Ray-Black Panthers

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed right here in Oakland, California in October, 1966. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale were the original founders. Later the name of the party was changed to Black Panther Party (BPP). The party was formed when there was blatant racism prevailing in the United States and most African Americans could not make much progress. In the summer of 1968 the David Brothers established the BPP branch in Brooklyn, New York. A few months later a branch was established in Harlem by Lumumba Shaker. Subsequently, many more branches of the BPP were formed all over the country, mostly in poor African American neighborhoods. BPP movement moved to the East coast and found fertile ground in Chicago, New York, and Harlem.

This Video informs you about the BPP and Revolutionary Communist Party leader, Bob Avakian speaks about the party.