"Black professors and militant academicians were hollering at white educational institutions for inclusion and relevancy. None spoke the language nor harnessed the energies of our street soldiers. The only organization that did so was the Black Panther Party - and that was destroyed by a potent combination of forces over three decades ago. Nothing ever replaced it."
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Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad, "The Ethics of Black Atonement in Racist America," Freedom Archives Anti-Imperialist News, December 15, 2005
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