Peoria Honors Activist Mark Clark (AMC) on May 27, 2021 in Peoria, Illinois To Raise Funds for theAMC4Youth Non-profit Organization: Helping youth make better choices* Click link below to watch video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fDzEA3NXuntYGvhZxizBhVVmoeCKwDrU/view?usp=sharing
THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK PANTHER LEADER MARK CLARK
Seize the Time: Peoria’s Black Panther A new scholarship at Illinois Central College honors the life and legacy of Mark Clark. by Joshua Finnell Mark Clark of Peoria was killed in 1969 during a predawn raid by Chicago police. He is buried in Springdale Cemetery. Photo by Paroma Banerjee On February 12, 2021, Judas and […]
I am so happy to be one of the sponsors for a $1,000 scholarship at Illinois Central College (ICC) located in East Peoria in honor of Mark Clark. The SEIZE THE TIME MARK CLARK SCHOLARSHIP is available NOW ! Anyone interested in attending ICC may apply for this scholarship. Information and requirements can be found […]
After nearly 40 years of negative media propaganda against the Black Panther Party, Defense Captain Mark Clark was finally recognized as a civil rights activist and was given his place in the African American Hall of Fame Museum in Peoria, Illinois, in 2011. In addition to that, in honor of Mark, the Clark […]
This is an excerpt from my book titled, MARK CLARK: SOUL OF A BLACK PANTHER. This first chapter shows the effect of the emotional pain caused by the murder of my brother Mark, who was a Civil Rights Activist and the Defense Captain of the Peoria Black Panther Party. A FAMILY IN TRAUMA […]
Honest book reviews are not easy to come by. Many reviews are denied simply because a person has not purchased at least $50 in items from Amazon. Having said that, I was so amazed at the excellent reviews on my newly published book titled, “Mark Clark: Soul of a Black Panther”. As a former member […]
In 2006, my brother Matthew wrote an article in remembrance of Mark. In that article, Matthew reflected on his memory at Mark’s funeral. This is just a small excerpt from that moving article by Matthew Clark titled, “Letter to a Panther,” “Word was passed along the line: No tears. Don’t let them see you […]
What is it about the Black Panther that strikes fear in everyone? Well, here are a few facts about the black panther animal. The Panther (also commonly known as the Black Panther) is a large member of the Big Cat family, native to Asia, Africa and the Americas. The Panther is not a distinct species itself […]
COINTELPRO was derived from Counter Intelligence Program which was a series of covert and illegal operations conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It was aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting American political organizations. According to Wikipedia, FBI records shows that COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed […]