Carolina Panthers

recognized that race is always gender and gender is always race”. She talked about how she first met members of the Black Panther party in prison and how she expresses the importance of remembering those who did not make it. It was interesting to know that even after she was released from prison in 1971 she still to this day visits those who were members of the Black panther party but are still…

It was a rough time to live in, especially with racism being as big of an issue as it was. The Black Panther Party was becoming more common, and more of a threat. James and his mother went to visit someone one day, and they were bringing food home for his siblings. On the way home, they had an interference on the street. James described it saying, “Two black…

Standing for the national anthem is merely an obligation for some while others symbolize and associate it with the sacrifices of the lives lost men and women in service, have put in creating the country we live in. As for Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the 49ers, standing for the national anthem represents the idea that the individual takes pride in their country. And, so, Kaepernick chose to “take a stand by kneeling” (Witts) to express his beliefs, create awareness, and protest (Fig. 1)…

was influenced by a Berlin native, Herbert Marcuse. Davis’ friends she made while in Germany were active in social groups influencing her to participate and the formation on the Black Panther Party along with Marcuse moving to the states for a job swayed Davis to return home. She became affiliated with the Black Panthers Party and known as a feminist. Her activism utterly affected her career as a professor at the University of California. In a time period after school Angela Davis became highly…

Everyday Use by Alice Walker uses irony to portray the difference between two distinct generations and their opposing views on their heritage. The main characters in the short story are Mama, Dee, and Maggie. Mama occupies an older generation who is more in touch with their heritage following a simplistic life style, whereas Dee is part of the counterculture movement during the 1970’s, fighting for the rights of black American’s and the change she feels they deserve. Dee is a first generation…

March 7, 1965, has been named in history as Bloody Sunday for the tragic and important event in the Civil Rights Movement. On this Sunday in Selma, Alabama, around 525 African Americans gathered at Browns Chapel in order to march for their right to vote. They planned to march from Browns Chapel in Selma to Montgomery which is an at least a fifty mile march. The marchers were trying to go to Montgomery in order to see Governor Wallace. They wanted to tell him that they wanted the right to…

opinions. Because of these on going issues, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was formed in 1966. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (later dropped ‘ for Self-Defense’) were considered the voice of those oppressed during this period of time (Trueman). Initially, the Black Panther Party was formed to help protect local communities from police brutality and racism (Duncan). As a result of blacks being marginalized their entire life, the Black Panther Party was formed and have influenced many…

The black panther is one of the most ferocious and intelligent creatures inhabiting the Earth. They are classified as members of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Felidae, genus Panthera, and various species. Their scientific names include Panthera pardus and Panthera onca. The black panther has been so widely popularized that its name is shared by a National Football League team, a Marvel superhero, and countless other entities. Despite its…

kill my soul. My soul will live forever!” (Pearson, H) Though the majority of us may not recognize the name of Huey P. Newton with the passage of time, we feel the consequences of his actions to this day, responsible for the founding of the Black Panther Party and its community-oriented actions. And though his death may have been a heated confrontation over drug use, his image is imprinted in the souls of those who befriended him, described by Father Earl Neil as the modern Moses in a…

have gotten in the habit of making movies based upon the past and the negativity it may have caused. Well recently disney made a movie called “ Black Panthers” it is a great action movie but it’s not what the “Black Panthers” movement was about. A currently today political activist Robert George a.k.a “ Bobby” Seale is the co-founder of the black panthers. Currently 81, he was born October 22, 1936, and graduated from Merritt college. While attending college, he joined the Afro-American…