Rise of The Panthers

The city of Los Angeles is at a uproar after a young African American boy is shot dead by an LAPD officer. During this unrest Travis Miller, an ordinary college student, suddenly gets a cryptic message from his best friend before she disappears. In Travis' pursuit to find Janaye, he catches the attention of an organization that is slowly gaining influence in the city of Los Angeles, The Panthers. He is soon ensnared by the organization's ruthless agenda to challenge the executive authority over the city.

At the same time local news reporter, Jasmine Jones, tries to unravel The Panthers' true motives after she gets a visit from her estranged sister. Both will soon be caught in the middle of a power struggle that will shake the very foundation of not only Los Angeles, but the nation itself. However, several questions remain: Who are The Panthers? What are they truly after? And how many lives have to be sacrificed for them to obtain their goal? The revolution is here...and it will not be televised.

R.D. Cartwright was born in Charleston, SC on May 31, 1993, to a military family. He is the youngest of three siblings and grew up in various states across the country. He attended high school in Fayetteville, NC and after graduating he went on to attended Savannah State University and obtained his bachelor's degree in Biology. Soon after he moved to San Diego, CA where he served in the United States Navy as a Commissioned Officer. After four years of dedicated service, he decided that the military is no longer the life that he desired and made the choice to end his service on May 31, 2019. He currently stays in San Diego where he pursues his life long dream of being an author and create stories that would captivate the world.