We interview three members about their involvement with the party, its rationale and accomplishments, and the legacy of community activism.

Pop and Politics spoke with three former members of the Black Panther Party. Malik Edwards, Kiilu Nyasha (aka Pat Gallyot) and Elbert “Big Man” Howard granted interviews during a recent Black Panther Party retrospective at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.All three spoke candidly about their involvement with the party, its rationale and accomplishments, and the legacy of community activism.

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Photo by Craig Young. Gary Moskowitz is working on his Master’s in Education at San Francisco State University. He thanks the Bush Administration for giving him something to complain about every day. He dunks peanut butter sandwiches in his chili.