The Black Panther Party with David F. Walker
Our guest this week is David F. Walker. David is an award-winning writer known primarily for his work in comics including Luke Cage and Bitter Root. He is the co-creator, with illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson, of the new graphic novel history “The Black Panther Party.”
ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.
Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from their social, educational, and healthcare programs that were designed to uplift the Black community to their battle against police brutality through citizen patrols and frequent clashes with the FBI, which targeted the Party from its outset.
Using dramatic comic book-style retellings and illustrated profiles of key figures, The Black Panther Party captures the major events, people, and actions of the party, as well as their cultural and political influence and enduring legacy.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| Black Panthers Revisited | Op-Docs | The New York Times | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZpDt6OYnI |
| U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsxukOPEdgg |
| Huey P Newton Interviewed in Jail (1968) - CBS5 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_bDYXtnYKs |
| The Assassination of Fred Hampton: New Documents Reveal Involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover -Democracy Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vewm6-FEIQs |
| Rep. Ilhan Omar on the FBI Cointelpro Initiative - C-SPAN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRwxqeGqfM |
| Self-discovery through comics | |
| Using comic book characters to identify your true self: Comicbookgirl19 at TEDxClaremontColleges | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGtNFHtM81A |
| Luke Cage | |
| Luke Cage' Star Mike Colter on the Netflix Series - Wall Street Journal | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09B_BrAiiJg |
| Bitter Root | |
| Image Comics' Bitter Root Creators Talk Monsters, World Building And Harlem | NYCC 2018 | SYFY WIRE | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMT3-2y08GQ |
| Unity | |
| US election: Is there a path to unity in a seemingly divided America? - Global News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pcXKBL7I9Y |
| Teaching Race | |
| U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsxukOPEdgg |
| Fred Hampton | |
| Fred Hampton interviewed by ABC News - October 9th 1969 - ABC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft3wOPEd28k |
| Black Panther Party | |
| Who Were The Black Panthers? It's Complicated - Newsy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWp2rs_XDmI |
| Great Migration | |
| Sound Smart: The Great Migration | History | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TfgJnXlaxo |
| Kerner Commission Report | |
| Plague of inequality' haunts U.S. 50 years after a landmark study on racial division - PBS Newshour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l9uMGgI_7I |
| Outro | |
| The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History | David Ikard | TEDxNashville | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb04xj7LS34 |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
