Press Release by Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz

The New Black Panther Party has done nothing wrong and never engaged in voter intimidation. Because there was no evidence that the New Black Party planned, participated in nor condoned the acts of a single member in Nov 2008, the Justice department rightfully dropped the charges against the organization. However the Justice Department successfully sustained an injunction against a single member for his individual action, which was outside organizational policy. Therefore, there is no controversy here because justice was done and the case decided on its merits, or lack of evidence.
Our position is that this whole controversy, and other current controversies- i.e. The USDA Sherrod fiasco are Republican or right wing- tea party strategies to drum up support and drive dissatisfied white voters to the polls for the fall mid-term elections. The Republicans are overtly making boogeymen out of New Black Panther Party, the, NAACP, Ms. Sherrod in order stir up racial fears, and as they say ‘take back the country’ which we interpret as ‘take back the country’ from Blacks and a Black President.