Janet Smollet , The Black Panthers and Angela Davis Smollett is biracial. His father, Joel Smollett, was white and died of cancer in 2015. His mother, Janet Smollett, is black. She grew up during the civil rights era and marched alongside prominent figures, including members of the Black Panther Party and Angela Davis.  In fact, his mom and Davis are good friends, and Smollett has spent a lot of time with the influencer throughout his life.  https://www.ajc.com/news/world/things-know-about-jussie-smollett/5JRipU3t5jiMrcRI3JduiK/amp.html The journey, which began in Bay Area In Oakland in a campaign for civil rights.... Born in 1952, Janet Smollett celebrates the birthday every year on 27 November. As per wiki, her hometown is New Orleans, the USA, Janet is the only acting coach of her son Jussie and daughter Jurnee. Janet belongs to African-American ethnicity. http://wikinetworth.com/celebrities/janet-smollett-wiki-age-wedding-husband-family.html So lets look at the history of the Black Panthers and Angela Davis.. She was only a member of the Black Panther Party for a short while until she grew tired of the sexist practices among members. She left in 1968 to join the Che-Lumumba Club instead, which was an all-black faction of the Communist Party in Los Angeles.  There, she was able to carry on with her activist intentions without dealing with misogyny. Her involvement with the Communist Party caused complications in her career shortly after she joined when, in 1969, she was fired from her assistant professor position by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Her students and faculty friends fought to have her reinstated, but the California Board of Regents did not rehire her the following year. They claimed she was irresponsible and too radical, despite her reputation as an unbiased teacher and her popularity among the students. This incident and her arrest later that year defined her political position within the Black Power Movement. On October 13, 1970 the F.B.I found and arrested Davis at a motel in Manhattan on murder and kidnapping charges. She was unarmed and did not resist. A campaign developed to free Angela Davis and after almost two years, she was acquitted on all charges and continued her career as a political activist and professor. governor of California at the time, Ronald Reagan, fought to prevent Angela from teaching at California Universities, but by 1977, she had acquired a position as a lecturer in Women’s and Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. She remained active in politics and even ran twice for vice president of the United States in 1980 and 1984, while she was still associated with the Communist Party. She was unsuccessful both times. Nonetheless, she continued her role as activist and educator, moving on to be a Professor of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz.  http://blackpower.web.unc.edu/2017/04/angela-yvonne-davis/ when Angela left Black Panthers, Janet would have been 16, which I admit was plausible back in the day  put what bothers me, during those years, Angela was getting hit everywhere fired as a professor and getting her job back . the FBI had her on The 10 most wanted list, life was not good for Angela in the late 60's  poor timing to stick up a friendship with a 16 yr old  another link .... There were two main pieces of evidence used at trial: the guns used were registered to her, and she was reportedly in love with Jackson. After spending roughly 18 months in jail, Davis was acquitted After spending time traveling and lecturing, Davis returned to teaching. She was a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she taught courses on the history of consciousness, retiring in 2008. https://www.biography.com/people/angela-davis-9267589 Similarly, her support for efforts to destroy the one Jewish state on the planet and her cheers for those who shed Jewish blood to advance that despicable cause is antithetical to advocacy for human rights. Harvard may consider Davis a figure of historical importance, but whatever one may think of that dubious designation, she supported violence and hate as well as anti-Semitism.  https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/opposing-honors-for-angela-davis-isnt-racist/ Joel Smollett was born in 1956 to his parents Molly Hirschenson and Peter Smollett. His family shares Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity and hails from Romania, Russia, and Poland. Although his grandparents David Smollett and Dawley Levy were the Roman Jewish immigrant, he carried white ethnicity. The late guardian of Smollett family, Joel Smollett, met his lovely wife Janet Smollett in the Bay Area. The Russian-Polish Jew instantly fell in love with the African-American lady who hails from New Orleans. In the populous region surrounding the northern part of the U.S. state, the duo campaigned for the civil rights.  His wife, Janet Smollett, tutored with Julian Bond and became a heartthrob of a civil right movement with the likes of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. She later rose as a civil rights leader and became one of the founders of Black Panther.  http://wikinetworth.com/celebrities/joel-smollett-wiki-age-ethnicity-cancer-father-janet-smollett.html now why would they be friends if Angela was anti Jewish or is there a difference between Ashkenazi Jews and Israel Jews? Her Mentor Julian Bond... On April 17, 1960, Bond helped co-found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).[9] He served as the communications director of SNCC from January 1961 to September 1966, when he traveled around Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, to help organize civil rights and voter registration drives. Bond left Morehouse College in 1961 to work on civil rights in the south.[10] From 1960 to 1963, Bond led student protests against segregation in public facilities and the other Jim Crow laws of Georgia. Bond returned to Morehouse College in 1971, then aged 31, to complete his Bachelor of Arts in English.[12] With Morris Dees, Bond helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a public-interest law firm based in Montgomery, Alabama.[13] Bond served as its president from 1971 until 1979.[14] Bond was an emeritus member of the Southern Poverty Law Center board of directors at time of his death in 2015.[15] Bond also advocated for Africans in Europe. Bond was elected to four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and later to six terms in the Georgia State Senate, serving a combined twenty years in both legislative chambers. From 1998 to 2010, he was chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Bond Huey.... In 1967 Newton was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of a police officer. His imprisonment sparked protests—and the popular rallying cry “Free Huey.” His conviction was overturned in 1970, and he was released from prison. In 1971 he announced that the party would adopt a nonviolent manifesto and dedicate itself to providing social services to the black community 1974 Newton was accused of another murder and fled to Cuba for three years before returning to face charges; two trials resulted in hung juries. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Huey-P-Newton Remember, Janet was born in '52' Joel is younger than Janet has no Wikipedia page, but that doesn't stop us from learning some basic things about him.  He was born in 1958. The only publicly distributed information about him concerns his race, ethnicity, and family. He was Jewish and is believed to have moved to the United States from Poland and Russia https://bijog.com/biography/joel-smollett They were very young at the hay days of Davis and Huey Their first born, Jojo was born in NY in 1977 https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0810618/ did they fight for civil rights? I dont question that  did Janet hook up with Davis and Huey? she was very young, her age during that time makes me wonder and The Government was coming down on them bad at this time  also says they were protesting in Northern CA  Jazz, 2nd born, was born in Northern CA 1980 https://marriedbiography.com/jazz-smollett-biography/ Jussie born in Santa Rosa in '82' https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett They had two girls named Jurnee and Jazz and four boys named Jussie, Jake, Jocqui and JoJo. All of the children were born in New York except Jazz and Jussie, who were born in California https://bijog.com/biography/joel-smollett no way she was a founder of Black Panthers, that was in '66', she was 14 I just wonder the real time they all hooked up, the timing and ages seem off, but would need better proof then family saying it  and cant help but think this is like Warrens Indian blood she was told this all her life and she has high cheeckbones  we know how that ended up  I dont dispute their actions with civil rights the kids have worked with many groups on this issue and others  what I question is the ties to these predominate civil leaders and when they were made to put Janet, Bonds, Huey, Davis and Black Panthers together, then their personal timeline I just need more proof @HelloDolly