#black panther party

Authored by Gabriel Rockhill via Counterpunch.org, One of the most steadfast beliefs regarding the United States is that it is a democracy. Whenever this conviction waivers slightly, it is almost always to point out detrimental exceptions to core American values or foundational principles. For

Out of the sea of largely peaceful antiwar demonstrators marching in San Francisco’s Financial District in 2003, a more militant subgroup emerged. Its members wore black masks, black jackets, black hoods and helmets. They smashed windows and looted military recruitment offices. Since then, as

A Milwaukee based Black Panther group says police assaulted a 10-year-old girl, when they tried to shut down their feed the people event. And the group is now threatening the city with a $400 million lawsuit. The Revolutionary Black Panther Party’s Milwaukee chapter was holding...  

Former Black Panther member Elaine Brown has never held her tongue when it comes to her thoughts on today’s version of social activism. Last fall she came down on hashtag activism, saying, “In the 1970s people were actually doing things. When you say activist today, I can’t...