The activists helped create an independent political party for black voters to counteract suppression. The symbol used was a black panther. Watch Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Nov. 15 ...

And Black power is something that moved beyond the Black Panther Party, but the Black Panther Party owned what Black power could look like and did look like,” Humphrey says. “For the general ...

The Black Panther comic-book character debuted in the pages of a Fantastic Four comic in the summer of 1966. In the autumn of the same year, Carmichael gave a speech about black power at UC Berkeley ...

In the late 1960s, Black Panther Party cofounder Huey P. Newton was immortalized in an iconic photo. Holding a spear in one hand and a rifle in the other, with traditional West African shields on ...

In 1969, the N.Y.P.D. arrested a group of Black Panther Party members in a series of predawn raids. Twenty-one people were charged with planning bombings across the city and assassinations of ...

Former Black Panther Party members share their reflections on the organization's legacy and lasting impacts of their social activism.

Former members of the Black Panther Party will gather Saturday at the California Museum, located at 1020 O St. in the March Fong Eu Secretary of State complex, to share their experiences and ...

Huggins joined the Black Panther Party in 1968 and spent 14 years with the organization in Oakland, California. Chesson-Williams joined the Black Panther Party just before her 18th birthday and spent ...

Former Black Panther Party member Billy “Che” Brooks stands in front of a display of photos and the historical markers during a celebration kicking off the Black Panther Party Heritage Trail ...