The Black Panther Party first & most notable community program was the Free Breakfast for Children Program.
The program began in January 1969 because poverty forced families to send their children to school hungry.
—By the end of 1969, the Black Panthers were serving full free breakfasts (including milk, bacon, eggs, grits, and toast) to 20,000 school aged children in 19 cities around the country, and in 23 local affiliates every school day. The breakfast program was just one of many programs the Panthers ran to address the needs of the poor. In fact, they developed more that 60 Serve the People programs, including efforts to provide free clothing and shoes, medical services —including drug and alcohol awareness, —legal aid education, and what was thought to be some of the first true early childhood education programs in the nation, preceding Head Start. But the Panthers’ image and focus on self-determination drew the attention of then FBI chief, J. Edgar Hoover. He singled out the Black Panthers as national hate group, and the breakfast program as an act of subversion. Once Hoover went after the Breakfast Program, the handwriting was on the wall. Even though the organizers were careful to consult with nutritionists to make sure the children got high quality, balanced meals, and made sure they had the necessary permits from the health and fire departments for the kitchens and halls where they served meals, they became regular targets of local officials. The children they served were caught in the middle.—
I successfully defended my dissertation on April13! I am beyond proud to announce I am now Dr. Madu! ! God provided me with the strength and my son is my reason 🧡💙#DrMadu
Army Lt. Caron Nazario was pulled over, beat, pepper sprayed, and handcuffed — then let go without explanation for what happened. @WindsorPD officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker humiliated and brutalized Lt. Nazario — and should be terminated immediately!
@marruberry@TMZ Marite you are a privileged white American... you will never have guns pointed at you because of tint that is perceived to be illlegal..the commands of these offers were conflicting... please stop using the data on your phone to take up for these racist domestic terrorists!
@rebel_dale @TMZ Until you have been a black person and not a privileged white person in AmeriKKKa please keep your subjective comments to yourself..When you get stopped for a traffic stop guns aren’t pointed at you and you are concerned for your life.
An educator who founded Richmond's Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Rev. J. Andrew Bowler, in 1882, helped organize the first school for Black students in Church Hill.
BREAKING: Dr. Brian O. Hemphill, the current president of Radford University, will be Old Dominion University's ninth president.
He was selected by a unanimous vote and will be ODU's first ever African American president. https://t.co/VXtbmk0gbG
GOOD NEWS: Because of our strong fiscal management, and Virginians working so hard to mitigate #COVID19, we are projecting an additional $700 million in revenues over the current budget cycle—that means a permanent raise for teachers and additional relief for Virginia families.
Our administration literally left this White House a playbook that would have shown them how to respond before COVID-19 reached our shores. Joe and I revisited it recently. Take a look — and then vote for a leader who will get this virus under control.
In 2008 and 2012, you placed your trust in me to help lead this country alongside Barack Obama.
Today, I’m asking for your trust once again — this time, in Kamala and me.
We can heal the soul of this nation — I promise we won’t let you down.
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