Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions

Their legacy, however—reflected upon here in this special edition—provides essential truths which have remained largely hidden.. In 1969, 21 members of the militant New York branch of the Black Panther Party were rounded up and indicted on multiple charges of violent acts and conspiracies. The membership of the NY 21, which includes the mother of Tupac Shakur, is largely forgotten and unknown

“Listen to these voices of young men and women who poured their insights, courage, and creative energy into New York City’s fledgling Black Panther Party that generated chapters in all five boroughs. This reprint edition allows a new generation to hear these amazing stories, and additionally, to read the authors’ reflections and insights for today.” —Kathleen Cleaver, Black Panther Party Communications Secretary (1967 1971); Senior Lecturer, Emory University School of Law. Unlike out west, where police shot and killed Panthers to disrupt the revolutionary group, New York relied more heavily on courts, jails, and prison to sabotage the organization