Highlights: George Jackson: philosopher, author, activist, Black Panther Party member, and political prisoner Killed in prison in 1971 George Jackson’s 1971 book “Blood in My Eye” is a blueprint for the revolution Action items provided for those who are bout that life
I tried to take my time gathering my thoughts about what transpired on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021. I needed time to allow it to breath. It still hasn’t been aired out appropriately. On January 6th, 2021, White supremacists stormed the U.S. Capitol, at the urging of President Pumpkin Spice, in…
On this day (and/or around it) in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded. The Black Panther Party had one initial purpose: to patrol Black neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality. It grew into a movement used to empower black communities and provided a…
*Updated from January 28, 2018 Black Like Vanilla IG post This is Aaron Dixon, founding member of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party, on the cover of the October 1968 edition of Seattle Magazine. The Seattle chapter was one of the first Black Panther chapters authorized outside of California and…
Today, the first day of Kwanzaa, is Umoja/Unity. Kwanzaa, within the black community may be celebrated and debated and I understand that and why. Maulana Karenga and his legacy is debated and while I have my own opinions, I also recognize that the Black Panthers and US Organization were both…