Hundreds Gather In Support Of Arrested Activist Quanell X

Leader of the New Black Panther Party Charged With Evading Arrest
Supporters gathered at the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church gym in southeast Houston upset over the arrest of Quanell X    He was arrested last week while trying to turn in a suspect wanted for shooting an police officer. Quanell X said this is the time for police to do the right thing. "Your lying, weak, corrupt officers told you a lie, man.  I didn't do anything wrong.  I did what I always do -- protect my people, protect each other's lives," the activist said. [more] Earlier this month Quanell X led a march against police brutality in Houston. [more]

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