, programs bmow thet government agents - traitors to Biack , Americe’s gduanced tec mology, ue Ever since the emergence % Margen ad le to Black Peopl munities of the world, He wos what volvement tn the affstrs of entire Black mon on the T.V, scree chat was tat acter yee Black People were sv wortd have where a grecter { to portray the most = vople is mot anymore. If their gov- “ “ 2 he < : have had fo portre be Sy jo not tell them One of first Slack = to abbe up to ao “seccessful’’ Black pen -the peable ef thin comtry then t. dirty, fearful people on meat bosses do ell them, ua ¢ irst Black men to appear < peo; ; ent, dirty, fear) f ry And, to prove how true this was, series (NBC) of pe was ill Cos- Wutts certainly did, Black Pe meer images likey in a regular this law ices and words U.S, mass medic, le fo af- then those who were able fo 4 . Cosby himself becam becaus« le no T.¥.'s would not have accepted ; tolerate and-order fy ford . ” , T.¥. allows for a us is any other wey. With the me Oreo, Fe ulak, 53 ers : Fatchit, So the by as “*Scotty’’ in the “I SP Ws he, taan fers Bis he family at the end ofthe § —rochuction of appliances and the glori- arrangers of these progr ya se sth tet al dace Ee to this, Bill Co mmfort to the lonely for those “ry jor their viewers the average Amer- tr Infelligen y) agent; end, ' . fication of television, therv are sankhenter ee few of the 205 million American p ple who are witowched by its message. not only did ie inform for the , , due to his own & people of the Fae IN as . 2 of beautiful stories of Black people t rgon ~ serving the need ican Blac nol of kis p ) as the teller enieres tn wederstanding their en- wirowmest, And ag it has become the Je, but af this oppressive governmunt on mois + broimwcshing and pro government, as a guardian of its lay world who strecl f opp " : sinwoshing and , a 07 No gle agains! oppression fn PET { the Black beoble wi ee Song ane in the ghetto, using kis oun childhood min alt rican people; c e SHOCR People us and U.S, domination, but he was por- memort os ab So this b ful 1 > . semories as ase, So this beautiful ad ; for Black people m serialed T.V, drama trayed as a “humax” sort of spy, Th . os ‘j ‘i te “1 ve” talent and popularity among Blacks srticuler! y sometimes the voles of police an imase Co to portray was ? “ . aly means of mmasicotion was “sed used thes racist : soct y 5 this —] fh 1 r ‘ cess of the Bill Cosby ex uy at, was followed mmaanett {the world, the laziness ‘ris’ portrayal of another in ward everything that does agent ¢ A.) in the fect ES ER OEY npossible’* Series, His rote ~ o Life s similer to Hill fow differences being that he had less "6 fromt) lines to say. In r anda for the f Greg Morris, an extremely handsom Black man, to say very few words he non-sensical escape programa that or, lines, Rarney Greg Morris os even children dislike, Over the past ten os Witte doas Sit fod with the infent of ray Blo thwo the power of the people af : GREG MORRIS Sind world endo es rt “Mission Impossible’ peoples « yv), stop / sé vi “exser + ir ae that the Blocks vw ane sme) roles " d . fuation they their sor per s¢, ttempts %* these cre of ports i olutions so rh nm thet y they know best, the Blac ; 3 ts 2 h “joba’’, ted i of is, f he doesn’! wo the part ‘ m~wiole mut a ‘ ov Nollywood- th ision & ry CLARENCE WILLIAMS U1 Blac’ man to think -a mate “A . The octor is c per- fignity “Mod Squad” traitor to the human righ ‘3 @ son whe would like to give artistic eupression to his epecicl talents, dra- of ali mea, We cannot hate Aorney ” al Life wit ms of the p Witte, therefore, when he goes info ble, a wt hda specie OF ST 7 Africa or Latin America or into the aut : f being able fo #z- Asien communities and destroys a press f. tion, life in the way movement for freedom, The people in he feela U, America ends that the these countries are alwa shown aa fools, while he and the **Mixsion Im Black actor perform in the desired momer, conforming per ularly in posstbl crew clear th T.¥, mediam - & some frumped- headed men, functioning oul of the fesire fo Dem, junt= world-wide ‘freed ot af the ideal of what Wash- pea b episode ington weruid like and expect of Mach ice avd Povple, a Hieck octors hawe spor program ts designed to mobs every Siack man or child wiah to 4 wut against thie type ‘ f treatment, veil o Mack actor jt « working person, victimieed, fhe oll Misch people in America, by iL PiIsnen OA, foectom ox ractam Mannix just like him with little ul, for ._ ” " DON MITCHELL imarica’s tete “Ironside” es we fi ‘ nduatry wish- ROBERT HOOKS “NYPD there ia choice in programa( and ideas), They wont us to believe thet the channel knobs ond dials mean something, that Changing the channal m one really has a selection or choice im what to watch, Lf we look carefully, that station changes have littl the sameness of the ideas, the . There is merely « chowge in location, time aad foce, A change from “Mission im possible” to “Mod Squad”. Clerence ms Gs Mod Sguad’s Lin Hay ABC Series) become hous ality, Pex hove me accustomed o turning on their s at 7:30 on Tuesday nights fo view him Io seriously fro h kis Mod glasses af the crime-ridde world, Linc differs Merris-8ill € cruel, from © Greg victous, He People’s trast in him, in his bocutiful Black machood, fo bring Gem eoen- tual harm, tn the form of crvest ond imprisonment, or death, in some in stances, Biack womar’s shoun using 2 ‘or Aim fo ex- app ’ oF five Mannis the perfect detective, episode, for example, showed Monn: Saving fer and her som from i chutches of another while man. Saving her port: s the wish of the power strecture to ai that detec Neemen, agents, spies and can be “good"’ people, They love ohild- ren too - eves Mock children, We sow in that that this condones the lew on! boss ¢ s, bul ohe has no trouble, therefore, loving him as @ man, Munnis, the All-American Aian, W rel ow discuss 2 on foname, descrid the other CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE -~ THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 12 F.B.I. HANDS In March of this year, files from the Media, Penn- sylvania F,B.1, Office were taken by the Citizen’s Com- mittee to Investigate the F.B.I. This was done in order to let the people see and understand the nature of this country’s madness, fear and lack of understanding of the problems of Black and poor people, and how such mania gives rise to the fascist, gestapo-like activities of J. Edgar Hoover's Federal Bureau of Investigation. Their fear is that the Black and oppressed people in this country in union with the oppressed of the world might topple the overwhelming power of the few ruling elite of the US, and return that power to its rightful Place - In the bands of the masses of people. In an effort to prevent this day of complete liberation for Black People and of all power belonging to the people from ever coming into being, armed troops are sent out to protect, defend and prevent any activity thar could crush the imperialist fortress, from within or without. The F,B.L’s insane involvement with their assigned task must be clearly seen to even be belived, The spying on Black student groups and newspapers because they are considered subversive and violent, and on the whole Black Community, and its organizations, because it is subversive to the maintainence of our oppression, is so intensive and thorough that only the depraved minds of J, Edgar and company could even keep it up. We, therefore, wish to pass the information on to more people so thar everyone can be on guard, aware of the FB.1’s desire to divide us and therefore conquer us, To be aware of the very purposeful viciolsness and violence thar is most of the time covert, undercover and out of sight. 4 They seem to enjoy finding situations where a conflict has arisen, so that they can gain an informant. For in- stance, an argument between a man and his wife working for the people would be a situation that would even be of interest to them. But their lack of understanding of the movement for freedom is one of the many reasons why whey are often inaccurate tn thelr reports. The liberated files pegin with information gathered on the Black Economic Development Conference, This group seems to upset them because of the money that flows through the hands of Black people, even though it is re- latively little, especially in comparison with what they he pigs) protect. Even more upsetting to them is the fact that checks were cashed which they claim were used for ‘personal’ reasons. On a page marked ‘‘Leads: The Bell Telephone Company’’, we can see one concrete way in which the telephone company is part of the whole spy operation. They verified whether or not the two men In question in connection with the use of the funds of the B.E.D.C, were the same. They also note that they would continue to monitor the bank account, all of which receipts the F.B.L also had on file. Another section of the files deals with the Black Panther PROGRESS! CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE grams that are directed at the Black community for the purpose of keeping us quiet, but they are all just vari- ations on atheme, For instance, Robert Hooks’ role in “N.Y.P.D.”’ (New York Police Department); and Don Mitchell's place on “Ironside ’”, One is a detec- tive; the other is the right hand man and best friend to a crippled, white pig. It is not hard to see that with the country in turmoil within and without, the T.V. networks, as the main organ of propaganda for the U.S, government, fearing the rising up of the masses of Black and poor and other people of color, are used like every other wea- pon, including guns, used against us to stifle the natural rebellion and anger in the People, especially the Black Peo- ple of the U.S, They attempt to pacify PROGRESS? FILES IN THE — OF THE Party; and, because these files came from a Pennsylvania F.B.1. office, they contain information on the Philadelphia Branch of the Party. Here the F.8.1, seems to be at its best. A great deal of these reports are gotten through tape recordings of telephone conversations, The compiled in- formation ranges from who is in charge of the Breakfast Program-Liberation School to when a sister's baby is due to be born. After the Philadelphia conversations were listed, con- versations between Chicago and Philadelphia were mon- itored, They concerned a truck used to transport food to the Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention, and how many reams of mimeograph paper were in stock. This shows that even though there was no conversation that us, to fool us with their images and symbols of good and bad, Black artists deserve the right to ex- press their art in the way in which they see fit, Qur people with such skills should not be stifled in their expres- sion, but should be free to play only those roles which they desire, We know the difficulty of getting such work and trying to eat and have a place tosleep. And we support the struggle that our Black artists have been waging to gain such freedom of expression, But we never liked Stepin’ Fetchit, and we don’t like him now, with his well-educated voice and language and his fancy clothes, He’s still a dis- grace to Black People, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE PEOPLE — could be interpreted by them as subversive, they did not hesitate to tap the lines, and did not give up. They made — themselves believe that information about trucks and paper and babies and schools was a threat to their “‘internal security"’. Part three of the Media Files deals with racial Infor- mants from the ‘ghetto’. This is the portion of the files which shows the calculating scheming of the forces of law and order to spy on and keep in check the entire Black Community. They send in an agent, have the agent file eligible informants names, have them both work together to destroy unity in the community. In a memo: dated: February 26, 1968 which that head- — quarters of the F.B,1, sent out to all their agents in the | area, agents were ordered rhat “‘It is essential that this — office develop a large number of additional racial infor- mants and exploit their potential during the months ahead. (suggested are) individuals, white and black, who live and/ or work in ghetto type areas and are in a position to advise of activities, rumors, tensions, etc, in those ghettos.” Thar same memo went on to say that the best sources for ghetto informants are F.6,1, employees’ friends, “ +.em= ployees and owners of businesses in ghetto areas which might include taverns, Uquor stores, drugstores, pawn — shops, gun shops, barber shops, janitors of apartment buildings, ete, The Bureau also suggests contacts with — persons who frequently visit ghetto areas on a regular basis such as taxi drivers, salesmen and distributorsof — newspapers, tood and beverages. Installment collectors — might also be considered in this regard.’’ All this infor- mation was to be turned In to SA (we assume this means Special Agent) Edward Cole. Also mentioned here were the areas in the Black com- munity in Philadelphia Listed for watching: “South Philadelphia - South Street...; West Philadelphia - Lan- caster Ave., 52nd St., 60th St., Mantua, Powelron Village..; North Philadelphia - Columbia Ave., Susquehanna Ave., Germantown Ave, east of Broad, Germantown, Strawberry Mansion.’ And there were Lsted the “‘logical meeting places where ghetto informants might be sent in order to gather information for thie officer Black Houne, 738. «West Columbia Avenue,..3 CORE, 2229 North Broad Street? SCLC, 2511 Girard, Second Floor...; The Black ‘Coalition, 5318 Chestnut Street; The Ghetto ‘Training Center, 44] — South Street; Church of the Advocate, 18th and Diamond — (Rev. PAUL WASHINGTON)..; The New World Book Fair; Harle’s Book Store.,.; Community Book Store,..; North Philadelphia - Green’s Cafe..., Whimpy'’s Cafe,.., Tap- room located on the Southwest Corner of 2%h and West- moreland, A luncheonette located on the west side of Germantown Avenue just south of High Street; West Phila- delphia - Gus Silk’s Bar..., Nixon Theater..., Foo Foo's Cafe..., Taproom located on the Northwest corner of 45th and Parrish; South Philadelphia - Settlement House.,, The bars and luncheonettes located on South Street from 13th to Mth Streets.” This memo concluded, ‘The Bureau has also Instructed that we immediately ascertain among all — Negro informants, including ghetto informants, which in- formants are planning to enter college this fall and would be in a position to infilrrate black power groups on cam- puses..."" These names were to be given to SA Terence D, Dinam, Their plan Is vicious, yet what they fall to do is to understand that all of their speculation about Black People is just that, The last thing they were told to find out about was what F colleges or universities young Black people planned to at- | tend In Pennsylvania, In a memo dated November 4, 1970, the local director orders his agents to get information| x on “',.. ‘Black Student Unions (GSU) and similar groups |. which are targets for influence and contro] by viclence= prone Black Panther Party (GPP) and other extremists. The distribution of the BPP newspaper on college cam S, puses and speakers of the BPP and other black ext are targets of extremists.,.Effective BSU's and similar organizations organized to project he Be investigation, are to be subjects of discreet, prelin inquiries,..’" this goverament, instead of the people, might prove useful, Gue then’ the FEL du-ab things important arm of this goverument, which has been ur nab! like all other pig organizations, to fool the people inti believing that it protects and serves, We will unite our community right under thelr watchful eyes and noses to move for total freedom and liberation, Z ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 13 UTALITY UPWARD POLICE B SURGING There were no weapons in this house - There was a small Black child Throughout the U,S., the police forces have been increas- ingly mounting attacks against the Black and poor com- munities, Ever since the days when Black and other poor people of color came to this country. the forces of law and order from slaveowner to slaveowner have tried to control the People by physical force and mental harass- ment, The list of those waiting to collect on damage done to. their: humanity {* gerring louger aml longer: P (OS ANGELES...On May 27, 1971, the Los Angeles Pol- ice Department, with no regard for human lives or per- sonal property, pulled a typical gestapo-type raid on the home of Mr. and Mrs. John King, at 12812 Montford Street, Pacoima {a suburb of Los Angeles), California, Initially the fascists were reportedly looking for two Black Brothers who neither lived there nor had been seen there. Realizing their own stupid mistake, the pigs changed their reason for the rald and claimed they were looking for wea- pons - which were never found, Mr. and Mrs, King were not at home at the time of the incident. The pigs first blocked off the street and then pro- ceeded to carry out their fascist mission of search and GiSroy. The tactics used on the people inside the house were done to terrorize, Guns were drawn; a shot-gun was PR tothe head of Gennie King, the six-year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. King. After ransacking the entire house, the pigs left only to deal another blow to the King family, They went to the nearby Wash house, around the corner, where Mr. and Mrs, King’ Were washing the family clothes. Mr. King, who had n@Wdea of whar had happened in his home, was brutally bélten and handcuffed. The pigs kicked Mrs. King to the POR where she had to receive medical attention. » Tb dnjustice that befell the King family at the hands a of the pigs (5 just one in many injustices that occur con- pst throughout the Black communities of the U.S, ~~ SEATILE,., Another Instance of harassmem occurred on > trday. May 30, 1971, between and one-thirty in b@Meening, Officers»Stephen Faye and Roy Gleason, of Police Department, attempted to conduct a nideighe fald on a Seattle residence, Officer Gleason was h4 fier Spotted peeping in the windows of that house, y ‘“Mlizing thar his partner had been spotted and might be litaken for a voyeur (‘peeping tom’’), officer Faye ap- TWighed the house and knocked on the door. Officer Faye of “ted the Sister, Gladys Muirhead, who opened the door s | Mabere Wagner was ‘‘at home’’,Gladys Muirhead inform~ 1, 3 Rem thar Robert Wagner did not live there and that he , “ENO there at that time. Pig Faye, operating completely UGE the very jaw tic alleges to enforce, then asked if wr Rerson Sitting at the table inside the house were Robert 0 “GRE. Gladys again repeated that Wagner was not there, Fo that certainly could not be him at her table. Then, iG noth ing left to do, no more subtle fascist moves to . Faye and Gleason attempted to actually force their 'Yitto the house. 7 oO e@i a = S They were clearly told that they were not welcome in that house, and that they could not come in without a warrant, But only after Gladys Muirhead struggled with them a while, repeating her requests for them to leave, did these pigs finally leave, At no time would they nor did they state te nature of their visit. And although they re- fused to produce a search or arrest warrant, they did state that they did not need one, Faye and Gleason sald that they only wanted to talk to Robert Wagrer. Sut upon leaving, they threatened to return with some kind of war- rant for the arrest of all residents of 723 South Homer Street. Repeated attempts to file 4 complaint through regular channels have been unsuccessful. OAKLAND,,,On June 9,1971, Rudolph Ray and 4 few of his friends were standing and talking to one another on the corner of 53rd and Gaskill Streets talking, a police car pulled up in front of the Brothers and two pigs jumped out, snatched Rudolph co the side and began searching him. After searching him and find- ing no weapon or other “criminal material’’, they offered the feeble excuse that there had been some shooting going on in that area, and that they were checking him as 4 pos- sible suspect, They never mentioned when or where the shooting occurred or who was Supposed to have been shot. Rudolpli was then put into a paddy wagon and taken to the While they were Alameda County Jalil, agaln searched and finally finger- printed. He was never booked or charged with any specific violation of the law. After more Interrogation, he was pushed against a cell and the cell door was slammed on his thumb; tn fact, they broke his thumb: He was then forc- ed into a small cell, receiving no medical attention. The next morning, he was taken to court for a ‘‘traffic ticket’’. An old traffic violation had been dug up by the pigs as their excuse for Rudolph’s arrest. He was released from traffic court on his own recognizance and told by the judge that he would have to appear in another court for the incident that had happened the night before. However, when the pigs took him out of traffic court, they instead stripped him of his clothes and put him into a solitary Rudolph Ray and family confinement cell, At about 2:30 am, they came back and gave him his clothes and property, releasing him com- pletely. without any further explanation. These three examples of unnecessary physical and men- tal harassment show the need of the oppressor to display his strength through force, The only way we can curtail these Invasions upon our human rights is fo curtail the forces of law and order; the only way we can curtai) the forces of law and order {s to control our communities, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Vv THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 14 AND THEY WOULD VIOLATE THEIR LAWS TO CONVICT RANDY The American judicial system has al- ways been a ready and willing tool in this fascist Empire’s genocidal plot against Black People. Because of this racist, bureaucratic system, legal lyn- ching, political frame-ups, trials by racist juries of non-peers, fascist rail- roads have become the order of the day for Black People, who are forced to stand trial for our very existence and survival within this society, The at- tempted legal lynching of Ruchell Ma- gee by the Marin County courts through their repeated appointment of court- hired lawyers rather than allowing him his legal right to the attorney of his choice is merely one such example, (Magee was railroaded to San Quentin in 1965, when such a court-appointed attorney pled him guilty over his pro- tests and his own plea of Not Guilty.) And, the recent trial of David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, in which a jury of non-peers - not one Black person on the jury - convicted him on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, even though there was no evidence that he even had a weapon, This is another example of the type of ‘‘justice’’ Black people face daily in the American courts, Randy Williams, a twenty-eight year old father of seven, Viet Nam veteran and dedicated member of the Black Panther Party, is awaiting trial on charges of attempted murder and as- sault with a deadly weapon upon Oak- land (California) pigs who viciously attacked and kidnapped him on the night af April 17, 1970. Since his incarceration in April of 1970, Randy has encountered a long train of abuses and judicial treachery, all designed to railroad him to prison forever. The first tactic employed was the attempt to slander and defame Randy’s character through the press, which portrayed him as a vicious killer and a threat to the community, State- ments from various officials in the Oakland Police Department and so- called reliable sources called attention to Randy’s Service Record to this fas- cist country in the 101st Airborne Di- vision of the U.S, Army as proof of his expertise with weapons, justifying their statement that he was the ‘‘weapons procurex and gun smith’’ of the Black Panther Party, Because he left their mercernary armed forces of the U.S., because he refused to be Black cannon fodder in their unjust wars, they say that Randy is a vicious killer, And fur- ther, some of these same *tyeliable sources’’ have even placed Randy at the scenes of all the unsolved attacks on pigs and pig stations in the California Bay Area, including an incident that oc- curred as recently as March, 1971, Randy has been in their jail since April of 1970. When attempts were made to bail Randy out of jail in October of 1970, his rights were blatantly violated, That is, Randy’s original exhorbitant bail of $150,000, had been generously yeduced to $75,000, at a bail reduction hearing in August of 1970. In spite of this tactic, the People managed to raise the money. On October 20th of that year, Randy’s wife, Mary, and an attorney attempted to post his bail. They had bonds valued at $81,725., which is $6,725, over the required ransom, They obtained acourt order from Judge Raymond Staats of Alameda County, directing that the Court Clerk accept the bonds at full value as payment for Randy’s bail. The order was presented to the Court Clerk, and Mary and the attorney were given a Cashier’s Receipt, indicating that bail had been paid and posted, The attorney and Mrs, Williams pre- sented this Cashier’s Receipt to the Alameda County Sheriffs Department, which was holding Randy. The Sheriffs Department refused to accept the receipt, saying that they wanted to see a certified copy of the judge’s court order before they would accept their own receipt. While Randy’s wife and attorney went to get another certified copy of the court order, the Sheriffs Department quickly called the District Attorney, who quickly called Judge Staats to remind him of who Randy was - a member of the Black Panther Party. And to find out whether he yeally meant to release Randy. So naturally the judge refused to release Randy. The whole question they said was that bail was being paid in the form of California State government bonds. The face value of these bonds was, as we stated above, over the amount required, However, they had not ma- tured. No where in the California legal codes does it stipulate that bonds must be at full maturity before they can be acceptable for bail payments. Their law does state, however, that bonds may be used for bail, to be given credit for the amount shown on the face of the bond, RANDY WILLIAMS Racist Judge Staats had nerve enough ta say that although the law was clear, tha is, that he should accept the bonds, that he would not accept them because challenged the constitutionality of t law, He said that he would use Randy's case to question this law, It was a violation of Randy's £tz Amendment Rights to have such a hig and unreasonable bail set in the firs place. Secondly, the requirement of ¢ court order to accept the bail amount was illegal, because there is no law 0 legal procedure that says in order fo bail to be posted, one must obtain court order. But the pig’s refusal t accept bail at all, once it had bee yaised, was the most flagrant viole tion of their law, let alone Rand y” rights. r Because of the political nature a the charges against Randy, it was illega virtually impossible to obtain a law yer for him, who was willing to hanat the case for the entire duration of whe will be a very long and difficult at tempted legal railroad, An attorney ha finally, just recently, been ob ainé Randy Williams now sits in the Ala meda County Jail awaiting trial. H has been there now for more than year, supposedly being considered im nocent until proven guilty, On Julg 6th, in Department 7 of the Alameag County Court, at 9:15 am, the fingS stage of the attempt to railroad Randy Williams will begin, We urge the peopl in the community, Randy’s friends anj peers to be at the hearing to show yot y support, Or, you’ might be called f@ jury duty to give him concrete supporé ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! i i a i i i i i i 3 | i * ode : in “ . ™ — 4 i a * : th oo oe aM, i = ~ Ww > i >. 5 S, ‘ ; io 5 = » > 4 & : * —s . iad 3 re 0 ‘-_ : > SOS BO AS I OB aE ES SB SB ES SS BS I a EC FE a NS OS ea PS a ea Be wos os oa esc ea eh jl , ESE PS SSL ESL LS EE EME SSS SE I OL I SPE EM SS EI SS SOS EL EO EOL NSN I NES EON ES SOL WO ON ES Bae Hea ee eet FTHERE 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, HAS BEGUN: ie COME EVERYDAY 10: 9:15 AM ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE DEPARTMENT 3 TWELFTH AND FALLON STREETS SIXTH FLOOR OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA COURT OF JUDGE HOVE THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 16 VISITING NO PRIVILEGE On June 2nd, the brother of Brad Lilley of the High Point Four (North Carolina), Gary Lilley, a member of the Winston-Salem Branch of the Black Panther Party, went to visit Brad in jail, Gary received the usual harass- ment that members of political prison- ers’ families receive when visiting, During the visit, Brad began to tell his brother of some of the treatment/ soap and toilet paper, They have been served food that was uneatable. And their mail has been constantly delayed or ‘‘lost’’, And up until recently, even their mothers were denied the right to visit them, And they had no ability to give the word to the outside, So that finally, when visiting privileges wereestablished, the brothers had much to tell their families and friends, =) High Point City Jail. He spoke out boldy of all the injustices being per-— petrated behind those walls, Because ~ they know what happens when the peo~ ple hear the’ truth, the officials of the jail, demonstrating their real lack of concern for the rights of any Black or oppressed person (for itis the Black and poor who fill the jails and prisons of this country), cut off all visiting ‘ ; a ”? >. Lilley Medley Jennings Dewitt mis-treatment that the pigs have been giving to the High Point Four and the other inmates at High Point City Jail. Br&d Lilley, and the rest of the High Point Four, had been arrested on Feb- ruary 10, 1971, when the High Point Police Department staged a vicious attack on the Black Community Infor- mation Center there, As a result of this vicious attack, one comrade was wounded and four comrades were ar- rested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder (on attacking police of- . ficers), Bond was set for them at $60,000, each, This trumped-up charge was eventually changed and the bond lowered to $15,000, for the false charge of Assault with the Intent to Kill, These comrades, Larry Medley, 16; Randy Jennings, 17; George Dewitt, 17; and Brad Lilley, 19 haye been incar- cerated since that time, awaiting trial, These comrades have been the vic- tims of a display of fascism that can only be found in the maximum pri- sons and jails of America, They have been put into solitary confinement, where they sleep on damp cement .. floors; they have been put into iso- lation, where roaches cover them at night; they have begn put into the tank (the hole), where the pigs allow the water in the so-called toilet facility to flow up through the hole within the cells, When these brothers refused to accept a court-appointed lawyer, the pigs again put them into solitary con- finement. They have been denied can- teen services and such necessities as This is why Gary Lilley had to see his brother so that someone could get help to them, Because they knew that the exchange that took place between these two bro- thers might expose their vicious ac- tivities, the pigs attempted to cut short the visiting hours, ordering Brad to return to his cell, and, Gary to leave the building, Both refused to adhere to this ‘‘order’’; their visit had only been five minutes at that point, They knew that they were well within their rights to continue visiting, since the allotted visiting time is much more than five minutes, At this point, both of the bro- thers demanded these rights, protest- ing this violation and reminding these pigs of the overall inhuman conditions and treatment under which all the in- mates suffer there at High Point City Jail. Because they merely spoke out against such conditions, both Brad, supposedly the inmate, and Gary, sup- posedly the visitor, were immediately attacked by guards, They both naturally defended themselves, All this was going onin full view of several other people waiting for visits with their lovedones imprisoned there, Brad was immediately taken back to solitary confinement, But, before Gary was forced to leave that day, he let everyone there who hadn’t seen the brutal incident for themselves know what had happened and generally what was happening to the inmates of the privileges for that entire day, And Gary was finally forcefully removed from the jail premises, That there is a struggle in the streets as well as within the prisons is ob- — vious, The pigs no longer attempt to hide the barbarous treatment or the inhuman living conditions of prisoners, ~ They no longer bother to hold up a cordial facade to prisoners’ families — when they visit their relatives, They will issue just as much of their bru- tality to the families and friends of political prisoners, particularly, a5 to © the prisoners themselvés, For they recognize the ever-strengthening bond between those inthe maximum security — prisons and the social prisons of the community, And they see anyone from within or without ‘who is capable and willing to expose them as a threat to their security. But, they cannot and will not break the bond between nor ~ crush the spirit of the political pri- soners and the community, We will simply work that much harder to Free - the High Point Four and the People, — ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE North Carolina Chapter BLACK PANTHER PARTY . , ; Contributions to aid/in the legal fight | to free the High Point Four may be — sent to: The High, Point Four’Legal Defense Fund, P,O, Box 2019, Winston-— Salem, North a —_ + ; / ; The Slack Community of the war. The people took e of the old moved; the Clry of _ Philadelphia,.the..city.gainst the city becai ree we wear of the colo- car that couldn't t nial government after the first Europeans came here and organ- ized their government on the land of the Native Americans (indians), where Betsy Ross made their flag and where the Constitution of all Sorts s filled with dea 5 an z Ss; dirtand lying every- The people have asked the city action 4- rat the U.S, was created, the Black Community here seems to have become the dumping ground for all the rubbish of the entire city And the city government has re- fused to do anything about the fil- thy streets but participate in keeping them that way But the Black people of Phila- delphia, with the support of the Black Panther Party's Pennsyl- vania Chapter, has declared a war on trash, Starting on June 17th @971), the Black people of the North Philadelphia community, on 25th and Ridge Ave. around Mont- gomery Ave., moved on the trash many times to move the old cars and trucks filled with trash and to do something with the old, run- down abandoned houses on many of the Black community streets. Af- ter approximately six months of calling City Hall about alleviation of me wretched conditions tie com- munity got together, realizing they could not get any action from the city officials. They pulled one of the old cars into the street along with the trash-filled trucks and turned them over in the middle of the street (which is one of the main strips in North Philadelphia), blocking all traffic between 23rd and Ridge Ave., 25th and Ridge THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 17 We will continue the War on Trash and Montgomery Avenues. The ple turned over all the trash right into the street, blocking traffic until the trash was cleared away, The concerned Black people of neo- peo that community, also along with the Black Panther Party, then began staying in the streets day and night. This began on Monday, June 2lst. The people again blocked off the strects - 23rd and Ridge to 23rd, and Columbia Ave. to 24th Street, No traffic was allowed to pass un- til the demands of the community war on trash, ‘ t the old cars were ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE towed from the streets, until the of trash were taken off the streets of the Black community. Pemsylvania State Chapter We have slept in the streets for Black Panther Party several nights now, blocking traffic morning to night. We will continue to stop traffic until our streets have traffic lights and our children are safe, and thetrash and old cars and trucks are out of our NOTE: A petition is being cir- culated throughout the Black com- munity of Philadelphia. A signa- ture will demonstrate your sup- port and desire to help clean up the streets of our community, We will continue .the a BLACK SERVICEMAN'S CAUCUS MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS The Black Serviceman's Caucus is an organization of active duty GI's who are committed to responding Progressively to the cries of our people for total Ubera~ tlon and freedom, We recognize that our struggle {s only a part of a larger struggle for liberation that is taking place in the communities of our brothers and sisters, but we feel ft to be a very important part because of the role that the military has played in suppressing the peo- ple in the streets of our communities and campuses. We are determined and committed to playing our Part in the elimination of this racist, capitalist so- Clety that has enslaved our people for 400 years, We have been silent, but no longer! We can not and Will not endorse, support and fight for a system that Maintains the oppression of Black and all oppressed People through out the world! We realize that we can expect attacks to be made against the people's just struggle and those who fight for justice and peace for all people and it's with this realization that we make our commitment to the peo- ple’s struggle. We here express our solidarity and offer our bodies and souls to the liberation of our people, DEMANDS: 1. End to the exploitation and oppression of our bro- thers and sisters in the community, 2, End to all rules and regulations that prohibit Black Serviceman from engaging in the struggle for Ubera- tion in their communities. 3. A Black Studies and Cultural center that will serve us as a club that can be representative of our culture and heritage. 4. The end of the use of the military In the streets and on the campuses of the U.S, 5S. We demand that dishonorably discharging Indivi- duals from the Armed Services be prohibited. 6. We demand the right to have and to pass on to our brothers material relevant to our culture, heritage and present situation. 7, We demand that the base library provide Lrerature on our “TRUE” heritage and culture. 8. We demand that our brothers and sisters In the mili- vary be wried by a4 jury of their own peers. 9. We demand fair representation. 10, We accuse the military system of the United States to be racist and a tool of the racist power structure that is attempting to destroy and ‘suppress the cries of Black people and all oppressed people throughout the world--this must end, WE ARE UNITED, WE ARE STRONG AND DETER- MINED TO BRING ABOUT AN END TO YOUR REIGN OF TERROR; FOR OUR CHILDREN’S SAKE LIBERA- TION WILL BE OURS! Black Serviceman’s Caucus Long Beach, Calif, THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 18 BLACK WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS HELP YOUR COMMUNITY Use your skills to the benefit of the Black Community by spreading the information that will help everyone in our com- munities. What’s happening in your Community can be heard ~ around the world, The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service is asking that you submit news articles or informative essays to our paper for publishing. Help the voice of the people be heard throughout the land, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE THE TIEN POINT PLATFORM, , AND PROGRAM OF THE BLACK PANTHER Pani PIKE ALT~ THINGS, “DOES NOT STAND OUTSIDE OF DIALECTICS. WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THE WORDS WRITTEN IN 1966 DO NOT FULEY . REFLECT THE NEEDS AND DpAIRES “OF “OUR. PEOPLE IN 1971. THEREFORE, THE PLATFORM AND - PROGRAM HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM OUR PAPER, UNTIL SUCH TIME WHEN WORDS CAN’ BE ARRANGED AND ORGANIZED INTO A PROGRAM AND PLATFORM ~~ WHICH MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTS AND DEFINES THE PRESENT NEEDS AND DESIRES OF OUR ~ PEOPLE. PX THE BLACK PANTHER LO) seater wre NEWS SERVICE 25 RCA] _| SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL The line div Jains by the progressive people from the ma achinery of oppression is widening 4: a people begin to realize thar there can no lon oe er = a middie of the of the world; howe s the clos atlo been question az be for re zie the treatment of min ority peo ones Bier this: society, the real role of the ‘police’ and the pregs in this commu We found that we as citizens of this country were being.kept duped by the government and misinformed by the mass yess The Black Pamher Vee has been organized to serv of nd to gies care a ‘and politicize che the people « vt Black community masses of Bla ck fe? ole oi ut ts hs Pamher Ps ole Ss alizes that “ can only t t rity oppres: _ d th pibeaie hiss of ae yes i cpl. c ste news and perl nd op and the world that are dealt. e 4 The Black Panther Intercommunal News| — Service was created to present factual, reliable} — information to the people, b Black Panther -Intercommunal -Nows Service mais i: Form Enter my subscription Dom for (check box, giucaintions 3 MONTHS. (13 ISSUES) $2.50 Foreign Subscriptions $9.00 $5.00 $7.50 ‘) $12.00 — . ADDRESS CITY STATE/2'P @ PLEASE MAIL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO COUNTRY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BLACK PANTHER PARTY, Box 2967, Custom House, San Francisco, CA 94126 m= CHARM TRAVEL SERVICE ——— APPROVED, BONDED AGENTS AIR, STEAMSHIP, SERVING THE BLACK COMMUNITY RAIL, BUS, TOURS, CRUISES, HOTELS WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS 510 SEVENTEENTH STREET oe ee OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (415) 893-2471 Owned and Operated by Ambrosia and Hillarie Jones Our Motto is: “TRY US FIRST BECAUSE WE'RE BLACK AND SECOND, BECAUSE WE DID A GOOD JOB.” e 4 Jeo De iby ay THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PAGE 19 FIGHT SICKLE CELL ANEMIA we is kidiedd a Na ‘ - , € ~ . 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 ~~ Mt “Hl DAVID HILLIARD RAILROADED TO PRISON \ There were no Black People on the jury in the case of David Hilliard, although 357 of the Oakland Community is Black.