Dhoruba bin-Wahad
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Black nationalist
co-founder of the Black Liberation Army
former political prisoner
human
political activist
Dhoruba bin-Wahad is an American Black activist, former political prisoner, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army who became a prominent critic of U.S. policing and incarceration.
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| instanceOf |
Black nationalist
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co-founder of the Black Liberation Army ⓘ former political prisoner ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin-Wahad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Earl Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment | conviction for attempted murder of two New York City police officers ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Black Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | conviction overturned ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfRelease | 1990 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Black liberation
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civil rights ⓘ police accountability ⓘ prison abolition ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn |
Ghana
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a former U.S. political prisoner
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criticism of U.S. policing ⓘ criticism of mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ organizing around political prisoners ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | civil suit against New York City and the State of New York ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Black Liberation Army
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Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Liberation movement
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Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dhoruba bin-Wahad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Assata Shakur: A 20th Century Escaped Slave
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The Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) of the FBI NERFINISHED ⓘ various essays on political prisoners and U.S. policing ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-imperialist
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revolutionary Black nationalist ⓘ |
| reasonForRelease | conviction overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct and withheld evidence ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| settlement | received financial settlement from New York City and State of New York ⓘ |
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