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Jamal Joseph (formerly Eddie Joseph; [1] 1953) is an American writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator. Joseph was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army .
Feb 22, 2012 · Jamal Joseph was a 15-year-old honor student when joining the Black Panther Party. He later faced a 12-year sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary for helping fugitive Panther...
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Feb 22, 2012 · Jamal Joseph’s Path From Black Panther to Professor. Jamal Joseph’s life has all the makings of a great book. A Black Panther at only 15, he was in jail at 16 and later served time in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., where he got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Jamal Joseph dabbled in writing during the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, but it wasn’t until the ’80s that he began taking the craft seriously. Now a screenwriter, director, poet, and film professor at Columbia University, Joseph visited Bryant in September to kick off the university’s annual Visiting Writers Series.
Feb 9, 2017 · The independent drama mirrors Joseph’s personal journey after being released from prison, where he served nine and a half years for his involvement in New York’s much-publicized 1969 Panther 21 case. Joseph was indicted as a teen for weapons charges and harboring Black Panther fugitives.
May 10, 2012 · Jamal Joseph was a teenage leader of the militant Black Panther Party. After nine years in prison he reinvented his life and is now a professor.
Feb 23, 2012 · Professor Jamal Joseph talks about growing up in New York City and the life stories chronicled in his autobiography, Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion Reinv...
Jamal Joseph is a poet, filmmaker and Oscar nominee who earned two college degrees while incarcerated for his participation in the Black Panther Party. He has appeared on Def Poetry Jam and American Gangsters, among other television programs.
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Jamal Joseph. Race and Diversity; Social Justice and Activism; Memoir; History; Visual and Performing Arts. Book This Speaker. Speaker Bio. In 1968, fifteen-year-old Bronx honor student Jamal Joseph joined the Black Panthers. By the age of 16, he was in prison with the legendary Panther 21.
