Elmer dixon to release book on june 16, 2023!
His image—holding a rifle on the steps of the Washington state capitol building—is one of the most iconic photographs from the Black Power movement.
Elmer Dixon co-founded the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party to provide armed patrols to protect Black people from police beatings and killings.
Now, half a century later, Dixon is a popular Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant for companies, organizations, and universities around the world.
Read his remarkable story, DIE STANDING: From Black Panther Party Revolutionary to Global Diversity Consultant by Elmer Dixon, with a foreword by former Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale.
It will be released in hardcover, paperback and eBook on June 19, 2023 for the Juneteenth holiday. Pre-order your copies now.
“During the Black Power Movement of the 1960s, Gil Scott Heron said, ‘The revolution will not be televised.’ Today, the revolution is being televised, and it’s waking up the whole world to take action.”
