Safiya Bukhari

Safiya Bukhari
Born
Bernice Jones

April 2, 1950
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2003(2003-08-24) (aged 53)
North Shore University Hospital, Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationPolitical activist
Known forFormer member of the Black Panther Party

Safiya Bukhari (born Bernice Jones; April 2, 1950: xxiii  – August 24, 2003) was an American member of the Black Panther Party. She was a co-founder of the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC) and the Jericho Movement for U.S. Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War, and was the vice president of the Republic of New Afrika.

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