Artist & Poet Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa [Saturday #Culture]
We feature the work of ex-Black Panther and political prisoner Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa (formerly known as David Rice). From the bio, “He was born in Omaha in 1949, graduated from Creighton Preparatory School and took courses at Creighton University. He wrote for the local underground paper, Buffalo Chip, from 1969 to 1970 and joined the Black Panther party. In the 32 years since his conviction, Mondo has created art, written short stories, poetry and journalism.”
![queen nzinga Artist & Poet Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa [Saturday #Culture]](http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/queen-nzinga.jpg "queen-nzinga")
![sojourner truth Artist & Poet Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa [Saturday #Culture]](http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sojourner-truth.jpg "sojourner-truth")
More of his work is available on his website.
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Thanks for posting this! Mondo is an excellent writer and artist, and his case is one of too many bad examples of how Panthers were railroaded regardless to the truth back in the year, as many prisoners are today.