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