The
undersigned, current and former Black/New Afrikan political prisoners,
condemn the vicious assault perpetrated on our comrade Dhoruba Bin Wahad
by a group calling itself the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) at a
public event on August 8, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.
We
flatly reject any justification or rationalization for this attack on
an elder, himself a documented target of COINTELPRO and a former
political prisoner who spent 19 years in the state’s custody.
The
“New Black Panther Party” does not represent us. It does not represent
the legacy of the Black Panther Party of which we are proud to have been
a part.
We
fully support Dhoruba Bin Wahad and view this assault as one committed
against all of us. We urge everyone to join us in condemning the attack.
We wish our brother a full and speedy recovery.
Herman Bell
Jalil Muntaquin
Robert Seth Hayes
Sekou Odinga
Kazi Toure
James Tarik Haskins
(Additional List in Formation)