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 | Kadeem Hardison as Judge |
 | Bokeem Woodbine as Tyrone |
 | Joe Don Baker as Brimmer |
 | Courtney B. Vance as Bobby Seale |
 | Tyrin Turner as Cy |
 | Marcus Chong as Huey P. Newton |
 | Anthony Griffith as Eldridge Cleaver |
 | Bobby Brown as Rose |
 | Nefertiti as Alma |
 | James Russo as Rodgers |
 | Jenifer Lewis as Rita |
 | Chris Rock as Yuck Mouth |
 | Roger Guenveur Smith as Pruitt |
 | Michael Wincott as Tynan |
 | Richard Dysart as J. Edgar Hoover |
 | M. Emmet Walsh as Dorsett |
 | Wesley Jonathan as Little Bobby Hutton |
 | Angela Bassett as Dr. Betty Shabazz |
| Kahlil Nelson as Boy On Bike |
 | Anthony Johnson as Sabu |
 | Dick Gregory as Reverend Slocum |
 | Kool Moe Dee as Jamal |
 | Lahmard J. Tate as Gene McKinney |
 | William Fuller as Sergeant Schreck |
| David Greenlee as Patrolman |
 | Melvin Van Peebles as Old Jail Bird |
| Adam Powers as Hippie |
| Brent Schaefer as Emory Douglas |
 | Mark Curry as Lombard |
 | Dario Scardapane as Student |
 | Reginald Ballard as Brother at Meeting |
 | Ralph Ahn as Mr. Yang |
 | James Bigwood as Grove Street Cop |
| Martin Bright as Grove Street Cop |
 | Mark Buntzman as Pushy Reporter |
 | Robert Peters as Cop at Ramparts |
| Jeff Obafemi Carr as Denzil Dowell |
| Steven Carl White as George |
 | Charles Cooper as Sheriff |
 | Jay Koch as Governor Reagan |
| Tim Loughrin as Reporter at Capitol |
| Tony Beard as Guard at Capitol |
 | Jerry Rubin as Defense Attorney |
| Beau Windham as Hoover's Aide |
| Jamie Johnson as Girl Buying Drugs |
 | Yolanda Whitaker as Pregnant Junkie |
| Arthur Reed as Blind Man |
 | Christopher Michael as Reporter at Police Station |
 | James Le Gros as Avakian |
 | Joseph Culp as Baby Faced Cop |
| Preston L. Holmes as Prison Guard |
 | Chris Tucker as Bodyguard |
| Tracey Costello as Kathleen Cleaver |
 | Jeris Poindexter as Black Cop |
| Brent Sincock as Courtroom Judge |
| James A. Earley as Angry Cop |
| Sharrif Simmons as Poet |
| L. Sidney as Bakar |
| Bob Rule as Berkeley Campus Singer |
| Eddie Anisko as Berkeley Campus Singer |
| Robbie Allen as Berkeley Campus Singer |
 | David L. King as Berkeley Campus Singer |
| Doo-Doo Brown as Recruit |
 | Marvin Young as Recruit |
| D-Knowledge as Recruit |
| Shanice Wilson as Singer at Punk Panthers |
 | Ann Weldon as Mrs. Dowell |
| Brian Turk as Deputy |
| Dwayne P. Wiggins as Band at Barbeque |
| Timothy C. Riley as Band at Barbeque |
| John T. Smith as Band at Barbeque |
| Elijah Baker as Band at Barbeque |
| Vincent Lars as Band at Barbeque |
| Bill Ortiz as Band at Barbeque |
| Roberto Santana as Matty |
| Gunnar Peterson as Cop at Gas Station |
| John Harwood as Cop at Line Up |
| John Knight as Cop at Panther Office |
| Eric Kohner as Nervous Cop |
 | Robert Culp as Charles Garry |
 | Mario Van Peebles as Stokely Carmichael |
| Steven M. Gagnon as Prosecutor |
 | Manny Perry as Shorty |
 | William Martin Brennan as Partner |
| Directing | |
| Mario Van Peebles | Director |
Writing | |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Screenplay |
Crew | |
| Adam Kidron | Executive Music Producer |
Production | |
| Maria Dylan | Production Supervisor |
Sound | |
| Larry Robinson | Music Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Antonitta Barnes | Costumer |
Sound | |
| Susumu Tokunow | Production Sound Mixer |
Production | |
| Brent Owens | Unit Production Manager |
Directing | |
| H.H. Cooper | First Assistant Director |
| Algric Leo Chaplin | Second Assistant Director |
Art | |
| Norman Scott | Assistant Art Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Omar Simmons | Costumer |
Directing | |
| Kia Puriefoy | Second Assistant Director |
Production | |
| Dave 'Foots' Footman | Production Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Devon Patterson | Costumer |
| Leslie Bracey, Jr. | Costumer |
Crew | |
| Graham Stumpf | Post Production Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Brian Andrew Tunstall | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Crew | |
| Samuel J. Sapp | Executive Music Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Kim D. Davis | Makeup Department Head |
Directing | |
| Tracey Hinds | Second Second Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Joell Ben Khan | Hair Assistant |
Sound | |
| Christine Cholvin | Music Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Barbara Augustus | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Ted Long | Hairstylist |
| Diane Hammond | Key Makeup Artist |
| Linda Stevenson-Khan | Hair Assistant |
Editing | |
| Kevin Lindstrom | Editor |
Crew | |
| Bob Minor | Stunt Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Paul A. Simmons Jr. | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Editing | |
| Angela Robinson | First Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax | Script Supervisor |
Sound | |
| Felipe Borrero | Additional Production Sound Mixer |
Art | |
| Adam Scher | Assistant Art Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Diana Zeegelaar | Costumer |
Editing | |
| Marilyn R. Moore | Assistant Editor |
Sound | |
| Dane A. Davis | Supervising Sound Editor |
Production | |
| Robert De Niro | Producer |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
Editing | |
| Earl Watson | Editor |
Sound | |
| Stanley Clarke | Original Music Composer |
Writing | |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Novel |
Production | |
| Liza Chasin | Associate Producer |
Camera | |
| Edward J. Pei | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Mario Van Peebles | Producer |
| Robi Reed | Casting |
| Preston L. Holmes | Producer |
| Tony Lee | Casting |
Art | |
| Richard Hoover | Production Design |
Production | |
| Andrea Reed | Casting |
Art | |
| Bob Kensinger | Set Decoration |
| Carol Lavoie | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Paul A. Simmons Jr. | Costume Design |
Art | |
| Bruce Robert Hill | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Klexius Kolby | Makeup Artist |
| Phoebe Holston | Assistant Makeup Artist |
