October 2007 - NBPP-Boston creates SlaveMaster Street Names Tract based on the work from "Hidden History of Massachusetts"
TODAY - NBPP-Boston organizes for Rescue DADA www.rescuedada.org a
rescue center in Nairobi,
Kenya that shelters and rehabilitates young girls/women who have been victims of sexual
violence (Rape, Prostitution, Molestation). Got Staples donation of
school supplies now
raising funds ($1800) to ship to Africa.
February 6, 2008 - Brown Bag Discussion at Community Change: Who's in the house? Gatekeepers in the halls of power
February 7, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl serves as a panelist at a Community Forum regarding Boston Poilice Safe Homes Initiative in order to inform the people on the dangers of giving up your rights and consenting to a warrentless search.
Fabuary 9, 2008 - Safe Love Event at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center. 300 youth in attendacne.
February 13, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl testifies at the Mass. State House at a hearing regarding the estbalishment of a Comission on the social status of Black Males. In support of Bill Senate No. 2182 sponsored by Senator Diane Wilkerson.
February 16, Basketball X-Perts First Annual Black History Month Classic
February 16, Devotion Black Love Day by BloodSkinLand Productions
February 21, 2008 - NBPP-Boston organizes successful meeting. Almost 250 in attendance, including all of Boston's Black Elected Officials.
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February 22, 2008 - NNN Interview with Chairman Jamarhl Crawford.
March 2, 2008 - NBPP-Boston Chairman Jamarhl Crawford Speaks at "Peace in '08" Peace Rally at Roxbury Community College, in honor of Michael Wiggins (RIP) organized by Club HOPE.
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March 13, 2008 - NBPP-Boston Present Esteemed Historian
and Pan-African Scholar Runoko Rashidi.
March 14, 2008 - HALT Conferance: Harmony Among Lynn Teens. 200 youth in attendance.
March 17, 2008 - BNN Vulcans Show
March 20, 2008 - NBPP-Boston Organizes Town Hall Meeting Pt. II to Discuss the Boston Police Department's Safe Homes Initiative.
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March 25, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl discusses Safe Homes Initiative oneWRKO with Tom Finneran.
March 26, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl gives a presentation at Nate Askia House - Roxbury Drug Rehab.
March 29, 2008 - Radical Organizing Conferance - ACE/CityLife - Chairman Jamarhl Leads Workshop: Grassroots Guerilla Approch to Getting Out Info.
April 4, 2008 - NBPP Organizes Press Conferance/Speak Out in opposition of Safe HomesInitiative. 40 In attendance. Coverage by NPR.
April 19 - Chairman Jamarhl delivers message on prison reform on behalf of incarcerated Brothers at the What is Change Civic Engagement Rally at Boston Common
May 2, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl Recieves Model Citizen Award by Dotwell / SCI Dorchester
May 18, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl addresses Touch 106.1 Man Up Stand Up March for Community Accountability - Grove Hall to City Hall
May 21, 2008 - Chairman Jamarhl delivers a message on education reform at the Massachusetts State House for the Unity Rally for Children Left Behind - Community Speak Out for Better Education
June 22, 2008 - 10,000
Strong Boston. 400 in attendance.
2004-2006
March 9 2004 - NBPP-Boston Accompanies National Staff to meeting with Russell Simmons, Dr. Ben Chavis and Rev. Run. (Hip-hop Summit Action Network)
March 2004 - NBPP-Boston organizes for the National Black Agenda Conference
2004 - NBPP-Boston launches Discussion, Lecture at Northeastern University's African-American Institute.
March 2004 NBPP-Boston accompanies National Chairman and Senator Bill Owens to protest of Presidential Candidate John Kerry's lack of response to the National Black Agenda's Directives.
April 28 2004 - Chairman Jamarhl shot under mysterious circumstances and subsequently framed and indicted. The case was later tried and Chairman Jamarhl was found Not Guilty of All Charges. The case had however created an environment for gossip and rumors to grow and there were many attempts to spread misinformation and outright lies to discredit and damage his reputation. click here for | COINTELPRO | COINTELPRO vs. NBPP-BOSTON
May 19 2004 - NBPP-Boston Makes Pilgrimage to Malcolm X Gravesite
August 16, 2004 - NBPP-Boston raises the RBG Flag at Boston City Hall in
honor of Marcus Garvey
birthday (Aug.17th).
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2004 - NBPP-Boston, in an effort to bridge cross-cultural gaps, commissions the first ever Spanish Translations of the 10 Point Program and 9 Local Objectives.
October 23, 2004
NBPP-Boston brings National Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz to Boston to address the 2004 Kerry/Bush election/selection
2004 - NBPP-Boston Chairman pairs with longtime friend to create "The Holla Black Show" a topical Radio talk show on 1620 AM... Show ran for 8 weeks.
2005 - NBPP-Boston creates Reparations Tract to educate the masses on the issue of Reparations.
2002-2003
May 2002 - National Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz comes to Boston to
keynote the Black Community Information Center's - 14th Annual Malcolm X Breakfast. After the
Breakfast a meeting was held
at the Dudley Library at which the people determined there was a need
for a New Black Panther
Party Chapter in Boston and at that time Jamarhl Crawford was appointed
Chairman of the Boston
Chapter by National Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz.
July 2002 - NBPP-Boston provides security and attends rally for Trina
Persad, young victim of
violence in Roxbury. Trina's death marked the 26th Homicide of 2002.
September 2002 - NBPP-Boston is thrust into the spotlight as a result of
the Police Shooting of
30yr old John Powell on Humboldt Ave. Monday September 16th, 2002
September 24, 2002 - NBPP-Boston attends meeting with US Atty. Michael
Sullivan to demand Feds
investigate Boston Police killings of Black, Latino & Cape Verdean
citizens. US Atty. Sullivan
later decided to not investigate the practices of the BPD.
December 2002 - NBPP-Boston responds to Neo-Nazi skinhead attack on 3
Black/Cape Verdean
teenage girls. Neo-Nazi Josiah Spaulding III son of Wang Center Director
Josiah A. Spaulding
jr. NBPP Boston led protest in front of Wang Center Dec. 28th, 2002
before the "Nutcracker" the
most popular night for attendance.
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Summer 2003 - NBPP-Boston begins "Water Works" program selling bottled
waters, employing adults
and youth through 4 summers.
2003 - Ju-Jitsu Class
2003 - Tai-Chi Class
August 2003
Blackbury Lounge
October 2003 - NBPP-Boston launches the "Blackstonian" Community
Newspaper and Website to
inform and inspire the community.
Click here for the entire First Issue of the Blackstonian - PDF Format
December 11, 2003
Verbalization
NBPP-BOSTON ON BOSTON HIP-HOP
2000 - Chairman Jamarhl organizes Respect The Architects - Hip-Hop Lecture and Panel; Lecture by Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, Panel Moderated by Prof. Griff of Public Enemy; Show Featuring Wise Intelligent and local artists.
2003 - Hustle Simmons disrespects Black Women.
JAMN 94.5 FM white Disc Jock Corey Hill aka Hustle Simmons is addressed by NBPP-Boston after displaying disrespectful images of Black & Latino women on his website.
Disrespectful.
2007 - Edu Leedz local white promoter uses Malcolm X image to promote "Black History"
NBPP-Boston addresses local promoter Edu Leedz aka Ned Wellbury and stops his attempt to produce a "Black History" show at an Irish Pub in the North End of Boston while using the trade marked and licensed image of Malcolm X. Disrespectful.
2007 - UndergroundHipHop.com plays "Nigger" in white-owned store. NBPP-Boston seeks legal recourse against store owners who publicly broadcast "Nigger" in city/state licensed business.
Disrespectful.
2007 - NBPP-Boston brings Professor Griff to deliver his message
"The Psychologicial Covert War on Hip-Hop"
Boston Issues
Cop Shootings
Shot by Boston Police
From 1995-2004 BPD shot and Killed 16 People. All Victims were Black, Latino and Cape Verdean.
Locked Up & Innocent
Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts
In 20 yrs., 22 Innocent men, mostly Black, served time after wrongful convictions. Since 1997, 9 Innocent Black Men have been freed after serving from 4-30 yrs. Suffolk County, MA is 2nd in the US for wrongful convictions.