Black panthers movement fashion

We're celebrating ESSENCE Fashion House, strutting through Fashion Week, and reflecting on iconic Black style moments that made a statement.

Six years down with a lifetime to go.

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Black Panther Party

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Sister(s) in the Struggle: Angela Davis and Kathleen Cleaver | Ryerson Image Centre

Authored by Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and Robyn C. Spencer Angela LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and Robyn C. Spencer are four Black women historians who have spent decades researching and writing about the lives of Panther women. Now working at the intersection of education, cultural work, filmmaking and activism, these women

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In late October 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Searle, who had met at Merritt College, a public community college in Oakland, California, founded the Black Panther Party. Originally the Panthers were more about community organisation and could almost have been described as a neighbourhood watch scheme (the original name was the Black Panther Party of … Continue reading "Extraordinary Pictures, Posters and Flyers of the Black Panther Party, 1967-1972"

This year protest dressing has made a statement and brought progress, with celebrities and the public alike making a point with their clothing. But is it enough, asks Fedora Abu.