What the Black Panther Party Can Teach Us Today

02.26.20
(Two members of the Black Panther Party are met on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, May 2, 1967. (Photo: Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images))

The revolutionary, influential and sometimes controversial Black Panther Party shook the world in the 1960s, but much of what they were fighting for still applies today. YR Media youth sit down with Dr. Saturu Ned for Black History Month and talk about police brutality, women empowerment and self-determination of black communities.

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