44 years ago, deep in rural Louisiana, three young black men were silenced for trying to expose continued segregation, systematic corruption, and horrific abuse in the biggest prison in the US, an 18,000 acre former slave plantation called Angola. Peaceful, non-violent protest in the form of hunger and...
'This is the work of God. I am a vessel': NYC nurse behind powerful protest picture, who traveled to Baton Rouge to march for 'a better future for her son', speaks out after night in jail Woman who was captured in iconic arrest photo from...
“If one looks at the 10-point program of the Black Panther Party, one sees that the very same issues that were raised in the aftermath of slavery are at the center of a program that was formulated in 1966,” said Davis, now a professor emeritus...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="7423" onclick="custom_link" link="http://www.buzzfeed.com/e6carter/the-omaha-two?utm_term=.nvbkNlZRDP#.sp836NnRXO"][quote cite="Elena Carter BuzzFeed Contributor"] In 1971, Omaha Black Panther leaders Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa were sentenced to life in prison for a bombing that killed a local police officer. In the 45 years since, they’ve been fighting for a quieter...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="7404" add_caption="yes" onclick="custom_link" link="http://http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/01/black-panther-party-legacy-black-power/79041002/" alt="Kennedy, AP"][vc_column_text] Our co-founder and Chairman Bobby Seale speaks to USA Today, talks about the history of the organization and its connection to the Black Lives Matter movement. [/vc_column_text][video_embed]#E-8_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[/video_embed][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="7414" onclick="link_image" style="rounded"][vc_column_text] 2016 is “THE YEAR OF THE PANTHER” Black Panther Party founded 50 years ago 1966 “All Roads lead to Oakland in Oct to recognize the 50th anniversary of the founding of the BPP” Come & hear from original members from the BPP...
[vc_row][vc_column][quote cite="Former BPP Member Erica Huggins "] “I just have such gratitude for Beyoncé’s bravery and her generosity,” Huggins said from her Oakland office. “I wish I could tell her. I wish there there was a way she would know that there are many members of...