Butch Ware | |
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 Ware in 2024 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
| Political party | Green |
Rudolph "Butch" T. Ware III (born 1974), also known as Bilal Ware in the American Muslim community,[1][2][3][4] is an American associate professor and hip hop artist who was the 2024 vice presidential nominee for the Green Party. He is one half of the hip hop duo Slum Prophecy.
Butch was born in Washington DC and raised in Minneapolis, he is a father, a scholar of abolitionism, revolution, and social justice.
For the past two decades, Ware has been an active public scholar, especially in response to the George Floyd murder in 2020 and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.[5] He has organized teach-ins, community education curricula, and other organizing initiatives. Ware has been vocal as a public intellectual, activist, artist, and organizer, and supports communities across the country and around the world to challenge imperialism, ethnic cleansing, and war.[6] He advocates for building sustainable, peaceful alternatives rooted in African, Indigenous, and Abrahamic traditions.[7][8]
He is currently running for Governor of California in the 2026 Gubernatorial election[9][10]
- ^ "Dr. Bilal Ware".
- ^ "Ep. 79: Slavery and Islam Part 2: Islam & the Abolition of Slavery - Bilal Ware – Studio". www.almadina.org.
- ^ Ebbiary, Alyaa (November 16, 2022). "Prof. Rudolph Bilal Ware". Journal of Education in Muslim Societies.
- ^ "Hub Foundation". www.hub-foundation.org.
- ^ "Meet Our Nominees: Jill Stein & Butch Ware". Green Party US. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Stream Now: 94.1 KPFA Hard Knock Radio | Butch Ware on Culture, Resistance & Building Power". B.Ware For Governor. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Butch Ware Launches Campaign For California Governor". Green Party US. February 6, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Meet Our Nominees: Jill Stein & Butch Ware". Green Party US. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Butch Ware Launches Campaign For California Governor". Green Party US. February 6, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Watch Now: Dr Butch Ware On Building Revolutionary Change Through Electoral Politics". B.Ware For Governor. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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