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May 14, 2022 · We salute the Black women who paved the way for us as we now fight in our own Black liberation movement. Here, we honor the collective and highlight some of the contributions made by women in...
Mar 4, 2019 · The women in the photo—Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee, Mary Ann Carlton, Joyce Means and Paula Hill—are not names that are widely recollected in the retelling of the Black...
Jan 6, 2014 · An explicit focus on women's issues. As the Black Panther Party grew in size and popularity, the FBI in 1968 declared it to be one of the greatest threats to the country. The bureau killed or incarcerated many male leaders of the party.
Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), [ a] also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). In 1977, she was convicted in the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973.
May 24, 2023 · Among the arrested Panthers was a young woman named Afeni Shakur. Born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina, Afeni had joined the Party only one year earlier, in the spring of...
Feb 22, 2018 · There's historical truth behind the hit movie's strong female characters. Here's why that matters.
Feb 14, 2024 · Women made up more than 65% of the overall membership of the Black Panther Party, yet their story goes often untold.
Nov 4, 2016 · Meet JOAN “TARIKA” LEWIS, aka Matilaba (Oakland, CA). Joan “Tarika” Lewis was the first young woman to join the BPP at 16-years old, already an accomplished musician and Black Student Union...
Jan 15, 2023 · With a preface by Angela Davis and afterword by Alicia Garza, co-founder of the international Black Lives Matter movement, Comrade Sisters highlights the Panther women whose platforms and...
Feb 23, 2024 · Comrade Sister: Women in the Black Panther Party (ACC Art Books, 2022) shows rarely seen images of the women that were the backbone of the party.
