Beyoncé’s Super Bowl half time show has exposed more racism and bigotry in America once again. It is the season for racism and intolerance storms and Donald Trump and others are playing the role of Mother Nature, but I digress.
What some uniformed non-black people need to understand about the Black Panther Party (BPP), Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (NOI) is that they were not anti white nor were they terrorists of any kind. They were formed to be a pro black survival group in reaction to black people being brutalized and terrorized in their neighborhoods by Police and other racist white people. The Black Panther Party’s platform never stated violence as any part of their 10 point program . Self defense is absolutely a part of the Black Panther’s ideology, just as it is for any American. The black panther’s were known to legally open carry fire arms, which is a 2nd amendment right. Just as many white Americans open carry it is equally legal for Black people to open carry.
The era that Malcolm X, NOI and the Black Panther Party (BPP) existed in was an extremely volatile and racist period. Blacks were being killed and or brutalized DAILY the federal and state governments were not coming to the aid of Black citizens. In reaction to that leaders such as Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton (BPP) and Bobby Seale (BPP) filled a void of protection that was needed for black people.
This period of time in American History was obscenely unjust and violent against Black people. To accuse BPP or Malcolm X of being terrorist is amazingly ignorant and tone def, Blacks were the ones being terrorize and their reaction to protect themselves. Black people defending themselves being characterized as terroristic is sadly comical. Civil Rights Act Laws and amendments were passed yet not enforced for years later. This was an extremely hostile environment for Black people.
Foolish politicians, media personalities and journalist need to perform just a little bit of research and they would discover the the BPP had not been convicted of any unprovoked shootings or murders of police officers, yet the Chicago police performed and execution of Fred Hampton who was the chairman of the Illinois BBP chapter as well as Panther member Mark Clark. Research would also uncover that the federal government at the orders of FBI Director J.Edgar Hoover used their COINTELPRO operation to dismantle, neutralize and/or kill any panther members that appeared to be a ““messiah” who could unify, and electrify, the militant black nationalist movement.” That black nationalist movement was anyone fight for the right of equal rights for black people.
So when you see people opposing Beyoncé’s performance at the Super Bowl you can be sure that you are listing to, watching or reading the words of a racist and/or bigot.