Chip Butty
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Joachim
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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
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
https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/115378251205877314
GeePawHill
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Fifty-nine years ago today, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. October 15, 1966. ✊🏿 #BlackPanthers
Fifty-nine years ago today, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. October 15, 1966. ✊🏿 #BlackPanthers
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
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
https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/115378251205877314
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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
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
KawaiiPunk
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RIP Assata Shakur
bhaugen
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Tupac Shakur was murdered 29 years ago today. His status as a cultural icon is beyond dispute, but the legend that’s built up around his tragically short life has often overshadowed the radical political outlook that shaped his work.
https://jacobin.com/2025/09/tupac-shakur-assata-black-panthers-hip-hop-rap
#music #art #politics #TupacShakur #socialism #BlackPanthers
RIP Assata Shakur
Tupac Shakur was murdered 29 years ago today. His status as a cultural icon is beyond dispute, but the legend that’s built up around his tragically short life has often overshadowed the radical political outlook that shaped his work.
https://jacobin.com/2025/09/tupac-shakur-assata-black-panthers-hip-hop-rap
#music #art #politics #TupacShakur #socialism #BlackPanthers