black power movement
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What?? Why Former Black Panther Members Believe They’re Still Being Monitored By The FBI After More Than 50 Years
COINTELPRO ended decades ago, but a new report from The Nation details surprising claims.
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Decades After the 1985 Philadelphia Bombing, A Recent Discovery Shocked The City
The bombing also caused a devastating fire which spread to dozens of row homes in the West Philadelphia neighborhood.
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Rest In Power: Mutulu Shakur, Tupac’s Stepfather And Renowned Activist, Dies At 72
Shakur died of cancer just months after being released from prison.
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Former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli to be released After 49 Years in Prison
NJ Supreme Court judges concluded Acoli no longer poses a threat to public safety.
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Oakland, Stand Up! The Black Power Movement Continues With a Panel Discussion and New Exhibits at OMCA
Anyone familiar with the Black Panther Party knows its genesis was Oakland, Calif.—and the area continues to be a locus of activism, attracting some of the country’s most prominent voices. This Sunday, several of those voices will gather at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) to discuss the lasting legacy and impact of the movement…
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50 Years Ago Stokely Carmichael Called for ‘Black Power,’ Galvanizing a Movement
Fifty years ago this Thursday, the call for “black power” by Stokely Carmichael in Greenwood, Miss., transformed the black freedom struggle. Frightening white citizens while transforming black identity, the black power movement’s call for radical political self-determination challenged liberal frameworks for racial equality in profound ways that continue to reverberate to this day. Black power…