S.F. forum discusses legacy of Black Panthers
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SAN FRANCISCO-On Sept. 22, over 120 people attended a Socialist Action forum here entitled "The Political Legacy of the Black Panther Party."
Featured speakers included Johnny Spain, a former Black Panther and one of the original San Quentin Six who was jailed for 21 years; JoNina Abron, former editor of the Black Panther newspaper and current managing editor of Black Scholar; Reginald Major, professor at S.F. State University and author of "A Panther is a Black Cat;" and Kwame M.A. Somburu, founding member of Malcolm X's Organization for Afro-American Unity (OAAU) and a staff writer for Socialist Action newspaper.
The backdrop to the forum was the recent murder of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton in Oakland, Calif. The forum was covered on the front page of the S.F. State University newspaper, Golden Gater-J.R.
Joseph Ryan/Socialist Action Johnny Spain speaking at forum ON OCTOBER 1989 7