Who Were The Black Panthers? It's Complicated - Newsy 

No, the panthers were not complicated. The challenges they faced were complicated. The simplicity of the organization and their goals can be found in their 10 point program, if one bothers to look?

I've never met a Black Panther that does not hold Honor Strength Dignity Integrity And a Believe ksystem that deserves a salute by any one who wants to live for Freedom self control of their own life what is right and fair peace live hope and faith and most of all True the rocks to stand on if you are weak to pack yourself and they always care understand Listen so to all that reads this I'm honored to believe in you like you and be apart of you Live Kristin Hope Mayes

I liked the Black Panthers they feed kids, helped the poor and stood up for the defenceless. And I am a white guy.

The BPs weren’t terrorists,if any thing they were counter terrorism.

The Black Panther Party or BPP (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982, with its only international chapter operating in Algeria from 1969 until 1972. At its inception on October 15, 1966, the Black Panther Party's core practice was its armed citizens' patrols to monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality in Oakland, California. In 1969, community social programs became a core activity of party members. The Black Panther Party instituted a variety of community social programs, most extensively the Free Breakfast for Children Programs, and community health clinics. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover called the party "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country", and he supervised an extensive program (COINTELPRO) of surveillance, infiltration, perjury, police harassment, and many other tactics designed to undermine Panther leadership, incriminate party members, discredit and criminalize the Party, and drain the organization of resources and manpower. The program was also accused of assassinating Black Panther members. Government oppression initially contributed to the growth of the party as killings and arrests of Panthers increased support for the party within the black community and on the broad political left, both of whom valued the Panthers as a powerful force opposed to de facto segregation and the military draft. Black Panther Party membership reached a peak in 1970, with offices in 68 cities and thousands of members, then suffered a series of contractions. After being vilified by the mainstream press, public support for the party waned, and the group became more isolated. In-fighting among Party leadership, caused largely by the FBI's COINTELPRO operation, led to expulsions and defections that decimated the membership. Popular support for the Party declined further after reports appeared detailing the group's involvement in illegal activities such as drug dealing and extortion schemes directed against Oakland merchants. By 1972 most Panther activity centered on the national headquarters and a school in Oakland, where the party continued to influence local politics. Party contractions continued throughout the 1970s. By 1980 the Black Panther Party had just 27 members. The history of the Black Panther Party is controversial. Scholars have characterized the Black Panther Party as the most influential black movement organization of the late 1960s, and "the strongest link between the domestic Black Liberation Struggle and global opponents of American imperialism". Other commentators have described the Party as more criminal than political, characterized by "defiant posturing over substance".

Go black panthers

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FELIZ ANO NOVO BLACK PANTHERS MUITA SAÚDE MUMIAABUJAMAU

Boy is there a lot of ignorance in this comment section

Forever love the Black Panthers!!!!! Love and respect always.....

Till this day

Rather hear about the black panthers rather than blm

well explained

You maybe overwhelmed

Remember become invisible also electronically. Don't hunt. Take shelter and Honker down but dispersed.

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They are good in my eyes. They are organized and they fight for the betterment of black american communities.

These guys were trying to do the right thing I agree with them as a black person of today besides the Socialism..However the NEW Black panther party is sullying their good name.

We need the BPP now more than ever, in every US city

I don’t believe in violence.

Wow

Rest in POWER to all are leaders

The Original Black Panther Party 🐈‍⬛ were heroes ❤. Of course the police will cry but they were controlled by racist even if all the officers were not racist.

They not where they are

Don't touch money without gloves.

Black panther party went from simple soldiers to stop police brutality to a party full of black people suffering from bipolar

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I have a question. Is it true that some black panthers will basically commit the same hate crimes towards white people as the KKK did with POC? Is just that I’ve been taught that and I haven’t find information about it so idk if it’s true or not. I mean I know some leader’s’ roll model was “El Che Guevara” ( a terrorist in LATAM) so idk if the crimes happened as they tell them. Not trying to be hateful is a genuine question since I’m not from the states so I do not know much about the black panthers and since I am a child of an extreme conservative family I don’t think I’ve been told the whole truth about BLACK history.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Go watch Star Wars.

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Based on black panther downtroddens in india has established dalit panther. And dalit panther was literally very much aggressive that india would ever have

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Collect rainwater

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Scan money in circulation for tainting

famous blacks in history ANTHONY JOHNSON introduced slavery to america

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Love from the black Panthers

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Jew attacks and Asia. Crazy reds.insane reds.

Why cant black parents feed their own offspring in the morning before going to school??