American prisoner and social activist
This article is about the prisoner and social activist. For the artist, see
Rashid Johnson .
Control Unit Torture , art by Kevin Rashid Johnson
Kevin "Rashid" Johnson (born October 3, 1971 in Richmond, Virginia) is a revolutionary, writer, artist, social activist, founding member of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party , founding member of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party (which split from the NABPP in December 2020), member of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee , and prisoner in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Johnson, a former drug dealer, was convicted of murder in 1990 and sentenced to life in prison.[ 1] [ 6] He maintains that he is innocent and was wrongfully convicted.[ 1]
^ a b c Johnson, Kevin Rashid (August 23, 2018). "Prison labor is modern slavery. I've been sent to solitary for speaking out" . The Guardian . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ Pauly, Madison (August 20, 2018). "Prisoners Are Getting Creative to Pull Off a Massive Strike This Week" . Mother Jones . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ Dilawar, Arvind (May 7, 2018). "How to Organize a Prison Strike" . Pacific Standard . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ Newton, Creede (January 24, 2017). "Malnourished Prisoner's Death Reveals Horrific Conditions in a Texas Prison" . The Intercept . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ Johnson, Kevin "Rashid" (January 4, 2021). "Let's Get This Party Started: On the Split in the New Afrikan Black Party and Founding of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party" . Kevin "Rashid" Johnson . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Pilkington, Ed (August 23, 2018). "Major prison strike spreads across US and Canada as inmates refuse food" . The Guardian . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .