New Black Panther Party Leader Responds to Milwaukee Riots: ‘This is War’

By Jenn Jacques

As if we needed anyone else weighing in on the current situation in Milwaukee, WI, the national minister of defense for the People’s New Black Panther Party is speaking out.

Babu Omowale said there is a ‘war against black people’ as ‘we’re the ones being murdered’ after 23-year-old Sylville Smith was shot and killed by police after he refused to drop his handgun loaded with 23 rounds when ordered by police.

Founded in 2014 as an off-shoot of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, the People’s New Black Panther Party is a militant black separatist group described by many as ‘a hate group whose leaders have encouraged violence against whites, Jews, and law enforcement officers’.

Responding to the backlash in Milwaukee that rocked the Dairy State over the weekend, Omowale also suggested the violent protests were protected by the Second Amendment.

In an on air interview, he said: “What you see is people lashing out and fighting against the system.”

“As it is said in the Second Amendment, you know. So this is not new. The people in this country have always defended themselves against tyranny. So I can’t liken this to a civil war.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms