Black Panther Festivities Thurs & Sat.

Thursday, October 15th- Women of the Black Panther Party & Beyond

The Main Library will put on a one-day exhibit, Women of the Black Panther Party and Beyond. This exhibit will celebrate the women of the Black Panther Party with photos, art and a short film honoring their service to the community, leadership, and vision. Hear the experiences of women fighting to uplift the community. The exhibit will be up from 2 to 8 pm, with the program starting at 5:30 pm. The Main Library is at 125 14th St. The event will take place downstairs in the West Auditorium.

Saturday, October 17th - The Black Panther Film Fest

The West Oakland Branch of the library and It’s about Time presents the Black Panther Film Fest. Three films will be screened: Legacy of Torture: The War Against The Black Liberation Movement; Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers; and Lord of the Revolution. Films screen from 1 to 5 pm at the West Oakland Branch, 1801 Adeline Street.

All info via the ever-informative Living In The O

FOX attempts to stew racism in allegations of Black Panther voter intimidation in Philly

FOX reports that two Black Panthers are intimidating voters at a polling station in Philadelphia at which voter turnout is 80% African-American. So, obviously that makes little sense. Naturally FOX is trying to ramp up the racism in this election by allying Obama with "Black Panthers."

The BPP no longer exists, so any effort to categorize men dressed in leather jackets and berets as Panthers is a blatant effort to play up racism. Additionaly, even if the gentlemen at the polling station were Black Panthers, the Party did not stand on a platform of racism or black nationalism- so it cheapens FOX's angle even further. The Panthers motto was "Power to the people" and they allied themselves with a myriad of progressive goups regardless of race or ethnicity. I'm not surprised that FOX is grasping at straws and trying to stew up white fear of a black man in power. Nonetheless it's sad and shameful.