Black History Month NOW - The Black Panthers and ALL POWER to the People

Black Panthers History

Black Panther Party founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale met in 1961 while students at Merritt College in Oakland, California.

They both protested the college’s “Pioneer Day” celebration, which honored the pioneers who came to California in the 1800s, but omitted the role of African Americans in settling the American West. Seale and Newton formed the Negro History Fact Group, which called on the school to offer classes in black history. 

Join me over the next few days as we celebrate the Panthers.

1. Black Panthers History
2. Political Activities And Social Programs
3. Black Panthers Violence And Controversies
4. The FBI And COINTELPRO
5. New Black Panther Party