Black Excellence: Kathleen and Eldridge Cleaver | Ashleytheebarroness

Former Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver became a pro-Israel, pro-democracy activist after fleeing the U.S. and living seven years in communist dictatorships and Arab regimes that enslaved Africans. In this 1981 speech at BYU, he explains why he left Cuba. Learn more about Eldridge Cleaver becoming a Zionist in “Zionism & the Black Church” by IBSI Founder &. CEO Dumisani Washington. www.umndenipress.com Full speech youtu.be/-MPxlemtm90 | IBSI - Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel

Then Black Panther revolutionary and scholar Kathleen Cleaver! Watch her respond to the question of nonviolence, arguing that “non-violence is non-functional.” Inspired by the party’s radical approach to addressing anti-racism and class struggle, Cleaver joined the Black Panther Party in 1967 after meeting Eldridge Cleaver. She became the first woman to be included in the Black Panther Party’s Central Committee, the highest decision-making body within the organization. As the Communications Secr