Vol. 1, No. 4

. THE gg BLACK PANTHER 25 CENTS | Soo ©. Black Community News Service JULY 3, 1967 Number 4 P.O. BOX 8641 EMERYVILLE BRANCH OAKLAND CALIF., 94606 by Executive Mandate N0.2 STOKELY CARMICHAEL; THE man who stood before the world and pledged that he would rather go to prison than be drafted has finally been drafted! Stokely is on record as saying "Hell No! We won't go:" It takes great courage to stand up before the most powerful and corrupt reg- ime ever known to history and refuse to be impressed into the roll of a hired killer for the International Public Enemy Number One. It is even more remarkable to find a man who is willing to step for- ward and be counted while the overwhelm- ing majority of the other people submited blindly and unquestioningly to insane edicts vomited up by the rotten power structure, When Stokely first took his stand against the draft, he was virtually the only internationally known Afro-Anerican leader to do so. tLronically enough, now that other prominent Afro-Americans, like fl | iil Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, and Redd » have fallen in behind hin, Stokely has been served with a draft no- tice. continued on p. 6,7 CARL DOWELL, A HARDCORE BLACK PANTHER, STANDS POINT AT A BLACK PANTHER RALLY N. RICHMOND fA The people of North Richeond have the spirit of re- volution. They are tired of the intolerable and in live. conditions under which they are forced to sick and tired of being poor ar Craseroot elements f the Black Com } h Richmond have united with che Self Defense ia beginning the peor Page 2 JULY 3, 1967 THE BLACK PANTHER Merritt College Reluses Opportunity 10 Keep Promise 10 Black Students MERRITT COLLEGE RACISM OAKLAND CALIFORNIA Black Brothers and Sisters: Merrit Col- lege and the President of Merritt College have lied to the Black Students. Actions on the part of the College in the past two weeks have implied that the attitude of the Presi- dent of Merritt College is the "Black Comn- unity can go to hell". We feel that the white dogs have at last been flushed out of their liberal camouflage by a Black Brother who forced them to match their words with deeds Now dig this, the Brother was so uptight and 80 qualified that some white professors at Merritt College asked the Brother to apply for the job of Dean of Student Personnel and Comn- unity Services. We interviewed Brother Sylvester Hodges who was the only blood on the committee that screened the job applicants and he said, “Walton's oral and written presentation was beautiful! That cat cooked! His written pre- sentation was so detailed, thorough and com- plete that many of the questions we were ask- ing the White applicants were answered by Walton's paper before he came in the room to _ interview with us in person. I was proud of ‘the confident and articulate manner in which he answered the many questions fired at him in the interview. I personally feel that he was the best candidate for the position and that he was more than qualified for the pos- SLGLOn" aie When our reporter asked Brother Hodges how he thought the Black Community would react when the incident was reported, he re- “plied, "The Black Community will never for- give them for this and will feel that the administration has been lying all along. ‘Actions speak louder than words, and their actions say that they are not going to put a alified Black person who represents the views of Black People in a Dean level admin- _ istrative position. No matter what whites Say, Black people can only go on what whites 5 Go and they have done us wrong". The Black Panther says that the College and its President have lied; in the past Black Students demands for Black adminis- trators were always met with the same tired, old, white-assed phrase, “We will bend over backwards to find and hire a qualified Black person if any administrative vacancies occur, but we have such a difficult time finding qualified ‘minority' persons who are willing to come to Merritt College on the salaries that we pay.” i iol Potrero Will Battle Reinforced By THE BLACK PANTHERS tight circle around them there are white famifies in decent, neat, middle By: Earl Anthony The Black Panther Party for Self Defense has moved into the Potrero Hill (San Sisters have been forced to Francisco) community to live with rats, that are help bring the white racist as big as cats, and that dog power structure to its' have the audacity, as the knees. It is coming to the story goes, to play with assistance of the brave and the black children as if courageous black brothers they were thelr inherited and sisters of the Potrero pets. They have been for- H411 community, who have ced into the dehumanizing raged a long and intense position of being unable to battle against the racist gain employment, while in bloodsuckers who parasite the outer circle around off their community. their community lie many Black brothers and the factories, industries, giaters of Potrero Hill have and vita! productive resot- been forced to live in br« reea that provide the life ken down, rundown Worl Il housing, which in unfit nower atru f for any human--while in a War blood for the white raci ture f San Francisco, The white Class housing--Brothers an¢ BROTHER SID WALTON, COUNSELOR AT MERRITT COLLEGE APPLIED FOR POSITION AT THE COLLEGE AS DEAN OF STUD- ENT PERSONNEL. HE WAS REJECTED BECAUSE HE IS BLACK, The Black Panther interviewed Brother Sid Walton, a counselor at Merritt College, and asked him for a statement. He presented this newspaper with the following copy of his pre- sentation to the screening committee: TO: Committee for screening of applicants for the position of Dean of Students Person- nel Services and Community Relations FROM: Sid Walton SUBJECT: Factors to consider concerning my appli- cation. DATE: June 21, 1967 The first point to which I would like to address myself is that of qualifications Continued To Page 5 racist blood suckers come into Potrero Hill everyday to steal the resources for their own fat bellies, while unemployment is rampant in the area Sisters: Because of intolerable these in- tt is our duty to humane and conditions there have been back up our men in the many confrontations between [struggle against the rac- white racists and their ist power structure. [It power machinery, and the is not necessary to carry brothers and siater of a gun or to fight along & $ Potrero within the last fev side them against the The Potre Community Action Com (CAC) has been er month racist dogs when they ec to battle, but it is let are his we out gaged i ’ most important to him that YOu vehind hd in sustained | know ous man, and pirit and ind the most imporlcant thing who Live n publts using, to a revolutionary soldier A woman can make her man, a letter To You Brothers ¢ Sisters This is a personal letter to all Black Bro- thers Sisters. I want to ‘pull your coat’ to a beautiful organizca- tion, that is doing a very beautiful thing for Black trothers and Sisters in their revolutionary strug- gle against white racism and oppression nationally and internationally. Black Brothers and Sisters, we are fighting a formidable foe when we talk about fighting this American honky. But he can be beaten, and he will be beaten, and revolution- ary changes made in his system. His imperialistic and colonialistic system is crumbling around the world. He can not fight. non-white brothers all around the world, and fight Black Brothers and Sisters in his own backyard. Now Black Brothers and Sisters, I have been in many organizations which have been dedicated to the struggle against racism and exploitation in this country. However, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense is different from any other organization of which I have personal knowledge. It is an organ- zation that brings the struggle to the highest level of consciousness. is an organization armed with revolutionary arns and tactics--which is equipped to smash this hon- ky by any means necessary. Other Black Brothers and Sisters see this! I was at our rally in North Rich- mond, and for the first time I saw Black Brothers and Sisters from the com- unity, from the people, see something that they could dig---be a part of-—- and know was for the right thing. That's the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Can you dig it! and very It Yours in Black Unity, kml Earl Anthony THE REVOLUTION or break hin. There are various things that the woman in the back ground can do to help the revolutionary Struggle; there are papers to sebl, donitions to collect for GUNS; there is a lot of secretarial work that must be done in order to keep the SLACK PANTHER newspaper rolling so that the black communtt, may be aware of the man's every move. KE MUST SUP- PORT OUR MEN. We are their backbone. Yours in Gunes for waity IN DEFENSE OF SELFDEFENSE HUEY P, NEWTON Historically the power structure has demanded that Black leaders cater to their de- sires and to the ends of the imperialistic racism of Oppressor. The power structure has endorsed those black leaders © have redused themselves to mothing more than apologizing parrots. They have divided the so-called black leaders vithin the political arena. The opp- ressors' sponsor radio programs, gives space in its racist news- apers, and have shown them the luxury only enjoyed by the opp- ressor. The black leaders serve the oppressor by purposely keep- ing the people submissive and assive —-- non-violent. At any moment that these so-called black leaders respond to the cries of the suffering and downtrodden, unemployed and welfare receip- fents who hunger for liberation oY any means necessary. Historically there have been a few black men who have rejected the handouts of the oppressor and have refused to spread the oppressor's treach- erous principles of deceit, gradual indoctrination and brain- washing, and who have refused to indulge in the criminal activity the + a peas ~ WHAT WE WANT NOW! WHAT WE WANT 1. WE WANT FREEDOM. WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK COMMUNITY. 2. WE WANT FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR PEOPLE. 3. WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE WHITE MAN OF OUR BLACK COMM- UNITY. 4. WE WANT DECENT HOUSING, FIT FOR SHELTER OF HUMAN BEINGS. 5. WE WANT EDUCATION FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT EXPOSES THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS DECANDENT AMERICAN SOCIETY. WE WANT EDUCATION THAT TEACHES US OUR TRUE HISTORY AND OUR ROLE IN THE PRESENT DAY SOCIETY. 6. WE WANT ALL BLACK MEN TO BE EXEMPT FROM MILITARY SERVICE. 7. WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE. 8. WE WANT FREEDOM FOR ALL BLACK MEN HELD IN FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY PRISONS AND JAILS. 9. WE WANT ALL BLACK PEOPLE WHEN BROUGHT TO TRIAL TO BE TRIED IN COURT BY A JURY OF THEIR PEER GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THEIR BLACK COMM- UNITIES. AS DEFINED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. 10. WE WANT LAND, BREAD, HOUSING, EDUCATION, CLOTHING, JUSTICE AND PEACE. WHAT WE BELIEVE 1. WE BELIEVE THAT BLACK PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FREE UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO DETERMINE OUR DESTINY. 2. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE AND OBLIGATED TO GIVE EVERY MAN EMPLOYMENT OR A GUARANTEED INCOME. WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE WHITE AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN WILL NOT GIVE FULL EMPLOYMENT, THEN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM THE BUSINESS MEN AND PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY CAN ORGAN- IZE AND EMPLOY ALL OF ITS PEOPLE AND GIVE A HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING. 3. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS RACIST GOVERNMENT HAS ROBBED US AND NOW WE ARE DEMANDING THE OVERDUE DEBT OF FORTY ACRES AND TWO MULES. FORTY ACRES AND TWO MULES WAS PROMISED 100 YEARS AGO AS RETRIBUTION FOR SLAVE LABOR AND MASS MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE. WE WILL ACCEPT THE PAY- MENT IN CURRENCY WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR MANY COMMUNITIES. THE GERMANS ARE NOW AIDING THE JEWS IN ISRAEL FOR THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. THE GERMANS MURDERED 6,000,000 JEWS. THE AMERICAN RACIST HAS TAKEN PART IN THE SLAUGHTER OF OVER 50,000,000 BLACK PEOPLE; THEREFORE, WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A MODEST DEMAND THAT WE MAKE. 4. WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE WHITE LANDLORDS WILL NOT GIVE DECENT HOUS- ING 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. & WE BELIEVE IN AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT WILL GIVE TO OUR PEOPLE as A KNOWLEDGE 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. &. WE BELIEVE THAT BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO FIGHT IN THE MILITARY SERVICE TO DEFEND A RACIST GOVERNMENT THAT DOES NOT PROTECT MINISTER OF DEFENSE page 3 JULY 3, 1967 black and is ide det- on an olor onmit ermined ¢t genoc international scale, existed in Afro-America There : always the black colony of s fundamental difference over which tactics from the broad spectrum of alternatives black people should employ in their struggle for national libera- tion. One side of this differ- ence contended that black people are in the peculiar position where in order to gain accept- ance into the "mainstream" of American life they must employ mo tactic that will make the oppressor whites angry. This view holds that black people constitute a hopeless minority and that salvation for black eople lies in developing bro- therly relations. There are certain tactics that are taboo. folence against the oppressor ust be avoided at all costs, because the oppressor will re- taliate with superior violence. So black people may protest but not protect. They can complain but not cut and shoot. In short, black people must at all cost remain non-violent. On the other side of the difference, we find that the point of departure is the prin- iple that the oppressor has no ights that the oppressed are pound to respect. Kill the slavemaster, destroy him utterly move against him with implacable fortitude. Break his oppress— ive power by any means necess— ty. Men who have stood before the black masses and reccommen- ed this response to the Continued To Page 7 WHAT WE BELIEVE 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 BELIEVE WE CAN END POLICE BRUTALITY IN OUR BLACK COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING BLACK SELF DEFENSE GROUPS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO DEFENDING OUR BLACK COMMUNITY FROM RACIST POLICE OPPRESSION AND BRUTALITY. THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES GIVES US A RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. WE THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT ALL BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD ARM THEMSELVES FOR SELF DEFENSE. 8. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM THE MANY JAILS AND PRISONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL. 9. WE BELIEVE THAT THE COURTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE UNITED STATES CON- STITUTION SO THAT BLACK PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE FAIR TRIALS. THE 14TH AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION GIVES A MAN A RIGHT TO BE TRIED BY HIS PEER GROUP. A PEER IS A PERSON FROM A SIMILAR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, GEOGRAPHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, HISTORICAL AND RACIAL BACK- GROUND. 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 MAN" OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY. 10. WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS, IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR ONE PEOPLE TO DISSOLVE THE POLITICAL BONDS WHICH HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH ANOTHER, AND TO ASSUME AMONG THE POWERS OF THD EARTH, THE SEPARATE AND EQUAL STATION TO WHICH THE LAWS OF NATURE AND NATURE'S GOD ENTITLE THEM, A DECENT RESPECT TO THE OPINIONS OF MANKIND REQUIRES THAT THEY SHOULD DECLARE THE CAUSES WHICH IMPEL THEM TO SEPARATION. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. 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 PEOPLE TO ALTER OR TO ABOLISH IT, AND TO INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT, LAYING ITS FOUNDATION ON SUCH PRINCIPLES AND ORGANIZING [TS POWERS IN SUCH FORM AS TO THEM SHALL SEEM MOST LIKELY TO EFFECT THEIR SAFETY AND HAPPINESS. PRUDENCE, INDEED, WILL DICTATE THAT GOVERNMENTS LONG ESTABLISHED | : SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED FOR LIGHT AND TRANSTENT CAUSES; AND ACCORDINGLY ALL EXPERIENCE HATH SHEWN, THAT MANKIND ARE MORE DISPOSE TO SUFFER, WHILE EVILS ARE SUFFERABLE, THAN TO RIGHT THEMSELVES ‘BY ABOLISHING THE FORMS TO WHICH THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED. BUT WHEN A LONG TRAIN OF ABUSES D_USURPATIONS, PURSUING INVARIABLY THE SAME OBJECT, EVINCES A DESIGN TO REDUCE X_ ABSOLUTE DESPOTISM, IT IS THEIR RIGHT, IT 1S THEIR DUT CH GOVERNMENT, AND TO PROVIDE NEW “The Spirit of The People is Greater Than The Mans Technology Page 4 1967 THE BLACK PANTHER JULY 3, Audry Hudson is the secretary of the Black Panther Party For Self Defense and a member of the editorial staff of the Black Panther newspaper. Besides being very beautiful to look at, (as you can see for your- self) the sister is a very beautiful person. She has gotten herself together and enlisted in the struggle for the total liberation of her people. She is a welcomed addition to the swelling ranks of the Van- guard Party of the black liberation struggle. If there are any more Audry's out there — and we know there are - please step forward and take your right- ful place beside our Audry so that we can bring the final curtain down on the American Nightmare. FOLLOWING OFFICE: THE IS A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE NEW SNCC fy [ ( June 13, 1967 Statement to Afro-Asian Missions to the United Nations on June 12, 1967, was released today by James Forman, Director of International Affairs for SNCC (SNICK). Dear Brothers and Sisters: We reject the position of the United States govern~ iment that intolerable racism in the United States is a purely domestic concern, We find this claim has hypo- critical as the claim of the racist government of South frica that its suppression of the human rights of 13,000,00 Africans is an internal matter, or 4 similar claim by the government of Portugal. typical of colonial powers. Such claims are We maintain that unwarrented and brutal suppression of black people in the United States is a matter of international concern. We are therefore addressing to you an appeal for your moral support, in the form of direct and indirect pressure upon that govern— ment which loudly proclaims its concern for the freedom of the Vietnamese people yet will not guarantee basic human rights to black people in this country. Continued From Puge 2 Polrerd Hill who are in the best positio to identify the needs of the neople in housing. When the racist power structure re- alized that the CAC's rent strike was gaining momentum, and that the people were preparing for a protracted fight, they set up a series of meaningless meetings, and vanted to negotiate toward some sterile concessions. When the militant brothers and sisters of the CAC re- jected these sterile att- empts at castrating their fight, the Housing Authority tried an old colonial trick --they questioned the CAC's right to speak for the peo- ple. This delaying tactic was not effective, because over 30% of the people have joined the CAC on the rence strike, and the majority of the others are sympathetic. About two months ago, a group of racists cane driving through Potrero Hill shooting, and shouting this appeal in the sprit of SNCC‘S declaration, made formal in May, 1967, that it is a Human Rights organization concerned with human rights not only in the United States but throu- ghout the world, Needless to say, the suppression of the human rights of “lack people is a long-standing reality in this country. The immediate basis for our appeal is the recent attacks on black peo- ple in Prattville, Alabama, about which we would like to inform you at this time; We make On the afternoon of Sunday, June 12, a meeting of black people to discuss political organizing was held on the grounds of the St. Mark's church in Pratt- wille, Alabama, a small town located in Autaugua County, about™“40 miles from Montgo- mery. It is in this county that Mrs, “Ladybird" Johnson has extensive land holdings. The meeting was being addre- ssed by former SNCC Chairman Stokely Carmichael] for speak- ing of ‘Black Power" to the gathering. The officer was Ken Hill, who earlier this year was accused of murder— ing a black prisoner in the Prattville jail (he was sistance is becoming strong- er. In recent years there has been a continuous expan- sion in the mass struggle of the American Negroes against racial discrimination and for freedom and, equal rights. In 1957 the Negro peo- ple in Little Rock, Arkansas waged a fierce struggle against the barring of their schildren from public schools. The authorities used armed force against them, and there resulted the Little Rock incident which shocked the world. In 1960 Negroes in more than twenty states held "sit-in" demonstrations protesting against racial segregation in local res- taurants, shops and other public places. There are more than 19 million Negroes in the United States, or about 11 per cent of the total pop- ulation. They are enslaved oppressed and discriminated against—-such is their pos-, ition in society. The over- whelming majority of the Ne- groes are deprived of their right to vote. In general, it is only the most back- breaking and despised jobs that are open to them. Their average wages are no more than a third or a half those of the white people. The ratio of unemployment among them is the highest. In many states they are for- bidden to go to the same school, eat at the same table, or travel in the same section of a bus or train as the white people. Negroes are frequently and arbitrarily arrested, beat- en up and murdered by the U.S. authorities ac various levels and by members of the Ku Klux Klan and other ~ racists. About half of the American Negroes are con- centrated in eleven states which rapidly spread to many states. Continued To Page 8 Black people in Pratt- ville, angered by the arrest, moved swiftly to protest it at the jail and elsewhere. Gunfire was ex- "niggers'. After they drove through the community, they reversed and intended to attempt the same wild west show again. This time they vere met by the black bro- later cleared despite strong changed by black evidence of guilt). Hill vestinntee cater ae repeatedly harrassed Brother ning, a meeting of black Carmichael for saying "Black people was taking place in Power" and finally arrested the home of Mr. Daniel him on charges of disorderly Hauser, a local resident. The great lesson of the invencibility of guerilla warfare is catching on among the masses of the dispossed} The galvinization of the national spirit; the preparation for nore difficult tasks for resistance to more violent repression; hate as a factor in the struggle; intransigent hate for the enemy, which takes one beyond the natural limita- tions of a human being and converts one into an effective, violent, single-minded, cold killing machine. Our soldiers must be like that; a people with- out hate can not triumph over a brutal enemy. ---Che Guevarra thers of Potrero Hill, who returned their fire. Their car was overturned and they tan. Casualty report; One physically wounded racis ts, and four racists with permanently damaged feelings, The racist dog police came. The black brothers stood their ground when the racist dog police asked ther to disburse because they were disturbing the peace. The brothers replied that the homes that they were alledgedly disturbing were their homes, The brothers were armed and righteously ready. These and other inci- dents have shown the will- ingness of black brothers and sisters of Potrero Hill to fight racism wherever, and whatever form it may present itself. Saturday, June 24, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense held a street rally in Potrero Hill, im which the Party pledged its’ support and assiatance to the people of the community in bringing this white racist dog tc his kneeas--by any mean nec essary . conduct and disturbing the peace. This was act app- roximately 5 p.m. WORDS WE LOVE FROM MR. HYDROGEN BOMB, MAO TSE-TUNG August 8, 1963 An American Negro leader now taking refuge in Cuba, Mr. Robert Williams, the former President of the Monroe, North Carolina, Chapter of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, has twice this year asked nme for' a statement in support of the American Negroes’ strug gle against racial discrin- ination. On behalf of the Chines people, I wish to take this opportunity to express our resolute sup-~ port for the American Neg- roes in their struggle a- gainst racial discrimination in the south of the United States, where the discrim- ination and persecution they suffer are especially shock- ing. The American Negroes are awakening and their re- * KU KLUX KLANSMEN and other whites began firing on the house, where there were approximately -40 persons, the majority of them Women and Children. SNCC Execu- tive Secretary, Stanley Wise and Alabama Field Sec- retary, Johnny Jackson were also in the house. The police cordoned off a large area of the community; newsmen and others were not allowed through. A unit of the National Guard arrived from Montgomery. The house remained under seige until approximately 4 a.m. The local telephone operator repeatedly cut off calls between the house and SNCC staff os well as newsmen. Rumors, that Stokely Carmic- hael had: beehhlynched spread in the town, Ap about 4 a.m, police ordered those in the house outside. Stanley Wise, to- gether with Theopholis Smith and Ulysses Nunley, two Alabama volunteers working with SNCC, were arrested on a charge of inciting to riot, The other black people went back inte Continued To Page 5 a ae ee le —————— ie ae 2, ok | ie ee 1:00 P.M. JUNE 29, 1967 STOKELY DRAFTED EY BPRS.O. On June 29, 1967, Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party For Self. Defense, called a press con- ference on the steps of the San Francisco Hall of Jus- tice. Bobby Seale doesn't call a press conference very often, but when he does you can believe that he has something to say worth hear- ing. Standing before the T.V. cameras, Bobby unrol- led a scroll and began to read. The scroll which he read appears in full on page 6 of this paper. As he had been instructed to do, by the Minister of Defense, Bobby read the entire scroll and then con- cluded the press conference with this statement: "I know you have questions you want answered, but there is only one question that is pertinent at this time, and that is this: Whose Authority and Program is Stokely Carmichael going to acknoviedge, that of the IN DEFENSE OF SELF DEFENSE oppression have been held in fear by the oppressor. The blacks in the colony who were wed to the non-violent alterna- tive could not relate to the advocates of implacable opposi- tion to the oppressor. Because the oppressor always prefers to deal with the less radical - i.e., less dangerous - spokes- men for his subjects. He would prefer that his subjects had no spokesmen at all or, better yet, he wishes to speak for them himself. Unable to do this practically, he does the next best thing and endorses spokes- men who will allow him to speak through them to the masses. Paramount amongst his impera- tives is to see to it that in- placable spokesmen are never allowed to communicate their message to the masses. They never allowed to communicate their message to the masses. Their oppressor will resort to any means necessary Co silence the implacables. The oppressor, and the are the endorsed spokesmen, mplacables form the three points of a tri- angle of death, The oppressor looks upon the endor kes- ed pe men as a tool to use against the implacables and to keep the masies passive within the accept able Limite of the tactics he is capable of containing. dorsed spokesmen look upon the o guardian oppressor as who can alvays be depended upon to protect him from the wrath of OKs the impiacad r upon che im and irresponsible by the is les, while * lacables as danger- madmer ous who, oppressor, angering will certainly provoke a bloodbath in which they themselves might get washed away. The implacables view both the oppressor and the endorsed leaders as his deadly enemies. If any- thing, he has a more pro- found hatred for the endor- sed leaders than he has for the oppressor himself, be- cause the implacables know that they can deal with the oppressor only after they have driven the endor- sed spokesmen off the scene. Historically, the endorsed spokesmen have always held the upper hand on the implacables. In Afro-American history, there are shining brief moments when the implacables have outman- euvered the oppressor and the endorsed spokesmen and gained the attention of the black es. The black masses, recog- nizing the implacables in the depths of their despair, respond magnetically to the implacables mss- ind bestow a devotion and loyal- to them chat frightens the oppressor and endorsed spokes- men into a panic-stricken frenzy and they leap into a rash act - ourder, imprisonment, or exile - silence the placables and get their show back onto the rond. of black people intren- JULY 3, 1967 Page 7 warmonger Lyndon Baines Johnson or Minister of Self Defense, Huey P. Newton." With that statement, Bobby to his car and left, refusing to anawer the questions that the report- insisted on raising despite the fact that Hobby had made it clear that he had said all that he had to say. The reporters grew very angry and got their heads together and reached the decision that they would teach the Black Panthers a lesson by re- fusing to report the state- ment delivered by Bobby. The only lesson which the Black Panthers learned from all this is that the mass media of this racist country is controlled by dog capitalist exploiters and they very carefully regulate everything that is communicated to the public. The Black Panther Party For Self Defense has no respect for the mass media of this country and has every inten- tion of breaking the control over what black people hear over the news media. In this specific instance, the Black Panther Party wanted the news to go out that Stokely Car- michael has been drafted the Minister of Defense. The dogs who control the mass media evidently con- cluded that the news of Stokley's draft should not be publicized because it would not be in their best interest. It is in the interest of black peo- ple to know that Stokely has been drafted. Whether the controllers of the mass media like it or not, the whole world is going to know about this event. went by The weapons reccommended by the Black Panther Party For Self Defense are as follows: . GUNS BABY GUNS 1) Army 45 Army 45 will stop all jive 2) Carbine 3) 12 guage magnum shotguns with Buckshots will down the cops 18" barrell. Preferably the brand of High Standard P38 will open Prison gates 4) M16 5) 357 Magnum pistols Carbine will stop a war machine 6) P38 357 will win us our heaven And if you don't believe in lead, you are already dead BY MINISTER OF DEFENSE HUEY P. NEWTON STN NATURAL HAR SYLES Un TH Avoteja Ackorwan “THE ORIGINAL BROTHERS PLUS ONE” Specializing in The Black Afro Look 0 Wed., Thur, Fri and Sat. ° = By Appotntment Only 49er Barber Shop 135¢ Fillmore St. Phone: 346-9977 San Francisco Calif. L oad . Page 8 July 3, 1967 THE BLACK PANTHER Merrill Reneges -~- continued page from 5 of articulating in a meaningful and supportive manner the function and role of Student Personnel Services to the general college staff and to the community at large. The third point to which I wish to address myself is that of Community Relations and I would like to open this topic by quoting from Mr. Wollenberg's article in the PFT Newsletter concerning Junior Colleges and the Urban Com- munity. "...one theme that ran through all of the presentations at the San Francisco con- ference...was that the status quo in urban America must be radically transformed...It is obvious, then, that the urban junior college has an obligation to serve those sections of the community that are agitating for change as well as serving the ‘powers that be'...We must meet our responsibilities to the community that ought to be as well as to the community that is." The present Black population in Oakland's public elementary schools is about 53%. According to the US Commission on Civil Rights, once any school becomes half Negro, it tends rapidly to deteriorate in terms of services and quality education. It could be just a question of a few years before most of the elementary and subsequently the high schools in Oakland become virtually all Black as the white families depart for the suburbs or enroll their children in private schools. The community relations problems facing Merritt College are the fault of racial isola- tion and the ineptness of an educational _ Leader. =p by the establishment, made prominent, built-up, ‘System which is just becoming aware of the ia problems of Black Americans. Any attempt to _ put a non-Black person in this position will be looked upon by the growing Black community another attempt to evade the responsibility borns out by the above number of Black elemen- y pupils enrolled in Oakland's schools. 5 » only way towards racial harmony in 8 society is to end the age-old pattern of ting © lack masses by placing in key nistrative positions those persons who Ss ‘ticulate our message for us but who in ence don't really understand or agree with ir message. _ The Black masses are aware of the usual rocess whereby a so-called Negro is selected publicized, and made a celebrity. And then he ecomes a spokesman for the “Negroes"--a Negro The establishment uses these “Negro Leaders" against the Black revolution--and that's just what this is all about, it's a Black revolution. White--oriented persons will only worsen the situation in the long run because they didn't start this Black move- ment and they certainly could not stop it. The people in the Black community are doing things on their own' they are running ahead of the so-called “Negro Leaders". Dr. Redford's letter of April 21, 1967 to Bruce Malloy confirms this point of view where- in he states that, “Negro leaders who have advised with us...have on occasion emphasized that a black person who identified with the Caucasian community may be more of a problem than a help.” The Black masses are also aware of the devide and conquer methods used by whites when they readily seek “Negroes” to disagree with the position taken by a Black person and then use this "Well, all Negroes don't agree with your position,” approach to continue doing things in a white--oriented Black frustrating manner. : Show me a single person of Afro-American origin who disagrees in essence with anything that I am presenting to this committee or with anything which I have presented to Merritt College: for the Black Community and I will show you a person who has been psychologically raped of his dignity as a man and who essenti- ally hates himself because he is Black and can never become white except in manner and desire (fantasy). There is the definite possibity that my application will be considered by some as another attempt on the part of the Black Community to coerce or pressure the College into hiring someone it doesn't want. My only response to such thinking is that I am merely trying to offer Merritt College a chance to show thinking is that I am merely trying to offer Merritt College a chance to show good faith to its promises made to Black Students. These students do not want an establishment person or just anyone with a minority name, they want someone with whom they can identify, someone who lives in the ghetto with them, someone who socializes with them on a regular basis and not on the infrequent, condescending "See, I'm with you" basis which is phony, strained and insulting to the Black Community. The Black Community is fighting against the subtlety of our “liberal friends” who will wine and dine with us, work with us, and still discriminate against us when it comes to money and decision-making power. The fourth point to which I wish to address myself is a response to points men- tioned in the Black Personnel Committee memo to Merritt Council. I agree with III wherein it is stated that the “Black Community Wants and Needs a Black Administrator Now.” Item IV "Administrative positions do not come up all the time” is a fact borne out again by Dr. Redford's April 2lst, letter wherein he states, “we are making so few appointments these days in any of the cat- egories you mention that the numbers are al- most negligible. As a matter of fact, not only are we limited from expanding our staff in any of these categories, but also we probably shall have to reduce the present numbers even though we would like to make replacements wherever someone resigns or retires." He goes on to state in the same letter that, "Perhaps the biggest problem we run into in regard to employment of pro- fessionals from the minority groups is that any of these individuals who are qualified are in such demand that they are not interes- MAO TSE-TUNG continued from page 4 In 1962 the Negroes in Mississippi fought for Y the equal right to enrol/in © colleges, and the authori- ties greeted them with a blood bath. The speedy development of the struggle of the American Negroes is a man- ifestation of the sharp- ening of class struggle and national struggle with- in the United States; it has been causing increas~ ing anxiety to U.S. ruling circles. The Kennedy Ad- ministration has resorted to cunning two-faced tac- tice. On the one hand, it continues to connive at the take part in the dis- crimination against Negroes and their persecution; it even sends troops to sup- press them. On the other hand, in its attempt to lull the fighting will of the Negro people and deceive the masses throughout the country, the Kennedy Admin~ ‘ul Se 1 ‘ ted in the salaries which we pay in the ponbsuecse nhs ch fe Ae oe 5 Peralta Junior College District...I do want rt rights’ and "the pro- to state publicaly that we have done every- tectiod oe the civil rights : thing posible and will continue to do every- of Negroes", is calling ; thing possible to correct this imbalance.” enon pe Negro people to I preceive Dr. Redford's above state- exercise "restraint" and is “4 ments as all the more reason why this ing: the Potwit atahies 2 committee should recommend my appointment vagiatatoe it oi Gorigradet A to the position of Dean of Student Personnel But more and more Negroes i and Community Relations. All of the functions under V seem to fall oa eecare . be within the scope of the criteria listed for the] aos iiseration. The fas- : Dean of Student Personnel and Community Relat~ | ijer atrocities committed Ps ions; thus, I can see no reason for duplicat- by the U.S. imperialists ; ing the duties of an existing position, against the Negro ‘people a especially in view of budget limitations and he =< =. | the fact that there will be no new "positions sae Raspes ts “a that will be made available by the change democracy and freedom of over to the quarter system." The only practi- R end | cal alternative to V is to slect a Black ink person to replace Dean Olsen. In conclusion, I would like to bring into consideration some personal and miscelaneous points. Prior to coming to Merritt College (April 1965 to be exact), I conferred with Mr. Wes Sears, President of the newly formed Fremont— Newark Junior College District, and Dr. Marylin Blawie, board member and Professor of Political Science at Cal-State College Hayward, concerning a proposed state-wide survey of all the state junior college Student Personnel Departments. With Mr. Sears approval, I pro- ceded to conduct the survay of the, then 78, junior colleges. Approximately 48 question- naires were returned with varying amounts of information which I still have available for use by Merritt College. The original purpose of the survey was to gather information to be utilized had I decided to apply for the position of Director of Counseling when the college opened. One of my strong personal traits which I haven't discussed yet is my ability to tran- scend race in relation to the duties of my position. This is evidenced by the fact that White students as well as Black students have requested to be transferred to me for counsel- ing services. Surely, this is evidence that students recognize my basic respect for the dignity of each individual human being. The problems of students don't stop at race; there- fore I must stand ready to transcend race in order to be of help to that person, and I might add, I feel comfortable in assuming this role. Another example of my basic ability to place duty over race is evidenced by my efforts to secure an outstanding reading teacher for Merritt College. Through my efforts a Cau-.- casian individual was sold on the program at Merritt College, encouraged to complete work on his doctorate degree, and finally encour- raged to apply for and interview for the posi-~ tion of reading teacher. I saw in this person basic human worth and recognized his ability to help students learn to read. A final point that I would like to make is that I live in the Black Community surrounding Merritt College--five blocks from Merritt to be exact. The families living on the street are predominently Black. In essence, what I'm saying is that I am a part of the Black Com- munity which is dedicated to making our commu- nity “the community that ought to be". In some way, I hope to help destroy the myth held peasants, revolutionary intellectuals, enlightened elements of the bourgeoisie and other enlightened per- sons of all colours in the world, whether white, black, — yellow or brown, to unite to oppose the racial dis- Continued To Page 12 or! By and About AFRO-AMERICANS AFRICANS AFRICA The CARIBBEAN Success Books 146 Eoavenworth St. San Francisco 94102 Phone: 673-7427 Continued To Page 10 st! eo eK oP Co ee eee Pre 5 a’. THE WORLD OF BLACK PEOPLE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN CAPSULE (Los Angeles) PANTHER COMMENT: (Buffalo, New York) PANTHER COMMENT: (Atlanta, Georgia) PANTHER COMMENT: (Peoples Republic of China) PANTHER COMMENT: (Houston, Texas) PANTHER COMMENT: {Mississippi) PANTHER COMMENT: PAINTING DAVE PEELER INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR 5815 AYALA STREET OAKLAND, CALIF, 658-6119 ———_$_ A white racist dog cop jumped on the relatives of a Black Brother in Watts. When the Black Brother came to his door with a shotgun, he was shot down in cold blood by the white racist dog cop. COULD THE BROTHER HAVE LOST MORE IF HE HAD SHOT FIRST? On June 28, Black Brothers and Sisters revolted in the streets of this city against the white racist power struc- ture. First report said that two cops were injured in the revolt. WE SUPPORT THE RESISTANCE OF TEE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF BUFFALO. SOCK IT TO THEM! The Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) is launching a national campaign to assist the six- teen (16) Black Brothers charged with first degree murder of a racist dog cop in the Texas Southern Uni- — versity (TSU) revolt of last month. PANTHERS FIND THE BROTHERS NOT GUILTY. Chairman Mao Tse Tung and the Brothers and Sisters of China exploded their first thermal nuclear hydrogen bomb. WHAT WAS CHAIRMAN MAO SAYING TO THE RACIST DOGS BY EX- PLODING THE BOMB AT THIS TIME?! An Alliance of Black organ- izations in this city gave the racist dog police de- partment 72 hours to comply with a 14 point ultimatum. Tf the racist dogs do not comply the Brothers say the dogs “will suffer the conse- quences." TOLERATION OF THE RACIST OPPRESSION AND BRUTALITY OF THE POLICE FORCE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS COME TO AND END. THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF DEFENSE REAL- IZES THAT COMPLETE ALLEVIA- TION OF THIS BRUTALITY WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL OF THE RACIST OCCUPYING ARMY FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY. Brave and courageous brother Muhammed Ali was convicted by an all white jury and sentenced to five (5) years in prison for refusing to be a slave and mercenary for the white slave master. The battle is not over. IF A MAN IS JUSTIFIED IN RESISTING THE DRAFT, ISN'T HE JUSTIFIED IN RESISTING ARREST FOR RESISTING THE DRAFT? James Meredith just com pleted his march against fear through Mississippi. BUT CAN HE WALK THROUGH HARLEM? THE MORE BOOKSTORE 1413 FILLMORE STREET SAN PRANCISCO, CALIF, ONCE Continued From Page 4 the house about an hour later and remained there until late in the Morning, June 12. That morning, Johnny Jackson of SNCC reported that the Alabama State Patrol had “taken over the town" and was searching people's homes, forcing black people on the street into their houses, and denying entry to the town by persons from out of town. Mr. John Hulett, chairman of the Lowndes County Free- dom Party, was badly beaten in front of the Hauser home; Mr. Hauser himself Was also picked up and beaten; SNCC worker Worth Long was beaten. : Throughout the night, SNCC officials had made appeals to the Justice De- partment for federal pro- tection. Mr. John Doar of that Department informed the national office of SNCC in Atlanta that people were "bothering" hin. Doar's response typifies the attitude of the federal government in this and sim- ilar situations which have faced black people. Autaugua County, in which Prattville is located, forms part of the Alabama “Black Belt’ where SNCC has been working since 1963, This area is thus called because of its high propor- tion of black residents and its rich black soil. It is equally notable for wide- spread terrorism, particu- larly by the KU KLUX KLAN, and economic exploitation of black people which has kept them in conditions of extreme poverty for many years. Autauga County is adjacent to Lown- des County, where the first county Freedom Organization ran candidates under the black panther ballot symbol in November, 1966. They won sufficient votes to be- come an official county political party. SNCC has helped to build such parties in other areas of Black Belt, Alabama, always in the face of economic inti- midation and the threat of death to any black person who dares to register to vote or otherwise engage in political activity. Racist suppression, however, is by no means limited to Alabama. Early in the morning of June 12, SNCC Chairman H. Rap Brown issued a brief statement from Chicago: "If anything happens to the black people in the house in Prattville, SNCC will call for full retaliation by the black community. We further feel that this is part of America's Gest- apo tactics to destroy SNCC and to commit genocide against black people." Later that morning, at a press conference in Atlanta, Brother Brown stated" Our course of action has been set. We will no longer sit back and let black people be killed by murderers who hide behind sheets or be- hind the badge of the law. Ic ts clear that the lav cannot and will not protect black people. This is no accident. The racist att- itude completely dominates their relationship to the Continued To page 9 THE BLACK PANTHER JULY 3, 1967 Merrill College Reneges Continued From Page 2 for the position 4 Mine gx by Dr. Redford's £ Ju 12 " ae y hove ethene tne” Credentials that the State of California Education Code require for the position, and in addition, I feel that the o other qualifications enumerated by Dr. Redford qualify me for serious consideration and rec- ommendation for the position. - The noting that the responsibilities of the position were being expanded to include our relations with schools, community agencies, and similar groups called to mind that the College through its administrators has on occasion requested me to represent the College © Le as a "Negro" faculty member. On one particular © occasion when some of the more active Black fi students were “articulating” their views on re issues concerning Black students I was request-— ed to investigate the situation which supposed] a had placed the administrator involved ina threatening situation with overtones of racia friction should be interfere in any particular manner. * The second point to which I would like to address myself is to the desired qualificatio presented by a large segment of Student Pers : nel Services, namely the Counseling Department. oo To the best of my knowledge, these desired i qualifications represent the feeling of Health Services, Placement Services, and Special . Services. Having been active in the development of the list of desired qualifications, it is obvious that I am in total agreement with the — criteria. The manner in which the qualificat. ions were determined serves to reinforce my ‘ belief that the Student Personnel Services and should operate on a democratic basis involving the staff in the decision-making process. It is my sincere belief that: (1) I have the ability to communicat freely and openly in all matters i of concern to the staff. ea personality is open, n] an honest; and, I tend to ona ‘conscious level. a In-service train continuous and crea The ideas of all people wi \ the designated area covered by the position are valuable and > should not be cut off by insti - tional or authoritarian rigidity. One should be flexible enough to — objectively consider the thinking of all concerned in the decision- making process and I will work to this end. (2) (3) (4) The improvement and implementation of interpersonal relations is vital to the success of all aspects of Merritt College and the community in general, and Student Personnel Services specifically. (5) Evidence presented at the con- zexeiKs entitled "Privacy ina Crowding World" requres the school administration to examine | closely the means of protecting the confidentiality of staff and students. As we increase in size . and enrollment these problems “ will become more complex. One should take advantage of the diverse opinions, personalities and varieties of strengths of cn’ persons in Student Personnel Ser- vices in order to obtain an eff- ective, harmonious and cohesive working unit. ; (6) (7) Student Personnel Services and Community Relations must develop the ability to understand the moods and feelings of the cont- emporary student population in general and specifically the Black Student population. (8) The person appointed to the posi- tion should be in close and fre- quent contact with the staff. (9) The most vital task facing the new Dean of Student Personnel and Community Relations is that Continued To Page 8 BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS: OAKLAND CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE MANDATE NO. 2 So Let This Be Heard... Brother Stokely Carmichael: Because you have distinguished yourself in the struggle for the total liberation of Black People from oppression in racist white America; Because you have acted courageously and shown great fortitude under the most adverse circumstances; Because you have proven yourself as a true revolutionary guided by a great feeling of love for our people; Because you have set such a fine example, in the tradition of Brother Malcolm, of dedicating your entire life to the struggle of Black Liberation, inspiring our youth and providing a model for others to emulate; Because you have refused to serve in the oppressor’s racist mercenary aggressive war machine, showing that you know who your true friends and enemies are; Because of your new endeavor to organize and liberate the Crown Colony of Washington, D. C., you will inevitably be forced to confront, deal with, and conquer the racist Washington Police Department which functions as the protector of the racist dog power structure, occupying the Black Community in the same manner and for the same reasons that the racist U. S. Armed Forces occupy South Vietnam; You are hereby drafted into the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, invested with the rank of Field Marshall, delegated the following authority, power and responsibility: To establish revolutionary law, order and justice in the territory lying between the Continental Divide East to the Atlantic Ocean; North of the Mason-Dixon Line to the Canadian Border; South of the Mason- Dixon Line to the Gulf of Mexico. uey P. Newton, Minister of Defense ... So Let It Be Done: June 29, 1967 have not bad the ia defense of selfdefense Continued From Page luxury of leisure. Therefore the peo- ple have been very avare of the true definition of pol- tics: Politics are merely the desire of individuals and groups to satisfy first their basic needs: food, shelter and clothing, and security for themselves and their loved ones. The black leaders endorsed by the pow- er structure have attempted to sell the people the sim ple-minded theory that pol- itics is holding a politi- cal office; being able to move into a $40,000 home; being able to sit near whitepeople in a restaurant (while in fact, the black masses have not been able to pay the rent on a $40.00 rat infested hovel). The black leaders have lead the comminity to be- lieve that brutality and force could be ended by subjecting the people to this very force in self- sacrificing demonstrations. The black people realize A ‘ put ; hye ty aa not esponded in ® past or in the present to the absurb and erron- deceitful tactics of 1 legitimate black so-called leaders. The community realize that force and bru- tality can only be elimina- ted by self-defense. force through Leaders who reccommended these tactics have never had the support and follovwership of the downtrodden black masses who comprise the bulk of the community. Grassroots -- the downtrod- den of the black community, even though they rejected the handpicked hankerchief heads endorsed by the power structure, the people have not had the academic or administrative knowledge to form themselves in a long resistence to the brutality. Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X were the two black men of the twentieth cen- tury who posed an implacable challenge to both the opp- ressor and endorsed spokes- men that could be dealt with in no other way than pre- cisely in the foul manner counter have recorded by history. Malcolm, merciless, in our time, stood on the threshold with the oppres- sor and the endorsed spokes- THIS IS WHY NORTH RICHMOND IS BLACK PANTHER TERRITORY. BLACK MEN CAN CHANGE Continued RALLY IN ation of the North Richmond area. At a rally on June 24, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton, and chairman Bobby Seale, spelled out the pro- gram which will bring about the revolutionary change of incorporation of a black community. PHOTOGRAPHY KENNETH GREEN AND ELVOYCE HOOPER GUNS IN THE HANDS OF ALL THIS. GUNS. GUNS. From Page N. RICHMOND The community of of the plan to incorporate their community The June 24 Panther rally was atten- a hundred black bro- ded by well over revolutionary thers and sisters, show that the spirit of people will always reign supreme. Black Fashions wy Zawadle O1L FELI STREET CALIF. North Richmond is in full support who will the Malcolm, wabl to ‘ ultimate degree, held out to the black masses the historical, stupendous victory of black collective salvation and liberation chains of the the treacher- ous embrace of the endorsed Only with the black the oppressor from and spokesmen, gun were the masses denied this victory. Bur learned from Malcolm with the gun they can they that recapture their dreams and bring them into reality. The heirs of Malcolm now stand millions strong on their corner of the triangle, facing the racist dog oppressor and the soul- less endorsed spokesmen The heirs of Malcolm have picked up the gun. And, taking first things first, are moving to expose the endorsed spokesmen for the black masses to for what they are and always have been. The choice offered by the heirs of Malcolm to the endorsed spokesmen is to repudiate the oppressor and crawl back to their people and earn a speedy reprieve or face a speedy and most timely execution for trea- son and being too wrong for too long. see them In working Sy i have the Party nunit BLACK JULY 3, 1967 Page 9 IN SEARCH POETRY: Grinvsece and DIGIT BABY IN SEARCH OF YSELF PANTHER Ry Avoteja Ackerman --July 1965 le roaming the full find myself empty world in search of myself length mirror. there. And, whi hanced upon a had hoped I would But all I ~-—« And it saw was a black, hole ---- mide me cry aenae So I sailed to England in And I hitch-hiked I thought I search of that which is me, across Europe the black, empty ---- ina sea of white. sea greeted me with chains, could lose hole ---- the white and teargas, guns But and And the hole just grew larger than® then someone said, "Shut up woman, you'll wake dead' how dec hole? do you run next, And the But empty And where you're running? And what do you yourself? And how do you cry softly, when you're just a black, when you don't know why look for, when you're looking for ’ - you wake the living? ahhh east to Africa, and I swam in a sea of black. at home there. faces of the black sea, I saw reflections--—- ---- of culture, pride, and pyramids. I ran to the mirror, and the empty hole had gone,---——— And I smiled back at myself! I next ran And I felt And in the DIG IT BABY By Chico Grant Black Brothers and Black Sisters Listen to what I say, The whiteman is getting funkier each and every day; So wakeup Black People Stop playing the fool, Whitey is out to get you And he don't play by the rules; Now you and I both Know that The pig has always been on top, And to bring him down baby Will take more than sticks & Rocks; Come out of the Ghettos, Come out of the Shacks, Lets get together brother And become one hell of a Big BLACK CAT. (BLACK PANTHER) NEWS RELEASE; Continued From Page 5 black community and is blatantly exemplified by their actions. We recog- nize and accept yesterday's action by racist white America as a declaration of war. We feel that this is a part of America's gestapo tactics to destroy SNCC and to commit genocide against black people. We are call- ing for full retaliation from the black community across America. We blame Lyndon Johnson. We extend a call for black brothers now serving in Vietnam to come home to the defence of their mothers and fam- ilies, This is their fight. We say to brothers in the - armed forces, “If you can die defending your mother- land, you can die defend- ing your mother. It appears that chosen as the starting battleground for America's race war.» This is both fitting and appropriate. For next to America's Viet- nam action Alabama polls the highest déath toll of black man." Alabama has been for the Black Panther Party Yours tn brotherhood, nat om, very interes is based on the grassroot: y, the people with wh lames Forman | Pape ( = > ; ’ ‘age 10 JULY 3, 1967 THE BLACK PANTHER S.C. ANDERSON WRITES FROM NEW YORK CONCERNING ( R.A.M. ACTION MOVEMENT AND B. BEING THE SAME CAPTAIN HAWK —-- continued from page 9 Party workers most frequen- tly come into contact are the black people on the very lowest level of the totem pole. The most poverty stricken black people are overlooked by everyone, and they expect no favors from anyone. They adopt a wait and see. attitude when someone approaches. They judge you by your actions and not by your words. Captain Hawk is oue of the most beautiful people I have encountered. He made a remark once that impressed me greatly. "I have never belonged to any of these other organ- izations because I didn't dig what they were doing. But when I became aware of the Black Panther Party For Self Defense, I dug it right away because I could that what the brothers _of our people." so _ Captain Hawk joined e Party and amazed i with the enthus- with which he went out his work. Everyone agrees that Captain Hawk is one of the hardest workers in the branch of the Party. The Black Panther Party For Self Defense needs more soul brothers like Captain Hawk. It will be the Captain Hawks’ of the Black ghettos of racist dog America who will lib- erate our people from the yoke of oppression. BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF DEFENSE ) REVOLUTIONARY P. S. D. POSSIBLY June 18, 1967 Dear Brothers of the Black Panther Party For Self-Defense: I was just recently over Brother Larry Neals house and dug upon your newspaper and what was happening on the West Coast At this time, unfortunately I cannot even afford a qua- rter for the fine newspaper you all put out. I hope you don‘t fall into the bag the Harlem Black Panther Party fell into. We (I was Organiza- tional Director) had some brothers at the executive head who had some incorrect ideas about running a peo- ple's party. These bro- thers were from the under- ground (RAM) and thought they can run an above ground political organization from the underground. In other words, they assumed that the Harelem folk need not see the executive dir- ector nor anyone else on the executive committee. Like I don't know if you are a political party or an organization dedicated to defending the black community vis-a-vis its own police force. Dig on this, these so-called revolutionary brothers who say they see no American law as their law because most of the laws passed are against black people, these cats were afraid of going out and soliciting money from the Harlem bars for the Party and Lowndes County. They were afraid because we didn't have a LICENSE to solicit coins in that manner! They were even worried about some sisters who had stood up to more racist physical aff- ronts than they ever did, It has come to this: I see brothers who are in to a RAM-type paramilitary thing as paranoid about the man and who is the i: as full of so much revolution- ary rhetoric and teachings of Bandung revolutionary Brothers who had to fight dictatorships and monarchies and who had the hills to retreat to that these bro- thers cannot even rap to a brother on the street without coming acfross lame or condescending. I think a reason for this is that Max Stanford type brothers have been “out there" for some time and are now begin- ning to suffer from (psycho- logical) battle fatigue. I say all this to say: I sense an incorrect direc- tion in your party. I get this from digging on your actions with arms: you rev- ealed to the Man that you do possess guns of at least XM amount. This means that he is even more prepared for you on the physical con- frontation level. From your writings that reveal some very good ideas, there strikes a sound of romanti- cism that RAM still posse- sses. Like I mentioned earlier, if you a self de- fense group (I think that is what your name implies) you are more limited, in terms of the people, than a political organization which is essentially an educational organization. This is a criticism out of brotherhood. I'm not try- ing to be pompous, or all- knowing; this is just my feelings and you all can blow me away. But before I close, I would like to have some information about the San Fran. State brothers who are creating a black education program.’ Some college brothers here are thinking along the same linfs. PEACE.,..and FURY S$, C, ANDERSON New York City, NY Be sure to read the Minister of Defense's column - IN DEFENSE OF SELF DEFENSE - next issue, wherein some of the problems you raised are treated in detail. THE GZ.4 PANTHER Black Community News Service Dean William I. Personnel Services has asked to be relieved of the coming school year. shall need to seek a replacement. P.O. Box 8641 Oakland, California,, ‘j ENTER MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE BLACK PANTHER’ FOR: [—] 3 Months; 6 Issues — $ 1.50 Check bex or [_] 6 Months; 12 Issues ——. $ 3.00 pire MONEYORDER Emeryville Branch aieoe PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY (J One year; 24 Issves—— $5.50 | WANT TO JOIN THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF-DEFENSE (15.00 if you haveit; [7] .50¢ if you dont DONATE Qegiesesy CONTRIBUTION TO THE B.P.P.S.D. CO ee Address ==sstt(ttCD i City State MERRITT COLLEGE RENEGES Continued From Page 8 by many Black youngsters that Black people from the community can't do anything because they don't see them in any decision-making positions. Based upon the stated reasons above and upon the fact that Caucasian faculty members in add- ition to Black students urged me to apply for the position, I feel that I am qualified and able to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of Dean of Student Personnel and Community Relations. STED Low A_VERB. ACCOU F_MR REDFORD'S ANNOUNCED QUALIFICATIONS POR THE POSITION . TO: Members of the Peralta Staff FROM: Edward H. Redford SUBJECT: Vacancy in Office of Student Person- nel Services Olsen of the Office of Student from his responsibilities as of the beginning This means that we We prefer, if at all possible to select a replacement for him from those affiliated with the Peralta District. an application. Interested individuals should file Applicants for the position of dean of student personnel services and community relations (note that the responsibilities of this posi- tion are being expanded to include our relat- ions with schools, community agencies, and similar groups--although such responsibility does not include public relations or community service programs) must meet the following qualifications, amongst others: 1. Possess or be able to obtain a valid ad- ministrative credential plus, preferably a student personnel credential. Possess at least a M.A. degree with a the doctorate. ' a doctoral equivalent, or, preferably, hold «a 3. Have studied the various fields of student personnel services work and have had at ~ least some experience in one or more of the areas included in Student Personnel ~ Services. Have a broad understanding of the of the junior college and of the contribu- tion which student personnel services can 4. make to the junior college instructional program. Have taught at the junior college and, desirably, have had other experience outside of student personnel services work, administrative or otherwise. 6. Have had experience in working with comm- unity agencies and, desirably, familiarity with the agencies serving the Peralta District. (Note the broadened title of the position to be filled) Application should be address to the President, Merritt College. EHR: ar LISTED BELOW IS A VERBATIM ACCOUNT OF RECOM-— MENDATIONS BY THE BLACK PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO: MERRITT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CON- CERNED INDIVIDUALS FROM: THE BLACK PERSONNEL COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY: SYLVESTER HODGES DATE: JUNE 26, 1967 SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT OF VACANCIES - WITH BLACK PERSONNELL. ~~~ Prior to the information of the Black Personnel Committee, a meeting was called by the members of Soul Students Advisory Council, June 1966, requesting the presence of Administrators, Paculty and Counselling staff. ‘The request then, was for Black Administrators, Counsellors, and Instructors. SSAC was told, if openings availed themselves and Black applicants could qualify, they could be considered. It was also stated that openings for Administrators are on a limited scale and are generally not avail- Continued To Page 17 = WW i THE WORDS OF BROTHER MALCOLM X Born May 19, 1925 MILLIONS OF BLACK PEOPLE ARE ) BRINGING YOUR DREAMS TRUE | REVERE | | : FROM THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET ————— The only place | where action can take place is on the ground. And the white man can't win another war fight- ing on the ground. Those days are over. The black man knows it, the brown man knows it, the red man knows it, and the yellow man knows it. So they en- gage in guerrilla war- fare. That's not his style. You've got to have heart to be a guerrilla warrior, he hasn't got any heart. I'm telling you now. ' I just want to give you a little briefing on guerrilla warfare because, before you know it, before you know it--It takes heart to be a guerrilla warrior because you're on your own. In con- ventional warfare you have tanks and a whole lot of other people with you to back you up, planes over your head and all that kind of stuff. But a guerrilla is on his own All you have is a rifle some sneakers and a bowl of rice, and that's all you need-- and a lot of heart. ‘The Japanese on some of those islands in the Pacific, when the American soldiers landed, one Japanese sometimes could hold the whole army off. He'd just wait until the sun went down, and when the sun went down they were all equal. He would take his little blade and slip from bush to bush, and from Amer- ican to American. The white soldiers couldn't cope with that. When- ever you see a white soldier that fought in the Pacific, he has the shakes, he has a nervous condition, be- cause they scared him to death. and Be on the look out for the elusive Assasinated Feb 21, 1965 culprit pictured above. Anyone having information that leads to the capture of vehicles for transportation for members of the Black Panther Party For Self Defense in carrying out Party business,is asked to submit such infor— mation to the Party. We could increase the effectiveness of our work, extend the range of our activities, and really take care of bigger business. Help us help us. Call: 53-7995 800,000,000 Chinese peo: ple, with thermonuclear power cannot be wrong. THE BLACK PANTHER Brothers and Sisters dig this. A few days ago riots broke out in the Soutn. A few days later the U.S. Government went into the process of pass- ing laws convicting persons who are found guilty of inciting, or crossing a state line with intent to incite a riot. This law is clearly rediculous, for how can any one determine what a persons’ intent is? These laws are clear- ly aimed at Stokely Carmi- chael. The racist govern- ment of America knows that people like Stokely and the Black Panthers have the Majority of the black peo- ple on their side. It takes years and years of shuck, jive, and b.s. not to mention the sufferinf of black people to get a civil rights bill passed, In Sacramento new fire- arms control legislation has received a do pass recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill bans the carry- ing of loaded firearms in a city or an inhabited area outside incorporated municipalities. This bill has the sypport of the N.R.A. Like who the hell is the N.R.A. to be consid- ered? The lives and pro- blems of black people have not been considered in matters of government. Black people you can rest assured that this is just another excuse for racist cops to shoot black men down. Now the cops can say they suspected a black man of violating this law that contradicts the con- stitution of the U.S. Its' ironic that the United States Government wastes time and money try- ing to meet each and every situation that comes along when people are struggling for their freedom. Well he can get ready to work overtime, because his time has come. DYNAMITE BURGLARY SUSPECT SHOT IN iS. F .----BURGLARY SUSPECT TILLED BY POLICE These are headlines hich appeared in two diff- erent newspapers in the bay area. Sunday night June 12, 1967 Nathaniel George was killed by two cops in a Fillmore district hotel. One paper stated that the copy said George came into his room, threw a knife and ran. The cops gave chase. They fired a warning shot, George did not stop. They shot George in the shoulder. But he continued to run. The cops fired their third shot hit- ting George in the back killing him. The other paper stated that George threw two knives, Which story is true? Never the less this is no reason to kill a man. How far could a man run with a bullet in his shoulder? Why vas it that two trained officers of the law could not run down a wounded san without having to kill him? JULY 3, 1967 Page 11 Brother D/NAW/TE SAYS BLACK BABIES ARE STARVING A panel of physicians went into the south in a study for the Field Found- ation. They reported that 2 and 3 year old children in parts of Mississippi and Alabama were beyond medical help. Dr. Raymond Wheeler and three other doctors visited 600 to 700 fam ilies in Mississippi, Hum- phreis, Leflore, Wayne, Greene, Neahoba and Clarke counties. They described the area as a vast prison, and the condition of the children as devastating. The doctors found that it is common for a family to exist on biscuits for breakfast, beans for lunch, and molass- es and bread for supper. Families without money could not pay the two dol-. lars cost for food stamps. To call this a nation- al disaster would be naive. This is another way in which the whitepower structure is moving to eliminate black people. This is another way in which the racist government shows that it does not ever intend to let the black people of this country share any of the wealth that their ancestors built with their lives. These are things happening while our fat mouth, big belly, uncle tom, black politicians are flying from city to city, eating 100 dollar dinners, and talking integration. They go into the south when they know the t.v. cameras and news- papers are going to be there. These buck dancers are not serving the people. Once again I beg you to join and/or support the B.P.P.S.D. which is a practical program to serve the needs of the people and is not a puppet for any white group. Can you dig it? DYNAMITE GLENN HOLMES BAIL BOND AGENCY 2975 - 35th Street SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA Day or Night 452-4493 \° Page 12 JULY 3, 1967 THE BLACK PANTHER MERRITT COLLEGE RENEGES --— continued from page 10 able, (not often), but on the level of Coun- Selling and Instructional staff, a greater effort would be made in the future, which brings us to the present request. The black Personnell Committee was formed through the persistence of the Sould Students Advisory Committee. This committee has been told, “When openings come and you have qualified,Black people, .......++4.." We know and can present alified Black le. Tf Black people boply for the existing Openings: would they be considered for the job? We request the following: I. ACTION WANTED ON REQUEST FOR BLACK PERSON- NEL: NEEDED: OPENINGS: Dean of Student Personnel Black Administrators Black Counselors ; Thomas Trent going to Instructional Staff Olive Dietlein - retiring Black Faculty Ten (10) Sabbaticals II QUALIFICATIONS: Dr. Redford's memo of June 12, 1967, had six qualifications listed for the replace- ment of Dean Olsen. If we find a Black Person satisfactory to oa and who also meets the six criteria, will you hire that person? ITI BLACK COMMUNITY WANT AND NEEDS A BLACK _ ADMINISTRATOR NOW 1. Some one to identify with on the admin- _ istrative level. ae = to turn to at the decision- evel. . ] 3. Someone who identifies with the move- | ment to bring about Black Consciousness a IV ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS DO NOT COME UP ALL ‘THE TIME IF YOU CAN'T APPOINT A BLACK PERSON TO REPLACE DEAN OLSEN, WE WANT A BLACK ADMIN- ISTRATOR APPOINTED AT THE DEAN LEVEL TO HANDLE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS THAT AFFECT BLACK PEOPLE: Vv 1. Community Relations. 2. Matters on Discrimination. 3. Student-Faculty Relations. 4. Campus-wide Interpersonal Relations. 5. Program and Curriculum Research and Development. 6. Special Assignments Affecting Black People. (Riots, etc.) 7. Student Personnel Program Development. We recommend that the Meritt Council go on record endorsing this proposal, that of re- placing Dean Olsen with a Black Administrator. This proposal was unamiously approved by MERRITT COUNCIL. * . * * * After presenting this paper with the preced- ing materials, Walton said that he, “offered Merritt College a chance to show good faith to its many promises made to the Black Stu- dents; the College couldn't dig it. It is my personal feeling that the non-Black mem- bers of the committee and the administration of Merritt College are afraid of meaningful change (that is to say change meaningful to the down and out members of the Black comm- unity) and that the committee members and the administration are ardent defenders of the status quo and perpetuators of Afro-Americans as second-class citizens. The only choices Black People have are to either wait for these people with the decision-making power to retire or die. OR WE CAN BRING ABOUT CHANGE BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY! It is clear beyond any doubt in my mind that those persons res- ponsible for this insensitivity to the Black Community and ita self-determined needs excluded me purely as a result of my efforts to make people aware of Black Consciousness. Anyone who says that Merritt College would have to “bend over backwards" to hire me due to lack of qualifications for the job is an unqualified-bold-faced lie!" This past year Brother Walton assisted Black students in their efforts to demand that Merritt College provide them with an adequate reading program, helped Sould Students Advis- ory Council in its many programs, got the University of California to accept Merritt College's Negro history course as transfer credit, got Merritt College to change the name of "Negro" history to Afro-American history, assisted with the Black Experience held at Merritt College, got the Merritt College Paculty Senate to approve and support the schools' recognition of February 21 as Malcolm X Memorial Day, developed a Black Curriculum framework and proposed an Associate of Arts degree program with a major in Afro- American studies. (Brother Walton has agreed to prepare materials for a later issue of the Black Panther which will deal primarily with education of Black People, for Black People, and by Black People--Included in this issue will be the BLACK CURRICULUM) When our reporter asked Brother Walton why he is doing all these things for the Black Stud- ents instead of just being the “typical Negro middle class professional", Walton replied," “Every Afro-American professional must never forget that were it not for the militant "Bro- thers on the block" who are pushing from the grass roots for Black consciousness, the "“mod- erate-protestant-white-middle-class" Negro wouldn't have a thing! I haven't forgotten where I came from and I don't intend to turn my back on those behind me. This is my personal operational concept of achieving Black Unity. Can you dig it?” It has been learned by the Black Panther that Brother Walton will attempt to pre- sent his ideas for the ways that the Black Community can move ahead at the Core | National Convention and at the Workshop Sessions July 1 and 2 at McClymond's High School, 2607 Myrtle Street, Oakland. This is a-call to the Black community to poort a blood Brother who is trying to improve the Black Self-image and to Develope BLACK leadership. The Brother has not let us down, so let's not let him down. We need him and he needs us. Can you dig it? SPECIAL BULLETIN SPECIAL BULLETIN It has just been learned by the staff of the Black Panther that another move has been made to mess over the Black Community! Merritt College has eliminated Dean Castellino's position and appointed him to fill the vacancy created by Dean Olsen's reassignment. We suspect foul play and that the racist dogs would rather eliminate a valid vacancy than to have to fill it with a Black person. Their racist move, however, does not alter our pos- ition; we still demand that Merritt College keep its promise made to Black students and appoint a Black Administrator. Merritt College seemingly will go to any end to avoid Blackness in its administrative ranks; there- fore, we of the Black Community must go to any ends to change their white racist minds. Dr. Redford is the administrator in charge and therefore shares the primary responsibility for not finding other areas for budget cuts. We wonder if his budgetary considerations included the consequences of the Black Comn- unity possibly venting its pent-up frustrat- ions via burning down the whole damned school? Basically, Redford is using the “White Power" line “if we can't have our way, there won't be any way: When the hell will Black people begin saying "If we can't be a rt of the decision-making structure, we will tear down the whole damned structure!" MAO TSE-TUNG =-- continued from page 8 reactionaries in different countries, who are inflict= ing oppression, aggression and intimidation on the overwhelming majority of the nations and peoples of the world. We are in the majority and they are in At present, it is the the minority. AC most, handful of imperialists they make up less than 10 headed by the United States Per cent of the 3,000 and their supporters, the crimination practised by U.S. imperialism and sup- port the American Negroes in their struggle against racial discrimination. In the final analysis, a nat- ional struggle is a question of class struggle. of your character million population of the, a world. I am firmly con- vinced that, with the support of more than 90 per cent of the people of the world, the American Negroes will be victorious in their just struggle. di The evil system of colon- ialism and imperialism grew up along with the j enslavement of Negroes and the trade in Negroes, and {t will surely come to its end with the thorough emancipation of the black people. LETTER TO THE B. P. P. S. D. June 9, 1967 Black Panther Party For Self Defense Comrade Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense P. O. Box 8641 Oakland, California My dear Comrade: I am a Pilipino. I have heard you speak on several occa- sions on radio and, the last time, at Fillmore Auditorium. : I must express here that I am in accord with your philosophy 7 which bears remarkable brilliance in both cere and scope in order to resolve the crisis confronting ali color- edskins in this Nazi- istic and imperialis-— tic country. tea I admire the spark- ling courage, initia— tive and resolve demon— |strated by you a tack your comrades. If in these critical h ; of the well-being and ‘ existence of our peo- ples what are needed are both me x character and spirit to assume the heavy mantle of leader- ship and responsibility. In conjunction with this movement towards the moulding of our own F destinies free from the greedy tenacles of the exploiters, a prelim- inary as well as a con- tinuous cultural revol- — ution amongst ourselves must be initiated and maintained, The proceedings +i at Fillmore Auditorium completely expressed this concept in all as- pects. Thus I was deeply impressed and overjoyed that the camouflaged vestiges of white enslavement (the negativistic in- terpretation of Black- ness spoonfed to un- = suspecting, innocent minds of our children via Christianity) had finally been shattered. I am remitting herewith $10.00 to a very worthy and signi- ficant cause led by the Blacks of the world today--liveration. This idea has been well articulated by the World Heavyweight Box- ing Champion, Comrade Muhammad Ali, demon- strated in his courag- eous act of defiance on April 26, 1967. Let us proceed then along this Great Road history has com- missioned for us, Truly yours,