Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph (formerly Eddie Joseph;
Early life and Black Panthers
Jamal Joseph was born Edward L. Joseph in
Legal experiences
In 1969, Joseph was one of the defendants in the Panther 21 trial, which accused the Panthers of planning a series of deadly attacks across New York City. Joseph spent a year in prison pending the verdict before it was deemed he, as well as all other defendants, were ultimately not guilty.[5] During Joseph's time in the Black Panther Party, he befriended Afeni Shakur, who was later one of his fellow defendants in the Panther 21 trial, and would act as Godfather to her son Tupac Shakur.[6][7]
In 1973, Joseph, loyal to the New York faction led by
In 1981, he was convicted for harboring a fugitive,
Career
Upon his release from prison, he became a poet, an author, a playwright and director.
Joseph was nominated for a 2008
His memoir Panther Baby was published in February 2012 by
Joseph is a co-founder of the Harlem Film Company with producer Cheryl Hill, which released the 2016 feature Chapter & Verse, which Joseph co-wrote and directed.
In 2023, Joseph was interviewed in the FX television documentary series Dear Mama.
References
- ^ Algonquin Booksblog, November 15, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1565129504.
- ^ Directory of Personalities of the Cuban Government, Official Organizations, and Mass Organizations. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 1973.
- ^ Joseph, Jamal (February 7, 2012). "I Was a Teenage Black Panther". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (February 15, 2012). "A Revolutionary Life". Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
In April 1969, Joseph was arrested as one of the "Panther 21" on charges of conspiracy and spent a year in jail. Later, he was charged with harbouring fugitives and spent six years in prison at Leavenworth, Kan.
- ^ a b Varagur, Krithika (November 18, 2015). "Former Black Panther Uses 'Bonus Years' To Make Art". huffpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
In 1981, he was arrested for robbing an armored truck and spent five and a half years in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas
- ^ Farquharson, Safiya (July 23, 2012). "PANTHER BABY:Jamal Joseph Talks Revolution". ebony.com. Ebony. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (May 22, 1973). "4 Panthers Admit Guilt in Slaying". The New York Times.
- ^ O'Brian, Bridget (February 22, 2012). "Jamal Joseph's Path From Black Panther to Professor". news.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
In 1981 he was convicted for harboring a fugitive, someone who had taken part in the robbery of a Brink's armored car in Rockland County. Sentenced to 12 years in prison, he served 5½ years
- ^ Kalish, Jon (February 3, 2019). "Jamal Joseph:Chapter & Verse". wbgo.org. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
Joseph spent several years behind bars himself after being convicted of a variety of crimes including the sheltering of members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground involved in the infamous Brinks robbery and murders in 1981.
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (October 3, 1987). "JUDGE REDUCES SENTENCE OF MAN IN BRINK'S CASE". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
In the Federal trial of the Brink's case in 1983, Mr. Joseph was acquitted of participating in the armored-car robbery in which a guard and two police officers were killed. But he was convicted of being an accessory after the fact because he helped hide an associate, Mutulu Shakur, accused of carrying out the robbery.
- ^ Moynihan, Colin, "Oscar Nomination Caps Columbia Film Professor's Long Journey", The New York Times, February 21, 2008.
- ^ "'Panther Baby,' From Prisoner To Professor". npr.org. NPR. February 22, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
Along the way, he became a poet, a playwright and director, and now he's the author of "Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion and Reinvention."
- ^ Jamal Joseph – Purpose Prize Winner 2015.
- ^ personal recollection
- ^ Anne Burt, FACULTY Q&A: Jamal Joseph on His New Biography of Tupac Shakur, Columbia News, September 8, 2006, modified November 14, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Harlem's IMPACT Repertory Theatre members will sing 'Raise It Up' from film 'August Rush' at Academy Awards ceremony", New York Daily News, February 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Additional reporting by Jessica Letkemann and Keith Caulfield," [1], Billboard, undated (February 1, 2008). Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 16, 2021). "'Everybody Hates Chris' Animated Reboot, 'Shtisel' & 'Panther Baby' Adaptations In Works As CBS Studios Enters New Stage Post-Merger". Deadline. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chapter & Verse". IMDb. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (February 2, 2017). "Review: 'Chapter & Verse' Tells of Prison and Redemption". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
Further reading
- Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion and Reinvention. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012. ISBN 978-1-61620-126-5
External links
- Jamal Joseph, Columbia School of the Arts - Film
- Jamal Joseph at IMDb
- Anne Burt, FACULTY Q&A: Jamal Joseph on His New Biography of Tupac Shakur, Columbia News, September 8, 2006, modified November 14, 2007
- Colin Moynihan, "Oscar Nomination Caps Columbia Film Professor's Long Journey", The New York Times, February 21, 2008.
- Appearances on C-SPAN