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The Ten-Point program was released on May 15, 1967, in the second issue of the party's weekly newspaper, The Black Panther. All succeeding 537 issues contained the program, titled "What We Want Now!." [2] The Ten Point Program comprised two sections: The first, titled "What We Want Now!" described what the Black Panther Party wants from the ...
Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist–Leninist and black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. [8][9][10] The party was active in the United States between 1966 and 1982, with ...
Robert George Seale (born October 22, 1936 [1]) is an American political activist and author. Seale is widely known for co-founding the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Huey P. Newton. [2] Founded as the "Black Panther Party for Self-Defense", the Party's main practice was monitoring police activities and challenging police brutality in ...
Director Stanley Nelson said of the Black Panther Party. The Black Panthers were founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 and upon their founding had a relatively simple goal — stop police brutality.
The revolutionary Black Panther Party was founded 55 years ago this month and its ideals are not only still vital The post Black Panther Party ideals still resonate 55 years later appeared first ...
The New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case was a political controversy in the United States concerning an incident that occurred during the 2008 election.Two weeks before George W. Bush left office, the New Black Panther Party and two of its members, Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, were sued by the Department of Justice on claims of voter intimidation for their conduct ...
Mark Clark (June 28, 1947 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist and member of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was killed on December 4, 1969, with Fred Hampton, state chairman of the Black Panthers, during a Chicago police predawn raid. In January 1970, a coroner's jury held an inquest and ruled the deaths of Clark and Hampton to be ...
David Hilliard. David Hilliard (born May 15, 1942) is a former member of the Black Panther Party, having served as Chief of Staff. [ 1][ 2] He became a visiting instructor at the University of New Mexico in 2006. [ 3] He also is the founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton foundation. [ 4]