I always tried to raise money for the Black Panthers through business schemes.
To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.
We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us.
Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for.
The Black Panther party of Self-Defense is a revolutionary party.
I'd have no trouble being the barbecue kingpin of America. I'd just add it to all the other things I am: jazz musician, carpenter, architect, engineer and revolutionary.