JoNina Abron-Ervin and Lorenzo Komboa Ervin
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin (born 1947) is an American writer, activist, and black anarchist. He is a former member of the Black Panther Party. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee, since 2010.
In February 1969, Ervin hijacked a plane to Cuba to evade prosecution for allegedly trying to kill a Ku Klux Klan leader. While in Cuba and Czechoslovakia, Ervin became disillusioned with state socialism. After several unsuccessful attempts, the American government eventually extradited Ervin and brought him to the U.S. to face trial. Ervin was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ervin first learned about anarchism while in prison in the late 1970s. He read numerous anarchist books, and his case was adopted by the Anarchist Black Cross, a political prisoner support organization. While in prison, Ervin wrote several anarchist pamphlets, including Anarchism and the Black Revolution, which has been reprinted many times and may be his best-known work.
Eventually, Ervin's legal challenges and an international campaign led to his release from prison after 15 years.
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JoNina Abron-Ervin is a journalist, author and veteran African-American social justice activist. She was a member of the Black Panther Party for nearly a decade and was the last editor of the Black Panther newspaper.
A retired Western Michigan University associate professor of communication, JoNina has published essays in such books as Voices from the Underground: Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press and The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
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