THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

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no because it was never put before the council. the alderman (or whatever official it was) realized what a political hot potato it was after it was announced there were plans to rename that stretch of monroe after fred hampton and then withdrew her support of it.

chicago kevin, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link

so the city council never voted on it because it was never put before them for a vote.
that wasn't always made clear by sensationalist members of the local media.

chicago kevin, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 17:17 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

bastards of the party has a lot abt the la black panthers and is all around amazing - everyone see it!

― jh0shea

This got slept on -- only search result in all of ilx for this documentary. Just watched on suggestion of my roommate, and it's staggering.

"Bastards of the Party
has been added to your Instant Queue at position #221"

balls, Monday, 15 August 2011 00:50 (twelve years ago) link

its on youtube too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Monday, 15 August 2011 01:11 (twelve years ago) link

four years pass...

new docfilm is just ok, coming to PBS soon

skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link

five years pass...

I was going to put this in the Unusual Details In Wikipedia Pages but I feel this needs images to go with the unusual detail:

He turned his hand to fashion design; three years later, he released codpiece-revival "virility pants" he called "the Cleavers", enthusing that they would give men "a chance to assert their masculinity".[28] Cleaver returned to the United States in 1977 to face the unresolved attempted murder charge.[20] By September 1978, on bail as those proceedings dragged on, he had incorporated Eldridge Cleaver Ltd, running a factory and West Hollywood shop exploiting his "Cleavers", which he claimed liberated men from "penis binding".

Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 16:31 (three years ago) link

never forget

― shout-out to his family (DJP), Thursday, 24 September 2020 20:30 (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink

:(

Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link


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