#Black panther informant free

#Black panther informant free

Susan Moore, the Black Indiana doctor who died from complications due to COVID-19 after her white doctor refused to listen to her concerns, would still be here with us–maybe even practicing at one of The People’s Free Medical Centers. Perhaps if more Black-led medical centers existed that truly cared about the health and survival of Black bodies, Dr. What would community care of ourselves look like? Let’s for a moment imagine that the Black Panther Party had not been interrupted in their strides, and had gotten the chance to expand. (Photo by Jean-Pierre Laffont/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Members of the Black Panther Party attend the funeral of a baby of one of the Black Panthers, USA, 19th April 1969. As is well documented, the radical organization, who in addition to community self-care also believed that Black people had the right to bear arms and protect ourselves, was targeted incessantly by the FBI and eventually lost the infrastructure to continue their efforts. While there weren’t many resources to run them, they existed, and provided the best care they could, which was better than none at all, or being denied adequate care by white institutions. The group also founded the Black Student Alliance, which created Black Student Unions with the Black Panther Party ideals on campuses, and provided different forms of aid to Black college students and the Black Panther Newspaper, a weekly publication discussing the state of the Black diaspora in America and Africa, and updates on the party’s initiatives.Įach of these programs were funded by the Black Panther Party through community donations, fundraising, and volunteerism. Other programs include SAFE (Seniors Against a Fearful Environment), which provided escorting protection to seniors to avoid muggings and other crimes targeting the elderly The Free Food Program, which supplemented groceries for Black and other oppressed people, as well as had mass food distributions in neighborhoods People’s Free Ambulance Service, which provided 24 hour emergency rides to the hospital, and day rides to doctor’s appointments. educational system, that centered on Black history in addition to typical school subjects. The Intercommunal Youth Institute, an alternative to the U.S. The People’s Free Medical Centers (PFMC) provided an alternative to standard hospitals and clinics, which were systemically discriminatory toward Black people. (Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Glen Wilson) Darrel Britt-Gibson, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield appear ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ by Shaka King, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.