Politics
feature: black panther halloween – poetry by jon daniel
They were BLACK.
They were LOUD.
They were PROUD.
They were BOLD.
They were COOL.
They were BEAUTIFUL.
They had BRAINS.
They had BRAWN.
They had HEART.
They had GRIT.
They had GUTS.
They had GUNS.
Of course they were SCARY.
Not because they were RADICALISED.
Not because they were POLITICISED.
But because they were ORGANISED.
Because they CAME.
Because they CONFRONTED.
Because they CARED.
They were a living nightmare, to haunt white racist supremacists everywhere.
And a revolutionary cause for celebration for everyone else.
Founded in late October of 1966 they were the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. All Power to the People!
#HappyHalloween.
* These screenshots are of an original Black Panther Party newspaper from Halloween, 31 Oct 1970 in my Afro Supa Hero Afro Pop Art & Culture collection. CLICK HERE to see more.
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