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.