The psychological wounds of COINTELPRO — the FBI’s covert operation targeting civil rights movements — continue to affect former Black Panther Party members decades after
On Dec. 4, 1969, a pivotal moment in American civil rights history unfolded. Mark Clark, the defense captain of the Peoria, Ill., branch of the
Glynn Turman is cast as Walter Newton in the Apple TV+ series “The Big Cigar,” the story of Black Panther Party founder Huey Newton escaping
“The Big Cigar” is the true story of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton and his daring escape to Cuba with the help of
Wellington Harrison weaves a fascinating story of how his comedy editing expertise helped him achieve the emotional depth and breadth to help commandeer the enthralling
Former Black Panther leader Bobby Rush, who transitioned to politics and became a prominent U.S. Congressman out of Chicago, has announced he is ending his
A former member of the Black Panther Party has been released after spending 49 years in prison, 22 of them in solitary confinement. Russell “Maroon”
Congressman Bobby Rush, who was the co-founder of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter back in the 1960s, is demanding the FBI release the files
Daniel Kaluuya vowed to “celebrate life” as he picked up the Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The 32-year-old actor
In the film Judas and the Black Messiah actor Daniel Kaluuya portrays Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. In
In the film Judas And The Black Messiah, actor LaKeith Stanfield portrays Bill O’Neal, an FBI informant who betrayed the Black Panther Party of Illinois
Talk about a fortuitous bounce of fate that could not be duplicated if you tried. Retired NBA star Matt Barnes is immersed in the latest
Zendaya feels “lucky” to be from the “hoods of Oakland.” The Spider-Man: Homecoming‘star says there is “definitely hood” in her but she wouldn’t have it
In May 2016, we celebrated the anniversary of Malcolm X birthday on May 19, who would have been 91-years-old, and the 50th Anniversary of the founding
Is it a coincidence that Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X have the same birthday? I typically don’t believe in them but it’s interesting that the pair
[jwplatform jYRxW32c] To mark the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party’s establishment, Independent Lens on PBS is airing The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party’s establishment, Independent Lens on PBS is airing a documentary that will delve into the ins
Another warrior for Black rights has made his transition to the spirits of our ancestors. Esteemed scholar and an original member of the Black Panther
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Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, the former Black Panther leader who was wrongfully imprisoned for almost 30 years for killing a white schoolteacher, has died at age
