black panthers

THE BLACK PANTHERS The Black Panthers, an organization of radical and political views, was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale’s original goal when they first founded this organization was to protect the African American’s from police actions that many blacks considered brutality. When they first established this group, it was named the Black Panther Party. This “Self Defense” label did eventually drop from their name not to long …

…year ago by the former chief of staff for the Panthers, David Hilliard. Today the Panther’s image is one of peace. The organization finds many different ways to protect African Americans and their people when in need. The Black Panthers have come a long way from their first day of establishment. Let us not forget the work they have had to go through to help us as Americans get to where we are today.