Black Power activist and former Black Panther Party Minister of Justice H. Rap Brown has died. A defining and often incendiary voice of the 1960s movement, Brown rose to national prominence as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), where his uncompromising critiques of racial injustice made him one of the era’s most influential—and polarizing—figures. In later years, after converting to Islam, he became known as Jamil Al-Amin. He spent the final chapter of his life in federal custody, serving a life sentence for the 2000 killing of a Fulton County sheriff’s deputy—charges he steadfastly denied and that supporters continue to dispute. His death marks the loss of a towering and complex figure whose legacy spans civil rights, Black radicalism, spiritual leadership, and enduring debates over justice and political persecution.