{"product_id":"driven-by-the-movement-reports-from-the-black-power-era-paperback","title":"Driven by the Movement: Reports from the Black Power Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonina Abron-Ervin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collective portrait of the Black Power movement by radical journalist and former Black Panther JoNina Abron-Ervin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDriven by the Movement\u003c\/i\u003e collects the stories of twenty ordinary people who did extraordinary things for the Black liberation struggle during the pivotal decade of 1965-1975. These activists came from across the US and all walks of life--single working mothers, clergy, students, teachers, military veterans--to organize against police brutality, poverty, hunger, substandard schools, and colonialism in Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from her own experience at the heart of the movement, JoNina Abron-Ervin's on-the-ground reporting offers a rare look into the pragmatism, optimism, compromise, and contradiction and the everyday acts of dedication that animated the Black Power era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes expanded material on the history of the\u003ci\u003e Black Panther\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper as a source of mass political education and on the Black Panther Party's legendary survival programs, such as its Free Breakfast for Children and healthcare programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA foreword by writer and organizer William C. Anderson connects two torchbearers of the Black radical tradition across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoNina Abron-Ervin\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, grassroots community organizer, and former member of the Black Panther Party. She was the last editor of the \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper and the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Scholar \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. JoNina is a retired Western Michigan University associate professor of communication and cohosts the \u003ci\u003eBlack Autonomy Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and activist from Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation on No Map\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAs Black as Resistance.\u003c\/i\u003e His writings have been included in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eWho Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Selves to Defend\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978183639341,"sku":"9781849356060","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/AKOjUsf4TY9781849356060.webp?v=1775800890","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/driven-by-the-movement-reports-from-the-black-power-era-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}