Muntaqim was incarcerated for 49 years for his role in the slayings of two New York City police officers. He had been a teenage member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, and he continued his activism while behind bars. He was released in 2020.
The State University of New York at Brockport said that the possibility of “large numbers" of police officers on-campus during an event featuring a convicted cop killer could be “traumatizing,” and is allowing students to skip class during the day of the event.