Kiilu Nyasha

Kiilu Nyasha (May 22, 1939 – April 10, 2018) was an American Black Panther, journalist, and revolutionary activist. She was born in 1939, and grew up in New York City and San Francisco.

Kiilu Nyasha
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Born(1939-05-22)May 22, 1939
DiedApril 10, 2018(2018-04-10) (aged 78)
Alma materHunter College
OccupationActivist, journalist
OrganizationBlack Panther Party

Career

In San Francisco, she joined the Black Panther Party and worked for a lawyer who defended the Party.[1] She lived in San Francisco's Chinatown for over 40 years.[2] In her life, she met and worked with other activists like Yuri Kochiyama and Jean-Bertrand Aristide.[3][4]

After the Black Panther Party ended, Kiilu Nyasha became known as a journalist. She hosted a radio show where she did interviews and wrote articles for San Francisco newspapers. After Hurricane Katrina, she gave a speech at the University of Arizona about the U.S. government's racism.[5] She often spoke out to say other revolutionaries who were in prison should be released; one of the prisoners she supported the most was Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is also a journalist.[6][7][8] Kiilu Nyasha kept doing journalism and activism right up to the time she died.[9]

References

  1. "Kiilu Nyasha and Yuri Kochiyama: sisters in revolution". The Mercury News. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  2. Fujino, Diane; Harmachis, Matef, eds. (2020-08-04). "Kiilu Taught Me: Letters to My Comrade". Black Power Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-64259-208-5.
  3. Valrey, JR (2018-04-13). "The highest salute to the late Black Panther veteran Kiilu Nyasha!". San Francisco Bay View. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. Ross, Martha (2017-03-03). "Kiilu Nyasha and Yuri Kochiyama: sisters in revolution". East Bay Times. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. Ory, Laura (2005-10-20). "Black activist remembered by Africana studies". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  6. "Kiilu Nyasha". Bay Area Video Coalition. 2016-01-05. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  7. Ferriss, Susan (1995-06-06). "300 in Oakland demonstrate for journalist on death row". SFGATE. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  8. Nyasha, Kiilu; Wallach, Donna (2001-05-03). "Mumia's Life Is In Our Hands". The Sun-Reporter. p. S5. ProQuest 367214798. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  9. Easley, Barbara Cox; Juanita, Judy; Nyasha, Kiilu; Adams-Johnson, Frankye Malika (2016-12-31). "Women of the Black Panther Party Reflect on Today's Struggle, Staying Engaged and Why Trump's Win Might be a Good Thing". Colorlines. Race Forward. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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