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Kwanzaa's True Spirit: " In 1970 'Karenga' and two of his followers were arrested and charged with conspiracy and assault in the torture of Deborah Jones and Gail Davis, two of his female followers. Believing that the women had tried to poison him, 'Karenga' forced [them] to disrobe at gunpoint and had them beaten. 'Vietnamese torture is nothing compared to what I know,' he informed his victims, whereupon he forced a hot soldering iron into the mouth of one while the other had a toe squeezed in a vice. Both women were forced to consume detergent and a caustic liquid as part of their 'discipline.'

According to the July 27, 1971 Los Angeles Times, a psychological profile of 'Karenga' described him as 'a danger to society who is in need of prolonged custodial treatment in prison.' The profile noted that 'Karenga,' while legally sane, was 'confused and not in contact with reality.' Neither his criminal record nor his insuperable difficulties with reality has impeded 'Karenga's' career prospects, however; He is presently professor and chair of the department of Black Studies at California State University-Long Beach."