Panther Vision: Essential Party Writings and Art of Kevin "Rashid" Johnson, Minister of Defense

499 Pages·2015·190.202 MB·English

by  Kevin Rashid Johnson

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PANTHER VISION
Essential Party Writings and Art of
Kevin “Rashid” Fohnson
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2015
Panther Vision:
Essential Party Writings and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
ISBN 978-1-894946-76-6
Published in 2015 by Kersplebedeb
Cover artwork by Rashid
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For the rising youth who see the bankruptcy of what today passes as
Black leadership. As a blueprint and inspiration for you in creating
the needed leading organization to achieve liberation for us and all
oppressed peoples. With eyes wide open, I dedicate these writings.
Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win!
All Power to the People!

The existence of a political vanguard precedes the existence of
any of the other elements of a truly revolutionary culture.
George L. Jackson
The vanguard party must provide leadership for the people.
It must teach the correct strategic methods of prolonged resistance
through literature and activities.
Huey P. Newton
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hands Up Don’t Shoot! foreword by Jalil Muntaqim....... z
Going Beyond “Revolutionary But Gangsta”

to “All-The-Way Revolutionary”, preface by Tom Big Warrior ....... w
The Politics and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson:
The Return of the Repressed, tntroduction by Jared Ball....... vit
1. 40 Years After: The Black Panther Party (2006)
by Mumia Abu-Famal....... Xue
PART |: INTERVIEWS
2. On the Present State of New Afrikan/Black Crisis in Amerika;
Revolutionary Art; the United Panther Movement;
and Communism vs. Anarchism:
An Interview with Comrade Rashid by Anthony Rayson (2010) ....... 3
3. On the Vanguard Party, Once Again (2012) ....... 38
PART Il: BURNING QUESTIONS
4 On the Questions of Race and Racism: Revolutionary National Liberation
and Building the United Front Against Imperialism: A Statement in
Support of the White Panther Organization (2006) ....... 64
5 Kill Yourselfor Liberate Yourself: The Real U.S. Imperialist Policy
on Gang Violence vs. The Revolutionary Alternative (2010) ....... 97
6. What is a “Comrade” and Why We Use the Term (2012) ....... 132
7. Capitalism + AIDS = Genocide (2006) ....... 134
8. Wimyn Hold Up Half the Sky! On the Questions of Wimyn’s Oppression
and Revolutionary Wimyn’s Liberation versus Feminism (2008) ....... 137
9. Reparations or Revolution? (2007) ....... 182
10. Black Liberation in the 21st Century:
A Revolutionary Reassessment of Black Nationalism (2010) ....... 188
11. Promoting Proletarian Consciousness
as Prisoner Rehabilitation (2007) ....... 205
PART Ill: PHILOSOPHY
12. Historical & Dialectical Materialism:
The Science of Revolution (2006) ....... 213
PART IV: ORGANIZATION
13. The New Afrikan Black Panther Party-Prison Chapter:
Our Line (2005) ....... 230
14. The Panther and the Elephant (2005) ....... 237
15. The New Afrikan Black Panther Party’s Organizational
Principles, Policy and Practice: The 3-P’s (2012) ....... 245
16. Panther Love: Addressing the Survival Needs of the People,

Building Pan-Afrikan Unity & Sowing the Seeds of
World Socialist Revolution (2005) ....... 255
17. Applied Panther Love: Organizing the Black Brigade
and its Work Within the Razor Wire Plantations (2005) ....... 268
18. Advancing from the Black Brigade to the New Afrikan Service
Organization (NASO): A Great Leap Forward! (2007) ....... 273
19. On the Roles and Characteristics of the Panther Vanguard Party and
Mass Organizations (2006) ....... 278
20. Unity-Struggle-Transformation: On Revolutionary Organization,
Leadership and Cadre Development (Revised 2013) ....... 292
21. Black Cats Have Many Lives: Reviving the Panther Vanguard and
Building the United Panther Movement (2014) ....... 307
22. NABPP-PC Rules of Discipline (2005) ....... 317
23, New Rules of Conduct of the NABPP-PC (January 1, 2012) ....... 329
PART V: ARTICLES AND ANALYSES
24. Uncle Sam in Blackface:
Barack Obama and the Designs of U.S. Imperialism (2009) ....... 335
25. Katrina, Capitalism and
Continuing Black Crisis in Amerika (2005) ....... 351
26. From Benton Harbor, Michigan to Clichy-sous-Bois, France:
The International Oppression of Youth of Color (2005) ....... 353
27. Perspectives on Comrade Amilcar Cabral:
Afrikan Revolutionary Extraordinaire (2005) ....... 357
28. The Real Face of U.S. Capital Punishment (2006)....... 359
29. In Memory of Our Slain Comrade Hasan Shakur (2006) ....... 362
30. Protect Our Leaders, Defend Our People! (2007) ....... 365
31. Letter Entitled “Racial and Political Persecution
of Grassroots Black Political Leaders and Activists” (2008) ....... 388
32. Some Thoughts on Amerikan Fascism and
Our Contemporary Situation (2006) ....... 405
33. Thanksgiving:
Celebrating Genocide and U.S. Imperialist Lies (2010) ....... 417
34. On the Lynching of Troy Davis (2011) ....... 420

35. It’s Raining Pigs, Rats and Moles! Vermin Culture, “Good Cop”
Brainwash, and National Oppression in Amerika (2012)....... 421
36. Against Capitalism: To Exist We Must Resist (2012) ....... 438
37. Restoring the Past to Serve the Future (2013) ....... 443
38. The Concurrent Tragedy of the Trayvon Martin Case and
Our Political Confusions (2013) ....... 446
39. Why No Indictment was Issued Against the Cop
Who Killed Michael Brown: The Problem and Answer (2015) ....... 451
Afterword by George Katsiaficas ....... 458
Final Word by Tom Big Warrior ....... 465
About the Contributors ....... 471