Black Panthers – The Free

THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF THE WOMEN BEHIND THE BRITISH BLACK PANTHERS

by Heather Agyepong |reblogged with thanks

THE DEBRIEF: ‘LET ME TELL YOU FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE ZERO INTEREST IN BEYONCÉ’ – HEATHER AGYEPONG SPEAKS TO BEVERLEY BRYAN, A FORMER BLACK PANTHER, ABOUT THE FEMALE BLACK PANTHERS OF BRIXTON.

First confession, I don’t deny how hugely talented she is but I am not exactly the world’s biggest Beyoncé fan (cue face with open mouth emoji). When her now infamous Super Bowl performance landed in our Twitter feeds last month, it seemed everyone and their dog launched into a critical analysis of her true intentions (including me). Her performance and the video for Formation drew on lots of topics Continue reading “INSPIRATION FROM WOMEN BEHIND BRITISH BLACK PANTHERS”

by Emory Douglas and COLETTE GAITER #BlackLivesMatter—the movement, not just the hashtag—is the most significant broad-based human rights coalition for black Americans since the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. The struggle today could not be fought in its current iterations without the contributions of artist Emory Douglas and others who illuminated hidden ugly racial truths in compelling and beautifully executed images.

Starting in 1966, Black Panther party leaders, including Douglas—artist, designer, illustrator, and the Panthers’ Minister of Culture—used their newspaper and organization to fight rampant police brutality and ongoing systemic oppression in the US and the world. Continue reading “Emory Douglas Art: From Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter:”