Fun fact. Open carry was legal in California until none other than the NRA's darling Governor Ronald Reagen got laws passed to ban it to stop The Black Panthers from carrying guns in public.
The Black Panthers brought in Free Breakfast programs, ran free health clinics, gave free clothing to people in need and ran free legal and transport for those who were wrongly prosecuted.
My favourite story is one of our Civil Rights activists in Ireland got the keys to the city to NYC and she immediately gave them to the black Panthers.
ohno on January 15th, 2026 at 23:00 UTC »
Fun fact. Open carry was legal in California until none other than the NRA's darling Governor Ronald Reagen got laws passed to ban it to stop The Black Panthers from carrying guns in public.
coffeebuzzbuzzz on January 15th, 2026 at 23:02 UTC »
Their Free Breakfast for Children program helped expand school lunches and breakfasts as we know today.
lovely-cans on January 15th, 2026 at 23:15 UTC »
The Black Panthers brought in Free Breakfast programs, ran free health clinics, gave free clothing to people in need and ran free legal and transport for those who were wrongly prosecuted.
My favourite story is one of our Civil Rights activists in Ireland got the keys to the city to NYC and she immediately gave them to the black Panthers.
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/03/archives/irish-give-key-to-city-to-panthers-as-symbol.html?smid=url-share