Today is the day the Black Panthers were founded. As a disabled person, I'm going to remember how the coalition they built with Disabled people and their support during the 504 protests are the reason we even have the ADA today.

As a gay person, I'm going to remember how Huey Newton gave speeches to defend gay rights and how the Black Panther movement literally changed minds during the civil rights movement on how gay people were perceived.

And I'm going to think of the Black Panthers who NEVER CAME HOME to fight that fight for us and thank every power I know they made that sacrifice.

https://jacobin.com/2025/10/black-panthers-oneal-tanzania-legacy

#History #Disability #BlackHistory #BlackPanthers #Queer #Trans #LGBTQ

Today is the day the Black Panthers were founded. As a disabled person, I'm going to remember how the coalition they built with Disabled people and their support during the 504 protests are the reason we even have the ADA today.

As a gay person, I'm going to remember how Huey Newton gave speeches to defend gay rights and how the Black Panther movement literally changed minds during the civil rights movement on how gay people were perceived.

And I'm going to think of the Black Panthers who NEVER CAME HOME to fight that fight for us and thank every power I know they made that sacrifice.

https://jacobin.com/2025/10/black-panthers-oneal-tanzania-legacy

#History #Disability #BlackHistory #BlackPanthers #Queer #Trans #LGBTQ

The Black Panther Party was founded #OnThisDay in 1966.

From a 2016 article commemorating its 50th anniversary:

"The work of the Black Panthers remains important for several reasons. First, they remind us that the problem of police brutality has long been with us [...]

Second, the BPP offers a good model of grassroots activism and ideology in practice."

https://jacobin.com/2016/10/black-panther-party-fifty-year-anniversary-founding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party

#history #BlackHistory #BlackPanthers #BlackPantherParty

The Black Panther Party was founded #OnThisDay in 1966.

From a 2016 article commemorating its 50th anniversary:

"The work of the Black Panthers remains important for several reasons. First, they remind us that the problem of police brutality has long been with us [...]

Second, the BPP offers a good model of grassroots activism and ideology in practice."

https://jacobin.com/2016/10/black-panther-party-fifty-year-anniversary-founding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party

#history #BlackHistory #BlackPanthers #BlackPantherParty

October is Black History Month in the UK 🤎 🖤

Black history is woven into the identity of the UK. The theme this year is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride', focusing on the power of individuals in history who exercised courage, vision, and agency.

You can learn more about Black History in the UK here: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/

Or hear from Black Voices on the Social Web on the @blackvoices Channel

#BlackVoices #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #Diversity #BIPOC

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." – #AssataShakur #BlackHistory

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." – #AssataShakur #BlackHistory

The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:

'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/rare-portraits-of-enslaved-mississippians-displayed-at-mississippi-museum-of-art/?utm_content

#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner

September is International Underground Railroad Month because it was the month that Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. To learn more #BlackHistory, follow this Surf feed.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jy4yj0jmq7jcek145g0s0j0a

#SurfFeeds #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #History #UndergroundRailroad #UndergroundRailroadMonth #FrederickDouglass #HarrietTubman

The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:

'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/rare-portraits-of-enslaved-mississippians-displayed-at-mississippi-museum-of-art/?utm_content

#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner

At the end of the month Firestorm Books will be hosting journalist and former Black Panther JoNina Abron-Ervin for a virtual conversation with author Robyn Maynard! Together they'll be discussing the new and revised edition of JoNina's "Driven By the Movement," recently released by AK Press.

"Driven by the Movement: Reports from the Black Power Era" collects the stories of twenty ordinary people who did extraordinary things for the Black liberation struggle during the pivotal decade of 1965-1975. These activists came from across the US and all walks of life—single working mothers, clergy, students, teachers, military veterans—to organize against police brutality, poverty, hunger, substandard schools, and colonialism in Africa.

Register for free and find your copy of "Driven by the Movement" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3442-reports-from-the-black-power-era.html. Can't make the event live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording to enjoy at your convenience.

#PeoplesHistory#BlackHistory#BlackPower#BlackPantherParty#FeministBookstore#JoNinaAbronErvin#FirestormCoop (- L)

Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️

From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada#BlackHistory#UndergroundRailroad

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary

Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️

From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada#BlackHistory#UndergroundRailroad

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary

I left some pointers to sources on the Fletcher talk page so some future editor can improve that page.

And I started reading more of James Weldon Johnson's autobiography, because it's funny, & because he was amazing. This guy:

passed the Bar in a grueling and unfair 2-hour exam in front of a crowded courtroom of spectators

was the first black executive secretary of the NAACP

wrote the poem that became the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

served as a diplomat in Venezuela

#BlackHistory

I left some pointers to sources on the Fletcher talk page so some future editor can improve that page.

And I started reading more of James Weldon Johnson's autobiography, because it's funny, & because he was amazing. This guy:

passed the Bar in a grueling and unfair 2-hour exam in front of a crowded courtroom of spectators

was the first black executive secretary of the NAACP

wrote the poem that became the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

served as a diplomat in Venezuela

#BlackHistory