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Emory Douglas: The Art of The Black Panthers documentary highlights Emory Douglas, the Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. Through archival footage and conversations with Emory this documentary shares his story, alongside the rise and fall of the Panthers. Emory used his art as a weapon in the Black Panther Party’s struggle for civil rights and today he continues to give a voice to the voiceless. His art and what The Panthers fought for are still as relevant as ever.
Video Link:
Dress Code: (2015, May 21). Emory Douglass: The Art of the Black Panthers [video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/128523144
"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 33 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba.
Video Link:
Mawelulu Onwuku: (2015, March 14). Eyes Of The Rainbow a documentary film with Assata Shakur [video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfXGIS3EKxs
The Murder of Fred Hampton
Originally going into production with the film title Black Panther, the work was supposed to cover the rise of the group’s Illinois chapter, with a focus on its charismatic leader, Fred Hampton. In the middle of production, Fred Hampton was murdered by the Chicago police, and the film became a two-part document of a stillborn revolutionary moment. The first half is an affecting portrait of Hampton; the man and the leader captured delivering a speech on social revolt and racism before a large, rapturous crowd. The second part becomes an audacious piece of investigative journalism, making a compelling case for the police’s intentional murder of Hampton, who feared his oratorical power more than anything.
Video Link:
Chicago Film Archives: (2020, June 30). The Murder of Fred Hampton [video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/434141029
African-American Freedom Struggle Lecture 14 of Clay Carson's Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). This class session is a guest lecture by Elaine Brown on the Black Panther Party. Recorded November 13, 2007 at Stanford University.
Video Link:
Stanford: (2008, June 6). Lecture 14 | African-American Freedom Struggle (Stanford) [video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8F7X8nW2mc&t=15s
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Featured Content
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY NEWSPAPERS
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service was the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party, founded in 1967 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. It featured articles
and op-eds on party activities, values, police brutality, racial oppression, political prisoners, communism, and international revolutions. From 1968 to 1971, it was the most widely read Black newspaper in the U.S. Emory Douglas, the party's Minister of Culture, designed the paper and shaped the aesthetics of protest during the Civil Rights era.
FEATURED BLACK PANTHER PARTY ACTIVIST
FEATURED NEWSPAPERS
FRED HAMPTON
Fred Hampton was a prominent
civil rights leader and revolutionary socialist in the 1960s, best known
for his leadership within the Black Panther Party. His activism began
in his teenage years as a leader
in the NAACP's Youth Council in Maywood, Illinois, where he advo- cated for improved resources for
Black youth. In 1968, at age 20, Hampton joined the BPP and quickly rose to become chairman of the
Illinois chapter. He was renowned
for his powerful oratory skills and efforts to unite marginalized groups. Hampton spearheaded community programs, including free breakfast initiatives and medical clinics,
which made the Black Panthers a
vital resource. Targeted by the
FBI’s COINTELPRO, Hampton was assassinated in a raid by the FBI
and Chicago police on Dec. 4, 1969.
ELAINE BROWN
Elaine Brown is a prominent
political activist, writer, singer,
and a former leader of the
Black Panther Party—Minister
of Information and Chairman.
She joined the BPP in 1968,
inspired by its revolutionary
ideals and commitment to
ending racial oppression. Brown quickly became involved in the
party's community programs,
including the free breakfast
initiative and health clinics.
She also became an editor of
the BPP newspaper. In 1974,
she became the first and only
woman to lead the BPP, succeeding Huey P. Newton. Under her
leadership, Brown expanded the party's influence, advocated for
gender equality, and ran political
campaigns. After leaving the
BPP, she continued her activism
and published her memoir, A
Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s
Story (1992). Her work remains
an inspiration to activists fighting
for social justice and equality.
EMORY DOUGLAS
Emory Douglas is a renowned
graphic artist and former Minister
of Culture for the Black Panther
Party, instrumental in shaping the visual identity of the Black Power movement. In the mid-1960s,
Douglas became involved in the
civil rights movement and soon connected with the Black Panther Party, founded by Huey P. Newton
and Bobby Seale. Appointed Min.
of Culture in 1967, Douglas was responsible for creating much of
the party’s visual content, including posters, pamphlets, and artwork for the Black Panther newspaper, which had a peak circulation of 140,000 copies per week. His contributions
left a lasting legacy, defining the visual aesthetic of the movement
and influencing future generations
of activists and artists.
ASSATA SHAKUR
Assata Shakur is a political
activist, writer and a former
member of the Black Liberation
Army and Black Panther Party.
Raised in New York City and Wilmington, North Carolina, she experienced racial discrimination
early on, shaping her views on
social justice. Shakur became politically active at the City
College of New York, protesting
racism and the Vietnam War. She joined the BPP in the late 1960s
but eventually left to join the more militant BLA. Shakur was accused
of involvement in several criminal activities, including the 1973
murder of a state trooper. In 1977,
she was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, but she maintained her innocence. She escaped from prison in 1979 and
fled to Cuba, where she remains in exile. Shakur is viewed as a symbol
of resistance.
FRED HAMPTON
Fred Hampton was a prominent civil rights
leader and revolutionary socialist in the 1960s,
best known for his leadership within the Black Panther Party . His activism began in his teenage years as a leader in the NAACP's Youth Council
in Maywood, Illinois, where he advocated for improved resources for Black youth. In 1968, at
age 20, Hampton joined the BPP and quickly rose
to become chairman of the Illinois chapter. He
was renowned for his powerful oratory skills and efforts to unite marginalized groups. Hampton spearheaded community programs, including
free breakfast initiatives and medical clinics,
which made the Black Panthers a vital resource. Targeted by the FBI’s COINTELPRO, Hampton
was assassinated in a raid by the FBI and
Chicago police on Dec. 4, 1969.
ELAINE BROWN
Elaine Brown is a prominent political activist,
writer, singer, and a former leader of the Black Panther Party—Minister of Information and Chairman. She joined the BPP in 1968, inspired by its revolutionary ideals and commitment to ending racial oppression. Brown quickly became involved in the party's community programs, including the free breakfast initiative and health clinics. She also became an editor of the BPP newspaper. In 1974, she became the first and only woman to lead the BPP, succeeding Huey P. Newton. Under her leadership, Brown expanded the party's influence, advocated for gender equality, and ran political campaigns. After leaving the BPP, she continued her activism and published her memoir, A Taste
of Power: A Black Woman’s Story (1992). Her work remains an inspiration to activists fighting
for social justice and equality.
EMORY DOUGLAS
Emory Douglas is a renowned graphic artist
and former Minister of Culture for the Black
Panther Party, instrumental in shaping the
visual identity of the Black Power movement.
In the mid-1960s, Douglas became involved in
the civil rights movement and soon connected
with the Black Panther Party, founded by Huey
P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Appointed Min. of Culture in 1967, Douglas was responsible for creating much of the party’s visual content, including posters, pamphlets, and artwork for
the Black Panther newspaper, which had a peak circulation of 140,000 copies per week. His contributions left a lasting legacy, defining
the visual aesthetic of the movement and influencing future generations of activists
and artists.
ASSATA SHAKUR
Assata Shakur is a political activist, writer and
a former member of the Black Liberation Army
and Black Panther Party. Raised in New York City and Wilmington, North Carolina, she experienced racial discrimination early on, shaping her views
on social justice. Shakur became politically active at the City College of New York, protesting racism and the Vietnam War. She joined the BPP in the late 1960s but eventually left to join the more militant BLA. Shakur was accused of involvement in several criminal activities, including the 1973 murder of a state trooper. In 1977, she was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, but she main-tained her innocence. She escaped from prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba, where she remains in exile. Shakur is viewed as a symbol of resistance.
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY NEWSPAPERS
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service was the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party, founded in 1967 by Huey
P. Newton and Bobby Seale. It featured articles and op-eds on
party activities, values, police brutality, racial oppression, political prisoners, communism, and international revolutions. From 1968 to 1971, it was the most widely read Black newspaper in the U.S. Emory Douglas, the party's Minister of Culture, designed the paper and shaped the aesthetics of protest during the Civil Rights era.
FEATURED BLACK PANTHER PARTY ACTIVIST
FEATURED NEWSPAPERS
FEATURED BLACK PANTHER PARTY ACTIVIST
FEATURED NEWSPAPERS
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service
was the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party,
founded in 1967 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
It featured articles and op-eds on party activities, values, police brutality, racial oppression, political prisoners, communism, and international revolutions. From 1968
to 1971, it was the most widely read Black newspaper in
the U.S. Emory Douglas, the party's Minister of Culture, designed the paper and shaped the aesthetics of
protest during the Civil Rights era.
THE
BLACK PANTHER
PARTY
NEWSPAPER
FRED HAMPTON
Fred Hampton was a prominent civil
rights leader and revolutionary socialist in
the 1960s, best known for his leadership
within the Black Panther Party. His acti-
vism began in his teenage years as a leader
in the NAACP's Youth Council in Maywood,
Illinois, where he advocated for improved resources for Black youth. In 1968, at age
20, Hampton joined the BPP and quickly rose to become chairman of the Illinois chapter.
He was renowned for his powerful oratory
skills and efforts to unite marginalized
groups. Hampton spearheaded community
programs, including free breakfast initiatives and medical clinics, which made the Black Panthers a vital resource. Targeted by the
FBI’s COINTELPRO, Hampton was assas-sinated in a raid by the FBI and Chicago
police on Dec. 4, 1969.
ELAINE BROWN
Elaine Brown is a prominent political
activist, writer, singer, and a former leader
of the Black Panther Party—Minister of Information and Chairman. She joined
the BPP in 1968, inspired by its revolu-
tionary ideals and commitment to ending
racial oppression. Brown quickly became involved in the party's community programs, including the free breakfast initiative and health clinics. She also became an editor
of the BPP newspaper. In 1974, she became
the first and only woman to lead the BPP, succeeding Huey P. Newton. Under her leadership, Brown expanded the party's influence, advocated for gender equality,
and ran political campaigns. After leaving
the BPP, she continued her activism and published her memoir, A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story (1992). Her work
remains an inspiration to activists fighting
for social justice and equality.
EMORY DOUGLAS
Emory Douglas is a renowned graphic
artist and former Minister of Culture for
the Black Panther Party, instrumental in shaping the visual identity of the Black
Power movement. In the mid-1960s, Douglas became involved in the civil rights move-
ment and soon connected with the Black Panther Party, founded by Huey P. Newton
and Bobby Seale. Appointed Min. of Culture
in 1967, Douglas was responsible for crea-
ting much of the party’s visual content, including posters, pamphlets, and artwork
for the Black Panther newspaper, which
had a peak circulation of 140,000 copies
per week. His contributions left a lasting legacy, defining the visual aesthetic
of the movement and influencing future generations of activists and artists.
ASSATA SHAKUR
Assata Shakur is a political activist,
writer and a former member of the Black Liberation Army and Black Panther Party. Raised in New York City and Wilmington,
North Carolina, she experienced racial discrimination early on, shaping her views
on social justice. Shakur became politically active at the City College of New York, protesting racism and the Vietnam War.
She joined the BPP in the late 1960s but eventually left to join the more militant
BLA. Shakur was accused of involvement
in several criminal activities, including the
1973 murder of a state trooper. In 1977,
she was convicted of first-degree murder
and other charges, but she maintained her innocence. She escaped from prison in
1979 and fled to Cuba, where she remains
in exile. Shakur is viewed as a symbol
of resistance.