 In the mid-1970, the "Race Today" Collective allied with the Black Panther Movement formed by John La Rose, who had been the chairman of the Institute of Race Relations in 1972 and 1973.In 1978, the magazine's publication frequency changed from monthly to bimonthly.In 1985, Leila Hassan became the journal's editor; both the magazine and the "Race Today" Collective were discontinued in 1988.