Black Panthers
A visual celebration of the revolutionary Angela Davis
Power to the people — A new exhibition is celebrating the activist, abolitionist, and feminist, and exploring how she utilised her image as a tool in the fight for freedom.
Written by: Miss Rosen
How radical health activists fought the 70s heroin epidemic
Dope is Death — A new documentary explores the legacy of a 1970s coalition of New York health activists and revolutionaries, among them Tupac's stepfather and The Black Panthers, and how they founded North America's first acupuncture detox clinic.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Documenting the unseen side of the Black Panther Party
Style and power — Photographers Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch aimed to debunk the myths surrounding the party, revealing what wasn’t shown in the media.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Was disco more political than the Black Panthers?
Nile Rodgers looks back — Musical legend Nile Rodgers on his time in the Black Panthers, a professional death pact, and why he's offering his skills as a mentor to the British public.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Examining the visual legacy of the Black Panther Party
Power & freedom — To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Seattle chapter of the BPP this year, 16 artists are joining forces to reveal how much the formidable activist group have shaped their work.
Written by: Miss Rosen
‘How I shot the Black Panthers’
A struggle for freedom — Photographer Stephen Shames documented the Black Panther Party over seven years, creating the definitive record of America’s Black nationalist movement.
Written by: Alex King
What a stoner rock band can teach us about the state of US politics
Positive cynicism — Chicago band Twin Peaks may be known as party bros who make chill sounds but, off record, they pack some serious political bite about a country in flux.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The white photographer who documented the rise and fall of the Black Panthers
Power to the People — Over seven years, photographer Stephen Shames created the definitive visual record of the Black Panther Party, from their political organising to free food programmes.
Written by: Alex King
Interactive documentary puts you in solitary confinement with a Black Panther activist
The Deeper They Bury Me — Political prisoner Herman Wallace became famous as a member of the 'Angola Three'. Now the late-activist's story has been recreated through a moving online documentary.
Written by: Sam Warner