We Are Our Own Liberators: Third Edition

By Jalil A. Muntaqim

A veteran member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Jalil A. Muntaqim was imprisoned by the United States government in 1971 and not released until 2020. He was one of the longest held political prisoners in the world, having spent nearly 50 years in prison. Jalil has remained a staunch opponent of white supremacy and capitalist-imperialism, and as a human rights advocate was instrumental in organizing the International Tribunal 2021, that on October 25, 2021, found the United States corporate government guilty on five charges of Genocides against Black, Brown and Indigenous people.

Jalil is an author, poet, teacher and revolutionary organizer.