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Black Panthers

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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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The piece was first shown at the Rainbow Sign, a community center in Berkeley that was located near the headquarters of the Black Panthers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

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

“They don’t send the Black Panthers to your house to make you write a poem,” I said.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia