May 25, 2013

Former Black Panther Party Members Gather to Salute Their Own

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*Back in October 1968 I was just a 16 year old junior at Centennial High School in when I met a young man named, John Huggins. He was passing out Black Panther Party leaflets as school was letting out, that promoted a big upcoming event that was scheduled to be held at South Park ( [...]




THE (10-30-12) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

Actress Nia Long is 42 today.

*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya [...]




Jimmie ‘J.J.’ Walker Went from Being Too Black to Not Black Enough

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*Jimmie “J.J.” Walker is all over the place lately. He recently interviewed with CNN, discussing his new book, gay marriage, and his career path. Walker became popular from his role on “Good Times” and his catchphrase, “dyn-o-mite!” kept him relevant over time. Like EURweb on Facebook But when he first started out, he wasn’t well [...]




Mumia Abul Jamal Released to General Prison Population

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*Activist and former death row inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved to the general prison population after being convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer over 30 years ago. But the battle to free him still continues. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, told the media that he was moved from restricted housing [...]




LAPD’s Black Police Officers Assoc. Weighs in on New Black Panther Documentary

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*L.A.P.D. Sgt. Ronnie Cato, President of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation, the Department’s Black personnel organization, issued the following statement regarding the new documentary 41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers: “41st & Central: The Untold Story of The L.A. Black Panther Party speaks to the heart of the many years [...]




Black History Month Spotlight: Huey P. Newton

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    *On this day in 1942, Huey Percy Newton was born in Monroe, La.  He would go on to become one of the two founders of an empowering black organization that would be called the The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, usually shortened to The Black Panthers. With his friend Bobby Seale, who he [...]