Spring Break
More than a clenched fist
: Discussion about black power, politics, culture on campus tonight
Tearria Ruffin/Campus Reporter
Issue date: 2/26/07 Section: News
The group's radical beliefs and behavior caused the group to be alienated by many media outlets and they were often misunderstood.
Aguayo said Chauncy's documentary disproves these notions created by media.
"It provides people with a history that gives marginal credibility and legitimacy," Aguayo said. "It is prompting people to do something."
Mainstream media saw the panthers as militant individuals and dangerous criminals, according to Hoerl.
"The press framed the panthers to make them seem guilty," Hoerl said.
The Black Panthers were more than black clothes, afros and a clenched fist.
They gave aid to the struggling black communities and developed service programs such as free breakfast programs, Chauncy said.
"They didn't get the credit of Martin Luther King," said Chauncy. "It took more than the Martin Luther King peace movement to get this done."
Chauncy said that black people could not get certain privileges of today if it was not for the marches and polical activism.
"They left a legacy of feeling strong," said Chauncy. " They gave us a feeling to feel proud."
Songs like James Brown's "Say Loud. I'm Black and I'm Proud" and images of people wearing their kinky afros is what Chauncy is happy to remember from that period.
Today, the younger generation sings a different tune.
"We were saying we want more opportunities," said Chauncy. "(Hip Hop says) 'please understand, our backgrounds make us the way we are.' I think it is a copout."
"Oh my God" provides an opportunity to have open forum of discussion.
Aguayo wants minority students to bring dialogue on campus.
"It is important for all students to come to understand the history of democracy through the political narratives that aren't allowed to circulate," she said.
Aguayo said Chauncy's documentary disproves these notions created by media.
"It provides people with a history that gives marginal credibility and legitimacy," Aguayo said. "It is prompting people to do something."
Mainstream media saw the panthers as militant individuals and dangerous criminals, according to Hoerl.
"The press framed the panthers to make them seem guilty," Hoerl said.
The Black Panthers were more than black clothes, afros and a clenched fist.
They gave aid to the struggling black communities and developed service programs such as free breakfast programs, Chauncy said.
"They didn't get the credit of Martin Luther King," said Chauncy. "It took more than the Martin Luther King peace movement to get this done."
Chauncy said that black people could not get certain privileges of today if it was not for the marches and polical activism.
"They left a legacy of feeling strong," said Chauncy. " They gave us a feeling to feel proud."
Songs like James Brown's "Say Loud. I'm Black and I'm Proud" and images of people wearing their kinky afros is what Chauncy is happy to remember from that period.
Today, the younger generation sings a different tune.
"We were saying we want more opportunities," said Chauncy. "(Hip Hop says) 'please understand, our backgrounds make us the way we are.' I think it is a copout."
"Oh my God" provides an opportunity to have open forum of discussion.
Aguayo wants minority students to bring dialogue on campus.
"It is important for all students to come to understand the history of democracy through the political narratives that aren't allowed to circulate," she said.
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tony chauncy
posted 11/09/08 @ 3:27 AM CST
Sounds to me like the man knew what he was talking about
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