The New Black Panther Party provoked a melee outside Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s campaign headquarters after she had lost a Democratic primary election to her opponent, Hank Johnson. The NBPP’s Chief of Staff, Hashim Nzinga, had been acting as security detail for McKinney when he physically attacked reporters, calling them “Jews” and insisting that they must focus on Hank Johnson rather than on McKinney, since Johnson, he alleged, was a “Tom”. In a subsequent appearance on the Fox News Channel program Hannity & Colmes, Nzinga defended these actions. He accused his interviewers of being part of a Zionist media complex bent on defaming African Americans and, by extension, the New Black Panthers.
In 2006, the New Black Panther Party regained the media spotlight by intervening in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse team scandal, organizing marches outside Duke University and making numerous media appearances to demand that the jury organized by District Attorney Nifong convict the accused lacrosse players. Malik Zulu Shabazz met with the DA and asserted repeatedly that the DA’s answers meant he was supporting the claims made by the NBPP, a point that was widely disputed.
On April 12, 2007, after District Attorney Nifong’s case collapsed, and the Duke Lacrosse players were exonerated, Malik Zulu Shabazz appeared on The O’Reilly Factor. He refused to apologize for his actions in the leadup to the Duke University lacrosse rape scandal, stating that he did not know whether or not anything happened to the young accuser. He stated his beliefs that the rich, white families of Duke had placed political pressure on the investigation and forced the charges to be dropped. When questioned by guest host Michelle Malkin, he labeled her a “political prostitute” and “mouthpiece for that racist Bill O’Reilly.” Malkin said, “The only whore present is you.” Shabazz replied, “You should be ashamed of yourself for defending and being a spokesman for Bill O’Reilly.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Black_Panther_Party
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Here’s Malkin and Shabazz regarding Duke LaCrosse.
Michelle Malkin vs Black Panthers
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