Hugh Pearson

I just learned of Hugh's passing. "Huey", as we called him lived adjacent to my Family, across the road from Southern Heights Elementary School (now closed). He and his sisters often visited with us. All of the children of Dr. Pearson were very bright and curious when it came to learning. They lost their Mother at early ages. It is good to know that Dr. Pearson is yet with us. Huey was destined to do good and important things. Reading his Obituary opened up the floodgates of memory and...

Continue to Rest In Peace ❤

I, too, was saddened to learn of his death after googling him a few minutes ago. that so many would learn so long after his death of his death is testament to his genius, and ability to provoke our thinking.
I read his bio of Huey Newton in '94 or so, and was preparing to write a blog entry on him and other writers my age (Peter Haldeman, Peter Doggett) all of whom wrote about what it meant to be 14 or 15 in '73 or so.

His independent critical spirit lives on.

So late in the news, I only learned of Hugh Pearson today after watching his 1994 interview on C-Span, on the publication of his book on H.P. Newton. I immediately went the internet to find out more about him and to possibly find other books of his -- only to learn of his passing so long ago. May God continue to comfort his family, his children and friends with his memory. May Hugh's legacy as a writer and independent thinker and intellectual inspire generations of children to follow their...

While doing a web search to see if Hugh was working on a new book, or to see if he had any essays recently published, I was shocked to find out he was dead.

I met Hugh by accident at a newspaper/magazine store on Broadway and 47 Street. I was looking for the newspaper "Heterodoxy" and he immediately struck up a conversation with me about its editor, which led to a conversation about Black Panthers, which led to former Black Panthers starting up BBQ sauce companies. It was a...

I was a distant relative of Hugh's. I first became aware of him when he wrote "Under the Knife." Joseph Howard Griffin, his great uncle, was my grandmother's first cousin. I got his phone number from another cousin who had occasion to meet him. We spoke several times about family history and contemporary social issues. As my in-laws live in New York, we said that we would get together at some point. I've tried to reach him on a number of occasions over the past couple of years. for some...

I just learned of Hugh's passing, Huey was such a inspiration to all his fellow students at Wayne H.S., even through it was obvious that he had tremendous intellect he was as down to earth as he could be. He was someone who really saw and understood the big picture. He will be greatly missed.

We never know how much our lives touch others. Though I didn't know Hugh well, I thought of him as a hero, and not only because he was realizing the difficult dream of being a writer. He did a little work for Pacifica radio station KPFA, when he was in SF, and I met him there. He told me that he sometimes volunteered at a hospital, holding AIDS babies, giving them the physical contact they desperately needed. It takes a special emotional courage to be able to give like that. Through the...

I was having dinner on January 24, 2007, in Los Angeles, with a dear friend from the Journal. I asked if anyone had heard from our former colleague, Hugh. I was stunned and shaken when she said that Hugh had died. Of course, I sat at the table in disbelief. We worked together and I admired his spirit and vast knowledge of history. I've read his book on the panthers and shared how informative and well-written it was. I plan on purchasing his other books and dedicating a special shelf for the...