Bet you didn't know some of these celebs had Black Panthers for parents.
Mumia Abu Jamal's case is currently being appealed and there's no reason to believe that his case shouldn't be dismissed on the grounds that his conviction was based on weak evidence.
The original Black Panther Party operated within the context of neo-Marxist principles to “protect” African-American neighborhoods from rampant racist practices. The new is more similar to the Nation of Islam.
Enforcement of civil rights laws gets complicated when minorities are the agressors.