The AfroFusionist ★

Most of the information and images circulated about the Black Panther Party draw attention to the more confrontational aspect of the party and it’s encounters with police. Seldom shown are the programs initiated by the party to take care of and empower black communities all over the United States. The Panthers provided a free breakfast program for children, as well as community cookouts and grocery pick ups to address poverty. They also provided free health care services, including sickle-cell anemia testing, 

Images of The Black Panther Party, 1968 and 1969.

Food, land, water, energy, minerals, and labor create wealth. Paper merely measures it—until it doesn't.

Celebrating the 54th Massachusetts. Heroes of the Civil War and the vanguard of liberty.

Sgt. Maj. John H. Wilson 54th Massachusetts 1864.

Photograph Of Kathleen Cleaver by Stephen Shames on display at the Oakland Museum of California