The Black Panther Party

Big Man Elbert Howard Black Panther Party founding member
Big Man (far right), Black Panther demonstration, Oakland CA, July 1968. Photo courtesy of Pirkle Jones

Elbert "Big Man" Howard is one of the original founding members of the Black Panther Party. Big Man was a Black Panther from 1966 to 1974. During that time he served as Deputy Minister of Information and was a member of the Central Committee and the International Solidarity Committee. Many remember him as the first editor of the BPP newspaper and Party spokesperson.

Big Man Elbert Howard Black Panther Party founding member
Big Man, BPP 40th Reunion, Oakland, 2006
photo copyright 2006 Jerry Whiting