There’s so many great things about being Black, but one of the most powerful is our resilience. In times of trouble and ...

A self-guided online tour is in the works for the 12 sites in Chicago and one in Peoria that are listed on the inaugural ...

A former Black Panther member doesn't support former President ... "Trump is a person who's a decent man, and he supported the Black Panther Party," Hilliard reportedly said.

The Black Panther Heritage Trail will mark 13 historical sites important to the Illinois chapter of the civil rights ...

A lot has changed in the 50 years since the predawn Chicago police raid that left two Illinois Black Panther Party leaders dead and four other members wounded. For one, I’m a lot older now.

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View the videos below to learn more about this party and hear from some of its members. Elaine Brown talked about Black Panther Party, including the group’s founding, political activism ...

“There was a lot of history that happened here,” she says quietly. “This park was basically ground zero for the Black Panther Party in Oakland.” As a member of the original chapter of the group (then ...

Black Panther Party members were involved in numerous fatal clashes with police, including Newton who went on trial for the killing of Officer John Frey in 1967. His conviction was eventually ...

The story of a Black Panther Party member and founder of the East Oakland Center for Independent Living, who had multiple sclerosis and used a wheelchair. Explore Brad Lomax’s under-reported ...

by Elaine Brown The [Black Panther] party reached out mostly to men ... were no options somewhere in their lives, who were gang members because that was all you could be in order to find some ...

In today’s newsletter, we’re looking into the new Illinois Black Panther Party Heritage Trail — and what it means to set the record straight about an often-misunderstood piece of local history.