Black Panthers
The Black Panthers’ First HQ Is About to Be Turned Into an Apartment Complex
But some former Panthers are worried about erasing their history and worsening gentrification.
An Ex-Black Panther Convicted of Killing 2 Cops Is Getting Paroled After Almost 50 Years
Jalil Muntaqim was hospitalized with COVID-19 earlier this year, but the state blocked his bid for even temporary release.
This Former Black Panther Leader Thinks Today’s Cops Are More Vicious Than in the ‘60s
“There’s more of an institutional protection: The Fraternal Order of Police, and other organized reactionary right-wing structures protecting the police departments," says now-congressman Bobby Rush.
Two of Three Black Women to Receive Non-Acting or Music Oscars Won Tonight
Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler made history at the 2019 Oscars on Sunday night with wins for behind-the-scenes work on "Black Panther."
An African Black Leopard Has Been Captured in Stunning Rare Photographs
Sightings of wild melanistic leopards are rare in Africa—but not unheard of.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is Tweeting Tupac Lyrics Now
"It's time to fight back that's what Huey said. Two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead," the hardline former President of Iran tweeted yesterday, on the 52nd anniversary of the inception of the Black Panther Party.
stephen shames photographed everyday life within the black panther party
After meeting Bobby Seale at a college protest, Shames became the official photographer of the Black Panther Party, capturing its struggles and moments of stillness.
What Real Radicals Think About the FBI Hunting 'Black Identity Extremists'
A veteran Black Panther and younger activist on a young man being labeled a terrorist threat, and why it's never been easy to fight racism.
Vintage Photos by the NYPD's "Red Squad" Capture a City in Turmoil
A new exhibition traces the social and political upheaval of New York City in the 1960s and '70s through surveillance photos taken by a special police division.
Meet the Free-Loving Folks Behind Hippiedom In This Out-of-Sight Exhibit
Framed around the Summer of Love, this multimedia exhibit makes hippiedom relevant again.
How 500 Pages of FBI Surveillance Documents Became Art
The FBI kept extensive files on Sadie Barnette’s ex-Black Panther father, so she turned the declassified documents into art.