2008 Woodie Awards
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 Legacy of Black Power in the Media and Culture"
-Tonight, Monday, Feb. 26
-6 pm
-Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union
In the history books, they were militants.
On the TV screen, they were criminals in the streets.
In Tony Chauncy's documentary, "Oh My God," they were the forgotten heroes of a lost revolution.
The Black Panthers and their positive social work will be the focus during a discussion titled "The Legacy of Black Power in the Media and Culture." It will be at 6 tonight in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Black Panthers have often been associated with negative connotations. Tonight's discussion will provide a more honest perspective, said Kristen Hoerl, communication and journalism assistant professor at Auburn University.
"We can see what gets left out in Hollywood," Hoerl said.
She said the films that have come out of Hollywood in the past have not shown any of the positive things the Black Panthers have done.
Angela Aguayo, Hoerl and Chauncy will give a different perspective of Black Panthers lived their lives.
"We will try to explore what happens when black community mobilizes and how the media represents them in creative form," said Aguayo, a communications assistant professor at Eastern.
Chauncy witnessed first hand the lives of Panther party members. He lived with notable members such as Afeme Shakur, the mother of Tupac Shakur, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Chauncy said the social services and activism in the group inspired him to make the film "Oh My God."
"Other black people didn't know what they were doing and it caused a division between blacks and panthers," Chauncy said.
Huey P. Newton and several friends formed the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in 1966 after the early death of Malcolm X and several violent urban uprisings.
-Tonight, Monday, Feb. 26
-6 pm
-Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union
In the history books, they were militants.
On the TV screen, they were criminals in the streets.
In Tony Chauncy's documentary, "Oh My God," they were the forgotten heroes of a lost revolution.
The Black Panthers and their positive social work will be the focus during a discussion titled "The Legacy of Black Power in the Media and Culture." It will be at 6 tonight in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Black Panthers have often been associated with negative connotations. Tonight's discussion will provide a more honest perspective, said Kristen Hoerl, communication and journalism assistant professor at Auburn University.
"We can see what gets left out in Hollywood," Hoerl said.
She said the films that have come out of Hollywood in the past have not shown any of the positive things the Black Panthers have done.
Angela Aguayo, Hoerl and Chauncy will give a different perspective of Black Panthers lived their lives.
"We will try to explore what happens when black community mobilizes and how the media represents them in creative form," said Aguayo, a communications assistant professor at Eastern.
Chauncy witnessed first hand the lives of Panther party members. He lived with notable members such as Afeme Shakur, the mother of Tupac Shakur, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Chauncy said the social services and activism in the group inspired him to make the film "Oh My God."
"Other black people didn't know what they were doing and it caused a division between blacks and panthers," Chauncy said.
Huey P. Newton and several friends formed the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in 1966 after the early death of Malcolm X and several violent urban uprisings.
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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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