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    Malcolm X was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. It started as a political grass-root organization with a hand full of members and over time expanded into a national and international party. However, by 1980 the Black Panther Party of Self Defense was an Oakland- based organization again, with no more than twenty-seven active members and by 1982 the party came to an end. I am arguing that due to Huey Newton taking on much of the Panthers power within the…

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    The poem “Black Power” is written by Nikki Giovanni. The poem dramatizes the conflict involving the Black Panthers as they take action and use their power to monitor and protect their people in their communities (black communities) showing racial pride. The speaker of the poem addresses a significant problem that takes place in African American communities where police often over use their power. This speaker emphasizes the Blank Panthers role of protection in their community in such a…

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    The Black Panther was founded in October of 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Sedle .Black Panther Party for self defense of minority communities against the U.S Government ,they also fought for establishing revolutionary socialism mass organizing and community based programs. This program was the first organization of the military struggle for ethnic and class emancipation a party who had classified real economic, social and political equality across gender and color lines.…

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    with our friends it would be blacks and whites in separate schools. Huey P. Newton was an African-American activist best known for founding the Black Panther Party with longtime friend Bobby Seale in 1966. The members of the…

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    In 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale to prevent police brutality against African Americans in Oakland, California. Around this time, after the landmark United States Supreme Court ruled the Brown v. Board of Education case, which stated that the segregation of schools were unconstitutional, African Americans continued to face poverty and economic inequality. They helplessly strived for community improvement and equal human rights and tried to find an…

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    was discharged after an altercation with his superior officer in 1959. In September 1962 he met what would be today the other co-founder of the Black Panther Party Huey Newton. The two met at a rally protesting the Kennedy administration blockade in Cuba. The two shortly became best friends…

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    “Huey Newton was not inspired by the civil rights movement, nor were most other black college students in the San Francisco area. The college students in San Francisco who were inspired by the movement were the white ones (Haskins, 9)” According to Bobby…

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    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.…

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    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…

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    2pac's Song Change

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    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…

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