More of this story Oct 4, 2008
A Moment in Time: Bingham's Black Panthers tells the public and private story of the Black Power party through the lens of Life magazine photographer Howard Bingham, who was granted extraordinary access to the group founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966 and active through the 1970s. It continues through April 5, 2009. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Obama Invokes Rush Limbaugh in New Spanish-Language Ad... Sep 18, 2008
Among the founding members (of the Association) were community leaders such as Khalid Al-Mansour (known then as Don Warden); future Judges Henry Ramsey and Thelton Henderson; future Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and future Black Panthers Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Democratic representatives statement said. Al-Mansours more recent videotaped speeches focus on Muslim themes, and abound with anti-Semitic theories and anti-Israel vitriol. (The Drudge Report)
Greenwald is off base Sep 9, 2008
Khalid al- Mansour, aka Donald Warden, who is a principle advisor to the Saudi royal family who, according to the Social Activism Project @ Berkeley, al- Mansour was the mentor of Black Panther founder Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The "fundraiser" asked Percy Sutton, a former lawyer for Malcolm X and a former "business partner" of al-Mansour, to write a letter in support of Obama's application to Harvard Law School. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Election '08: Barack Obama — Magna Cum Saudi? Sep 6, 2008
When he was known as Donald Warden, according to the Social Activism Project at the University of California at Berkeley, al-Monsour was the mentor of Black Panther Party founder Huey Newton and his associate, Bobby Seale. California Congresswoman Barbara Lee entered an official statement of appreciation of Warden and his Black Panther colleagues for their role in founding a radical group known as the African-American Association into the Congressional Record of April 23, 2007. (Investors Business Daily)
Who is Khalid al-Mansour? Sep 5, 2008
His real-life exploits range from a surprise one-on-one meeting with the prime minister of India as a college student to mentoring Black Panthers founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in the early 1960s. Editor's Note: Read the Newsmax Article Obama Had Close Ties to Top Saudi Adviser at Early Age. (Newsmax)
New on DVD: See 'What Happens' between Diaz, Kutcher Sep 2, 2008
Back story: Juxtaposing archival news footage of outdoor head-busting amid the 1968 Democratic Convention against cartoon courtroom sequences, this is the story of the conspiracy trial of A-list anti-war protesters (Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, et al.) that blew up in everyone's face. After an overbearing musical score threatens to sink the picture, the drama kicks in. (USA Today -- Life)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 31) Aug 31, 2008
The conflict is personified in the showdown between Bobby Seale (Jeffrey Wright) and Judge Julius Hoffman, whose querulous voice is provided by the late Roy Scheider. Seale wanted to represent himself, Hoffman refused, Seale made an angry stand for his constitutional rights - and Hoffman had the defendant tied to a chair, silenced with a gag, and knocked around by bailiffs. (Boston Globe)
DVD Review: Chicago 10: Speak Your ... Aug 26, 2008
Despite the fact that only Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale were put on trial, the flick is called the Chicago 10. It's a reference to Rubin, who said, "You can call us the Chicago Eight, but really we're the Chicago Ten, because our two lawyers went down with us.". (Suite101.com)
'Chicago 10' re-creates fallout from '68 convention Aug 26, 2008
Associated Press Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale (left) and Huey Newton, in a 1960s photo ... The film, an edgy mix of archive footage and animation, explores the origins of the 1968 riots and reintroduces us to a colorful cast of characters: Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hack away at the Olympics ... and More Aug 16, 2008
Among the selections: The late poet Allen Ginsberg telling a Pacifica reporter about police brutality, Black Panther Bobby Seale at a demonstration, and Pacifica reporter Bill Watson reporting while getting gassed. (Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Developer demolishes former Black Panther house Aug 11, 2008
The house at 35 Sylvan Ave. was the headquarters in the early 1970s for the local Black Panthers chapter, which brought a national spotlight to New Haven when a police informant was murdered and two nationally known leaders, Bobby Seale and Erika Huggins, were put on trial in the city ... The trial of defendants Lonnie McLucas and later Bobby Seale and Erica Huggins brought thousands of people to New Haven in the fall of 1970, as well as a huge police and National Guard presence, with then-Yale... (New Haven Register, CT)
Film critic Ty Burr took your questions Jun 18, 2008
Ty_Burr: That hasn't been cast yet but there are rumors about Will SMith playing Bobby Seale. SPielberg is also planning a trilogy of Tintin movies, based on the series of comic book adventures from the 1940s through 1960s. (Boston Globe)
Showcasing Black Film Jun 1, 2008
The People's Advocate: The Life of Charles R. Garry: A look at the prominent criminal defense attorney who took the cases of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party and other clients whom lawyers were reluctant to represent. Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene: Here's the true story behind the somewhat fictionalized version of Petey Greene in the biopic "Talk to Me." This documentary shows how he overcame poverty and drug addiction to become a wildly popular disc jockey... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Did Affirmative Action Really Hinder Clarence Thomas? May 31, 2008
The events leading up to the 1970 arrest and trial in New Haven of Black Panther founder Bobby Seale for the murder of Alex Rackley set off campuswide demonstrations and sit-ins and even a moratorium on classes ... Civil rights issues were also a hot-button item in the largely liberal Yale community -- Bobby Seale's trial radicalized the campus -- and students forged bonds across racial lines through their shared work in civil rights. (Law.com)
Recreating '68 Mar 31, 2008
Riots started by so-called peace activists included thug Black Panther founder Bobby Seale, David Dellinger, chairman of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden, members of the Students for a Democratic Society, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, leaders of the Youth International Party (those lovable YIPPIES), Lee Weiner research assistant at Northwestern University, eight civilians known as The Chicago 8, and John Froines, a professor at the... (Human Events Online)
A Bit Of A Trial Feb 29, 2008
Mark Ruffalo plays his more restrained collaborator Jerry Rubin, but the animated footage is largely dominated by the late Roy Scheider as Julius Hoffman, the judge who infamously ordered co-defendant Bobby Seale (Jeffrey Wright) bound and gagged after Seale insisted on his constitutional right to represent himself. And in case anyone misses this polemic's point of view, the prosecuting attorney at the trial has the voice of Nick Nolte - and the unmistakable facial features of George Walker... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
CARTOON COURT Feb 28, 2008
But Bobby Seale, the eighth member of the bunch, ended up getting tried on separate charges. His harsh treatment in the courtroom the judge had the African-American protestor bound and gagged after he spoke up to defend himself looks like an invention, but transcripts prove otherwise. (New York Press)
Lawyer: Ex-Black Panther Wants U.S. Trial Jan 25, 2008
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, Black Panther party founders, shown here in this 1969 photo. Former Black Panther Joseph Coleman Pannell, now 58, could face trial for shooting a police officer outside a store in Chicago's South Side. (CBS News)
Black August Starring CSI's Gary Dourdan: One Man's Fight Against a System Out to Destroy Him Jan 10, 2008
Part of a legacy that includes Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton and Angela Davis, Jacksons writings made him both a best-selling author and a lightning rod for controversy in one of Americas most politically polarized eras. In Black August, Jackson and Dryer work below the prison radar to edit a book based on his letters. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Give peace a chance| Dec 9, 2007
Leaf and Scheinfeld interviewed prominent journalists and intellectuals of the time such as Walter Cronkite and Noam Chomsky as well as political activists (Angela Davis, Bobby Seale and Ron Kovic) and politicians from both sides of the political divide (former anti-war presidential candidate George McGoven and Nixon-aligned G. Gordon Liddy). Somewhat surprisingly, there is no commentary from any of the other former Beatles, although this may be attributed to the fact that the film is... (iAfrica.com)
Black Panther rallies spotlight campus activism Dec 3, 2007
The most famous occurred during May Day weekend of 1970, when over 15,000 people descended on the New Haven Green in protest of the perceived injustice in the trial of Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale and seven others accused of the murder of a former group member. In the overture to the rallies, significant amounts of time and energy went into preparation. (Yale Herald, CT)
Timely exhibit sheds light on the Black Panther Party Nov 15, 2007
by Huey P. Newton, David Hilliard and Bobby Seale. The group was most active in the 1960s and 1970s but was controversial because of its willingness to take up arms against police brutality in black communities. (Carroll County Times)
ISSUES & IDEAS Nov 12, 2007
Miami Herald editors, writers question Book Fair authors - 11/11/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
'Black Panther Rank & File' exhibit Nov 8, 2007
Bobby Seale was browsing the shelves of a Philadelphia bookstore once when another patron announced his presence to the entire floor ... "He's Bobby Seale. He founded the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.". (SunSpot.net)
Catherine Roraback, 87; civil rights lawyer Oct 23, 2007
In 1971, she was the lead lawyer in the trial of Black Panther leader Bobby Seale and Panther member Ericka Huggins in the killing of another party member; the case ended in a mistrial. She also represented members of the Communist Party prosecuted under the Smith Act of 1940, which made it a crime to "knowingly or willfully" advocate or abet the violent overthrow of the government or belong to any group that encouraged such an action. (Los Angeles Times)
'10 Questions for the Dalai Lama' Oct 22, 2007
A look at the Black PanthersDirector Jens Meurer's 1999 documentary Public Enemy, a visit with original Black Panthers Kathleen Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Jamal Joseph and Nile Rodgers as they struggle to remain true to their revolutionary ideals, will be shown free at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Falvey Hall at the Maryland Institute College of Art's Brown Center, 1301 Mount Royal Ave. The screening is part of Free Fall Baltimore and MICA's coming Black Panther Rank & File exhibit, running Nov. 8-Dec. 16,... (SunSpot.net)
Ruthe Stein's highlights Sep 30, 2007
Writer-director Brett Morgan combines archival footage and new animation to recount the story of a group of American radicals, including Black Panther Bobby Seale, who were put on trial as a result of the violent protests at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968. 1 p.m., "Words and Music by Jerry Herman". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Life on the run Jul 7, 2007
"Malcolm X reached about as close to bottom as you can get and returned with words aplenty. Among many other things, his book illustrates the redemptive powers of religion and the progressive role it can play in rallying those whose material circumstances offer little in the way of hope - a useful lesson for today's liberal left who regard all religious affiliation as essentially reactionary. For Malcolm and many others, religion was not "the opium of the people", but that lesser-quoted part of... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Levitate the Pentagon Jun 19, 2007
Hippies and blacks were uniting against the Man (the white, conservative system) - but unfortunately there was not a lot of communal action, as blacks increasingly started feeling themselves members of a separate nation led by Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Stokely Carmichael. The year 1967 in San Francisco, London and Amsterdam was not exactly multi-racial: it was in essence a white phenomenon. (Asia Times Online)
Murder trial defendant tries escape Jun 1, 2007
The most infamous case of how to treat a disruptive defendant may be Bobby Seale and the trial of the so-called Chicago Seven in the 1960s. Seale called the presiding judge names, and the judge in turn ordered Seale bound and gagged in the courtroom. (SunSpot.net)
Sarkozy and Me May 13, 2007
Last January, the scholar of the Black Panthers, Charles E. Jones, who in 1994 became the first, and so far only, department head, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party by addressing co-founder Bobby Seale, as comrade ... Last January, the scholar of the Black Panthers, Charles E. Jones, who in 1994 became the first, and so far only, department head, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party by addressing co-founder Bobby... (Townhall.com)
The Black Panthers advocated armed struggle. Emory Douglas' weapon of choice? The pen. Mar 29, 2007
As Douglas remembers it, "There was talk about some brothers coming over from Oakland to provide security for Betty Shabazz (Malcolm X's widow), and when they got there it was Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.". Douglas, a member of City College's Black Student Union who was designing props and sets for playwright LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), had heard rumors about Seale and Newton. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ontario Budget Proposes Property Assessments Every Four Years Mar 23, 2007
Bobby Seale was scheduled to speak at the University of Ottawa this weekend. The Ottawa Sun reports Seale sent an email to organizers a week ago saying the Canadian Government had blocked him from entering Canada because of previous arrests dating back to the 1960s. (580 CFRA Radio)
West: 21st Century Leftism Mar 19, 2007
They were actually building on what Martin and the others built, as much as I love Huey and Bobby Seale. They took it further. (Zmag.org)
Black Panther co-founder Seale speaks to University students Feb 23, 2007
Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale delivered a speech yesterday called "The History and Impacts of the Black Panther Party" as part of Black History Month celebrations at the University ... According to an Office of African-American Affairs press release, "Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the radical, revolutionary Black Panther Party for Self Defense in 1966 as an alternative to the nonviolent civil rights movement.". (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Graydon's Work In Progress Jan 31, 2007
GRAYDON'S WORK IN PROGRESS - Pagesix - New York Post Online Edition. Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Last Update: 10:45 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Tanks and gas masks: New book recounts Black Panthers, protests Jan 22, 2007
The turbulence of the era had reached a fevered pitch as this small New England city braced for the upcoming trial of Black Panther Party members, including founder Bobby Seale, for the murder of a suspected police informant. Protest leaders such as Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were heading to New Haven for a massive May Day demonstration over the trial. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Redford Says Bush Owes an Apology Jan 20, 2007
It s the story of the 1968 Chicago trial of Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Bobby Seale et al that made the late William Kunstler a star attorney ... There s also no real explanation of Bobby Seale, or what the Black Panthers meant in the scheme of things. (Fox News -- Views)
Sundance Film Festival Jan 13, 2007
There is, however, a lot of buzz swirling around Thursday night's festival opener, "Chicago 10," which recounts the tumultuous 1969 trial of eight anti-war activists, including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and Bobby Seale. Directed by Brett Morgen ("The Kid Stays in the Picture"), the movie's blend of animation with archival footage and such voices as Nick Nolte, Jeffrey Wright, Mark Ruffalo and Liev Schreiber, arouses hope among attendees that the rest of the festival will be just as insurgent in... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Sheriff vows to halt gang revival Jan 7, 2007
WE CAN T FORGET WHAT TOUSSAINT L OUVETURE, MARCUS GARVEY, BOB MARLEY, MALCOLM X, MARTIN LUTHER KING, HUEY P. NEWTON, BOBBY SEALE, TUPAC SHAKUR AND MANY OTHERS HAVE FOUGHT AND/OR DIED FOR.. Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. (The Palm Beach Post)
Book recounts New Haven's Black Panther trial Jan 7, 2007
The turbulence of the era had reached a fevered pitch as this small New England city braced for the upcoming trial of revolutionary Black Panther Party members, including founder Bobby Seale, for the murder of a suspected police informant. Protest leaders such as Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were heading to New Haven for a massive May Day demonstration over the trial. (Newsday -- State)
