Today's Times Picayune includes a story about Orissa Arend, author of Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans, and her work with Robert King, a member of the Angola 3 who was imprisoned for 29 years.

The two will appear together at two community forums in the coming weeks, along with others who either participated in the events -- such as priests William Barnwell and Jerome LeDoux; and Bob Tucker, who worked for Mayor Moon Landrieu; and Malik Rahim, one of the founding Panthers.

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