#panther power

[elisaenglish]

All the drumrolls, all the paws, all the everything to say: Happy Black Cat Day, Perkin!

You are the wholly requited part of all I am. All, complete and ever. My greatest luminescence. My heart. I couldn’t love you more if I tried. But try—and try, I will.

Mille baisers,

Mama x

[damionchamberlain]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH 🖤🫶🏿

[originalhaffigaza]

[describe-things]

[ID: Two black and white photos of Kwame Ture/Stokely Carmichael, a young Black man, saying into a microphone with a sardonic expression, "In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none, has none." End ID.]

[king-k-ripple]

[newsbrand]

It has been reported that recently freed political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur (Step father of Tupac Shakur) has just passed away at the age of 72

[blackfolksintime]

Photographs from ‘The Black Panthers’ series by Ruth-Marion Baruch (circa 1968-1969) via the UC Santa Cruz University Library Digital Collections

[afriblaq]

Black Community

[elisaenglish]

Miss Perkin, slayer of dragon(flies)...

[letsdeconstructtogether]

Ancestry Mood Board

Women of the 1. Fulani (Mali) and the 2. Biafade (Guinea-Bissau), 3. Queen of Rwanda Rosalie Gicanda (1928 - 20 April 1994), 4. a woman of the Mangbetu (Democratic Republic of Congo), as well as women of the 5. Zulu (South Africa) and the 6. Oromoo (Ethiopia)

Our hair is not a curse, it is a gift.

[originalhaffigaza]

[forzathunder]

"I have many fears, most of them about Lucrezia." — Cesare Borgia (The Borgias, 2011-2013) + hints of insecurity

that she adores someone that much / if she will reject his dark nature and act of love and violence as Ursula did / if he truly is not part of her desires / that she easily forgets him

[blackstarlineage]

Brother Khalid Abdul Muhammad (1948–2001) was a prominent African-American activist and orator known for his unapologetic views on race and social justice. He was a fiery speaker and a great figure in the fight against systemic racism and oppression.

Khalid Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. in Houston, Texas. He attended Dillard University in New Orleans, where he studied theology. Later, he furthered his studies at Pepperdine University in California. It was during his college years that he became involved with the Nation of Islam (NOI).

Khalid Muhammad rose to prominence within the Nation of Islam as a minister and a top aide to Louis Farrakhan. He became the National Spokesman for the NOI and was known for his powerful speeches advocating black empowerment, self-reliance, and resistance against white supremacy. However, his incendiary remarks, particularly in a 1993 speech at Kean College, led to his suspension from the Nation of Islam.

After leaving the NOI, Khalid Muhammad became active in the New Black Panther Party (NBPP), an organization that claims ideological lineage to the original Black Panther Party but with distinct differences such as being more pan african centred. He became the group's chairman in 1998, using his leadership to expand its platform of black empowerment and militant resistance to racial injustice.

The NBPP, under Khalid Muhammad's leadership, was known for its radical and militant stance. It advocated for black self-defense, reparations for slavery, and independence from systemic oppression. Critics, including members of the original Black Panther Party, accused the NBPP of distorting the original Panthers' legacy and focusing more on confrontational rhetoric.

Khalid Muhammad's speeches often emphasized black pride, self-determination, and unity. Khalid Muhammad supporters viewed him as a fearless advocate for the black community. His death in 2001 from a brain "aneurysm" marked the end of a contentious but impactful career in activism.

[blackfolksintime]

Photographs from ‘The Black Panthers’ series by Ruth-Marion Baruch (circa 1968-1969) via the UC Santa Cruz University Library Digital Collections