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Black Panthers

Cultural  
  1. A militant Black Power organization founded in the 1960s by Huey Newton and others. Newton proclaimed: “We make the statement, quoting from Chairman Mao, that Political Power comes through the Barrel of a Gun.”


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Quebecois designer Armand Vaillancourt befriended the Black Panthers and originally wanted to name it the Malcolm X Fountain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Shakur also joined the more radical Black Liberation Army whose members consisted of former Black Panthers.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2025

“When I was growing up in the early ‘70s, there was a lot going on with the Black Panthers and all that kind of stuff,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

In the days immediately following the riots, gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals organized the Gay Liberation Front to work alongside the Black Panthers, the Puerto Rican Young Lords, Women’s Liberation Movement, and student anti-war movements.

From Slate Apr. 7, 2025

I had hoped to ask Sister Mukumbu about the name the Black Panthers called Cecile and why they called her that.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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