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    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…

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    Lt. Murphy has also had an Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG-112) named after him, a U.S. Post Office in his hometown of Patchogue, New York, and his high school Alma Matter, Patchogue-Medford High School named its campus the “Navy (SEAL) LT Michael P. Murphy Campus”. Murph was a quiet professional; never one to flaunt his skills or his position, and was extremely genuine and personable when I had the chance to spend time with him. He has been and will continue to be sorely missed by the SEAL…

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    “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…

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    publicity. In fact, if rumors were spread about him they were most likely started by Barnum. The scam that skyrocketed Barnum’s career was a black slave named Joice Heth, who Barnum purchased to trick the public into thinking she was the nanny of General George Washington and is 161 years old. Once…

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    Michael Parenti, The Face of Imperialism, 2011 Michael Parenti received his Ph. D. from Yale university. He is an internationally known award-winning author, scholar, and lecturer who addresses a wide variety of political and cultural subjects. He now serves on the advisory boards of Independent Progressive Politics, Education Without Borders, and the Jasenovic Foundation. He has currently written 23 books with topics on theocracy and other religious sins, democracy and economic power,…

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    The birth of one America’s most powerful financial giants took place on January 8, 1786, in Philadelphia. Born to Charles and Hannah Biddle, Nicholas was known as an exceptionally brilliant child. He progressed so far in his education that he was enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania as a 10-year-old. Because of how young he was, the college denied him a degree and Biddle transferred to Princeton where he graduated as the valedictorian at the age of 15. After travelling to Paris at the…

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    panthers. The black panther is a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization. The black panthers have two extremely hardcore leaders who go by the name 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…

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    What is Vons? Vons is a grocery store chain offering a myriad of products including fresh produce, meat, and seafood. This supermarket chain is a division of Safeway Inc. and is popular in Southern California and Southern Nevada. Shoppers can find prepared deli and bakery foods, packaged snacks and pre-made dishes and many other items. The store was started by Charles Von der Ahe in 1906, and continues to give its customers the best online shopping experience till date. Vons also keep a variety…

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    initiated programs to aid the Black community. Active from 1966 until 1982, the party eventually fell due to FBI intervention and divisions within the group. • Creators of the Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Robert George…

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    Everyone knows back then blacks wasn’t treated equally, and they had no rights. The whites was horrible to them and couldn’t do anything that whites did. Some of the whites abused and rape other blacks just for fun. However in 1966 many blacks were treated wrong, however they finally stood up to the whites and created The Black Panther Party for Self Defense. In the 1960’s African Americans that live in North America was still have trouble economically and socially. These urban centres had a…

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