Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Seven Facts About the Black Panther Party Amid Beyoncé Super Bowl Tribute

breitbart.com ^ | 2/8/2016 | Jerome Hudson 

The part-socialist, part-black nationalist Black Panther Party is headline news again, thanks to Beyonce's Super Bowl 50 halftime show performance of her song "Formation,"-"a big wet kiss to Black Lives Matter" that pays tribute to the 1960s militant group.
In the fall of 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded by left-wing militants Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Newton, like Seale, had several run-ins with police. He was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the shooting death of an Oakland police officer. Publicity around his arrest and the popularity of "Free Newton" propaganda provided the public pressure that led to his release.
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