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September 29, 2019 stels92

Che Guevara and The Black Panthers

Che Guevara's Presence in the Congo The Black Panther Party was a group that put an appearance of being militaristic, so I wasn’t surprised to find they found Che Guevara to be influential to their cause, although when I learned previously about Guevara, I never put the two situations together, possibly because I didn’t hear … Continue reading Che Guevara and The Black Panthers

September 22, 2019 stels92

Negative Connotations within Ballot or the Bullet

“I think we’d be fooling ourselves if we had an audience this large and didn’t realize we had some enemies present.” Malcolm X’s famous speech starts with his addressing of the audience and while he mostly addresses his supporters, he also addresses the “enemies” of the African American race causing some of white people to … Continue reading Negative Connotations within Ballot or the Bullet

September 15, 2019September 17, 2019 stels92

Feminist Theory and Black Women for Freedom

I believe Feminist Theory would greatly help in the study of Black Radicalism, simply because throughout history women have been a minority simply for being women, but being African-American makes them doubly so and the focus of Feminist Theory is to bring attention to the women who have fought for the same freedoms that men, … Continue reading Feminist Theory and Black Women for Freedom

September 8, 2019 stels92

Malcolm X’s Impact on the Civil Right’s Movement

While Malcolm X had many positive contributions to the Civil Right's Movement, he also held many views on race that could have hindered progress, and most likely would have slowed it down. Little was a man who was disliked by both African American’s and Whites for his many controversial views on topics concerning race which … Continue reading Malcolm X’s Impact on the Civil Right’s Movement

September 1, 2019September 8, 2019 stels92

Thoughts on the BPP Platform and Program (Oct. 1966)

To start I would just like to make it clear I am in no way anti-equal rights. Despite this, many scholars who study the Black Panther Party have found points that don't necessarily promote a positive image of peace or just plain faults in the wording of pieces written by the party even if most … Continue reading Thoughts on the BPP Platform and Program (Oct. 1966)