The year was 1983. Fannie Haughton—a name unfamiliar to most—was living in Oakland, California, under a poisonous Reagan regime, in the middle of a drug war.
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8 Black Panther Party Programs That Were More Empowering Than Federal Government Programs – Atlanta Black Star
The Black Panther Party is known for its tremendous efforts to obtain justice for African-Americans during the civil rights movement. Their impact on history can be showcased through the numerous programs created to help the Black community.
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Antoine Fuqua To Develop Film Based On Black Panther Murdered By Police – Huffington Post
In 1969 Fred Hampton was shot dead during a police raid.
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The story of the British Black Panthers through race, politics, love and power – The Guardian
The experience of black people in the UK in the 1970s is examined in Guerrilla, a new drama series written by 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley. Now that story finds echoes in a powerful exhibition of photographs of the time.
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When Black Power Set Racist America On Fire: A Fifty-Year Retrospective
Fifty years ago, the term “Black power” fired into the American vocabulary. In celebration of the fifty-year anniversary of the call for Black power this week, I present this exclusive excerpt from my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
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Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers – KOLUMN Magazine
As for Muhammad Ali, he was not only aware of the Panthers. He saw what they were doing as a critical contribution to Black Freedom.
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Racial Battle In South Dallas
By: African American News | AframNews A much anticipated battle occurred in South Dallas, Texas this past Saturday as the predominantly White group The Bureau of American Islamic Relations (BAIR) planned to protest a local Nation of Islam Mosque for “promoting violence against Americans openly and publicly.” A Facebook post by BAIR explains the questionable […]
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