For decades, Richard Aoki touted radical ideas and beliefs as a member of groups like the Black Panthers and Socialist Workers Party. At the same time, though, FBI documents show that he was informing on these groups and their activities. Explore the timeline to learn more about the double life Aoki led.
  

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Kerri Connolly is part of the multimedia team at the Center for Investigative Reporting. She comes to CIR with experience in documentary, broadcast and web productions, including Al Jazeera’s “The Stream” and “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” for Current TV. Previous projects include the award-winning documentary “People of the Seal,” “Storm Chasers” for Discovery Channel, “Tropical Science Investigations” for Smithsonian Channel and “Solving the Dinosaur Code” for National Geographic. Kerri received her master’s degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.