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.
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| Born | May 22, 1939 |
| Died | April 10, 2018 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Hunter College |
| Occupation | Activist, journalist |
| Organization | Black 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
- ↑ Kiilu Nyasha and Yuri Kochiyama: sisters in revolution (in en-US). The Mercury News (2017-03-03). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ↑ Black Power Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party (in en) (2020-08-04)Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-64259-208-5.
- ↑ Valrey, JR. The highest salute to the late Black Panther veteran Kiilu Nyasha! (in en-US). San Francisco Bay View (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ↑ Ross, Martha. Kiilu Nyasha and Yuri Kochiyama: sisters in revolution (in en-US). East Bay Times (2017-03-03)Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Ory, Laura. Black activist remembered by Africana studies. Arizona Daily Wildcat (2005-10-20). Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ↑ Kiilu Nyasha (in en). Bay Area Video Coalition (2016-01-05). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ↑ Ferriss, Susan. 300 in Oakland demonstrate for journalist on death row (in en-US). SFGATE (1995-06-06). Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ↑ Nyasha, Kiilu. Mumia's Life Is In Our Hands (in en). The Sun-Reporter (2001-05-03). p. S5. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ↑ Easley, Barbara Cox. Women of the Black Panther Party Reflect on Today's Struggle, Staying Engaged and Why Trump's Win Might be a Good Thing (in en). Colorlines (2016-12-31)Race Forward. Retrieved 2020-11-16.