Isaac Newton

“They were taught to never to point, much less fire a weapon at anyone, other than the enemy, and never accidentally or unnecessary”(413). So in fact, the Panthers could be considered, an organization, who were advocates of peace; the overall goal. Newton insured that he wanted peace and that the Panthers defense is just “a tool to get rid of violence and aggression”( Huey P.…

Informative Outline Background Information: The Black Panther Party was formed by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal in the United States in late October in 1966. The Black Panther Party, also known as BPP was initially formed as a political platform for African Americans to stand up to police and the government. Many African Americans migrated west and north to escape the racism in the south, but once they were in their new cities, they were faced with a new form a racism that they were not…

Life, it’s funny, how one little thing can have such a large impact on it. In the case of “The Lottery”, the little black box has a profound effect on the towns’ people. In this instance it has a profound impact on one person in particular, Tessie Hutchinson. Tessie Hutchinson finds that in an instant life can change right before your eyes. She proclaims at the end of the story, “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right.” (243) Can you imagine a simple box could carry so much weight? This box that has…

Tupac “2Pac” Shakur- Change September 7, 1996 will go down in the history books for many people. On the eve of that day, Tupac“2Pac” Shakur, who was sitting in a passenger seat, got shot in a drive by. 2Pac got rushed to the hospital and six days later, he died. He was known for his rap music which he sang about poor black African Americans going through their tough life, living in the hood. In this paper, I will discuss 2Pac’s song Change, which was recorded in 1992 but was remixed and…

Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party has become a symbol of empowerment for people all around the world. The group started out as one local chapter but soon became a force to be reckoned with. It was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966 in Oakland, California (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia). This was during a time when civil rights activists and African American communities were frustrated with the lack of progress that was occurring in desegregating public places. The…

“Forty years ago the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in Oakland, California. It represented the highest point of the vast rebellion against racism and poverty which swept the US in the 1950s and 1960s.” The Black Power development grew out of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT that had relentlessly picked up energy through the 1950s and 1960s. In spite of the fact that not a formal development, the Black Power development denoted a defining moment in dark white relations in the United…

Grease is a romantic musical film that was released in summer of 1978 and directed by Randal Kleiser. The film was set in the 1950s and the story was based on young true love between two different individuals, Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton) and Danny Zuko (John Travolta). Both were high school teenagers who fell in love over the summer aka “summer fling” or “hot summer love”. Sandy originally was going to move back to Australia, but then the plan changed. She ended up attending to the same high…

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on February 17, 1942. Huey was named after the former governor Huey P. Long. The Black Panthers organization was founded in Oakland, California. This particular organization was made do to the Black Power Movement that made headlines. Newton was convicted of many crimes before and after the Black Power movement; Newton had to flee to Cuba for a few just to get away from his problems and soon earned his doctorate. Newton…

said, Huey P. Newton also took the time to explain the position in which the Panther Party held during an interview in Ebony Magazine. According the Newton “The Black Panther Party felt that the institutions were illegitimate, because they failed to meet the needs of the people. Therefore, they had no right to exist. The Party felt that in the interest of the people, new institutions, both political and economic should be established and that the old institutions should disappear” (Newton,…

organization was emerging and it was going to become a fundamental asset in the Black Power Movement and have an important part in the Civil Right Movement. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in Oakland California in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Initially this party purpose was to patrol and protect the communities from police brutality. The Panthers eventually developed into a Marxist revolutionary group they encouraged militant self-defense for Black communities as a…