Black Panther

American  

[blak pan-ther] / ˈblæk ˈpæn θər /

noun

1. a member of a militant African American organization Black Panther party active in the 1960s and early 1970s, formed to work for the advancement of the rights of Black people, often by radical means.

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Black Panther British  

noun

1. (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end the political dominance of White people

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Etymology

Origin of Black Panther

First recorded in 1960–65; the party was founded in Oakland, California, by political activists Huey P. Newton (1942–89) and Bobby Seale (born 1936), who modeled it on the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, an activist group in Alabama that had adopted a black panther as its symbol

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Black Panther

Mr. Steele says he was “starstruck” when he met Donald Cox, an early Black Panther leader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Black Panther Party mounted its own education campaign, “part of which was to undermine any trust the Black community might have in a program designed by the white establishment,” Mr. Davies writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Coogler told the audience "Black Panther III" will follow T'Challa's son as he comes of age and follows in his father's superhero-sized footsteps.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, the same year he made his debut as comics superhero T’Challa, a.k.a. the Black Panther, in “Captain America: Civil War.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

I finally read about him in the Black Panther newspaper.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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