Black Panther Party posters, by Emory Douglas. Emory Douglas joined the BPP in 1967 and served as Minister of Culture, designing artwork that became potent symbols of the movement. Douglas originally helped with the layout of the Black Panthers’ newspaper, and realised that art could enhance their campaigns and reach the masses. ...
Rape, molestation and forced homosexuality on plantations. It was very nearly universal. Most slave owners had no one and nothing to prevent them using their slaves-male and female- for sexual purposes, and would not have believed any one who told them it was wrong. Slaves, especially dark-skinned slaves, were not seen as human enough to have ...
“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists ...
The years may change, but the same game is still the same. That game is the system of white supremacy. That is the point in which the Brother is trying to make.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s a the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. ...
B.T.Y. is not directed in the way that it sounds. B.T.Y. is for people who judge a book by its cover, for those who won't give us a chance, for those who say we can't do this or do that, for those who think of us as a "statistic"... We are all Better Than You and will be Better Than You...I speak for all those who can relate to B.T.Y. (Click Here to Read More)
