H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown in 1967
5th Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
In office
May 1967 – June 1968
Preceded byStokely Carmichael
Succeeded byPhil Hutchings
Personal details
Born
Hubert Gerold Brown

(1943-10-04)October 4, 1943
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2025(2025-11-23) (aged 82)
Durham County, North Carolina, U.S.
Spouse(s)Karima al-Amin
Known forBlack Power movement
H. Rap Brown
Conviction(s)
  • Murder
  • aggravated assault
Criminal penaltyLife in prison
Imprisoned at
  • Georgia State Prison (2002‍–‍2007)
  • ADX Florence (2007–2014)
  • FMC Butner (2014–2025)[1]

Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (born Hubert Gerold Brown; October 4, 1943 – November 23, 2025), was an American Muslim cleric who was the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s. He was the Black Panther Party's minister of justice.[2][3] He was also known for his autobiography, Die Nigger Die! He served a life sentence for murder after the shooting of two Fulton County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies in 2000.[4]

In July 2014, Brown was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was transferred to Butner Federal Medical Center in North Carolina.[5] In March of 2025, he was transferred again to FMC Butner for medical help.[6][7] He died at FMC Butner on November 23, 2025, at the age of 82.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved April 1, 2018. (BOP Register Number 99974-555)
  2. ↑ H. Rap Brown Summary. BookRags. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "H. Rap Brown". SNCC Digital Gateway. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. ↑ Brumback, Kate. "Court rules against cop-killing militant formerly known as H. Rap Brown". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ↑ "Imam Jamil Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) transferred to Butner Federal Medical Center, N.C.", San Francisco Bay View newspaper, 18 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Writer, Staff (2025-03-18). "What Happened to H. Rap Brown?". The Michigan Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  7. ↑ Collins, Sam P. K. (2025-02-02). "Political Prisoner Jamil Al-Amin In Need of Urgent Medical Care, Family and Comrades Say". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  8. ↑ Vitello, Paul (November 23, 2025). "Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ "CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Extend Condolences After Imam Jamil Al-Amin Passes Away in Prison for Crime He Did Not Commit". 2025-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-24.

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