New Black Panthers Revive Predecessors' Spirit, Defiance From: The Washington Post | Date: September 24, 2006| Author: Robert Moran | Copyright 2006 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The area around the 3100 block of North Sheridan Street in North Philadelphia is menacing. Around the corner is the intersection of Seventh and Clearfield streets -- or, as the graffiti declare it, "7th and Killfield." In April, a 33-year-old man died after being shot 15 times on Sheridan.

Then a group dressed in black uniforms and berets showed up at a rowhouse in early June and declared it the headquarters of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense.

Resurrecting memorie...