Black Panther Party
US Black power organization (1966–1982)
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Summary
Black Panther Party is a political organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of political organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,753 views/month, #4 of 507).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Founder: Huey P. Newton[4], Bobby Seale[5]
- Headquarters location: Oakland[6]
- Commons category: Black Panther Party[7]
- Chairperson: Huey P. Newton[8]
- Inception: October 15, 1966[9]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1982[10]
- Location of formation: Oakland[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Black Panther Party[12]
- Political ideology: Black Nationalism[13], anti-racism[14], anti-capitalism[15], anti-imperialism[16], Maoism[17], anti-fascism[18], revolutionary socialism[19], Pan-Africanism[20], Afrocentrism[21], national liberation movement[22], Intercommunalism[23], communism[24]
- Political alignment: far-left politics[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Black Panther Party[26]
- Native label: Black Panther Party for Self-Defense[27]
- Different from: New Black Panther Party[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[29], WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[30]
- Member category: Category:Members of the Black Panther Party[31]
Why It Matters
Black Panther Party has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
It has been cited as an influence by Black Liberation Army[34], a resistance movement[35], in United States[36], founded in 1970[37].
FAQs
Who did Black Panther Party influence?
Black Panther Party has been cited as an influence by Black Liberation Army[34].