National Black Panther Day

Take a moment on Wednesday, February 19 to recognize the achievements and contributions made by the Black Panther Party.

The Black Panther Party (BPP), originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. The party was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982, with chapters in numerous major cities. Huey P. Newton, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was born in Monroe, Louisiana on February 17, 1942.

Black Panther Party Community Programs 1966 – 1982

1. 1. Alameda County Volunteer Bureau Work Site
   2. Benefit Counseling
   3. Black Student Alliance
   4. Child Development Center
   5. Consumer Education Classes
   6. Community Facility Use
   7. Community Health Classes
   8. East Oakland CIL (Center for Independent Living) Branch
   9. Community Pantry (Free Food Program)
   10. Drug/Alcohol Abuse Awareness Program
   11. Drama Classes
   12. Disabled Persons Services/Transportation and Attendant
   13. Drill Team
   14. Employment Referral Service
   15. Free Ambulance Program
   16. Free Breakfast for Children Programs
   17. Free Busing to Prisons Program
   18. Free Clothing Program
   19. Free Commissary for Prisoners Program
   20. Free Dental Program
   21. Free Employment Program
   22. Free Food Program
   23. Free Film Series
   24. Free Furniture Program
   25. Free Health Clinics
   26. Free Housing Cooperative Program
   27. Food Cooperative Program
   28. Free Optometry Program
   29. Community Forum
   30. Free Pest Control Program
   31. Free Plumbing and Maintenance Program
   32. Free Shoe Program
   33. GED Classes
   34. Geriatric Health Center
   35. GYN Clinic
   36. Home SAFE Visits
   37. Intercommunal Youth Institute (becomes OCS by 1975)
   38. Junior and High School Tutorial Program
   39. Legal Aid and Education
   40. Legal Clinic/Workshops
   41. Laney Experimental College Extension Site
   42. Legal Referral Service(s)
   43. Liberation Schools
   44. Martial Arts Program
   45. Nutrition Classes
   46. Oakland Community Learning Center
   47. Outreach Preventative Care
   48. Program Development
   49. Pediatric Clinic
   50. police patrols
   51. Seniors Against a Fearful Environment
   52. SAFE Club
   53. Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation
   54. Son of Man Temple (becomes Community Forum by 1976)
   55. Sports
   56. Senior Switchboard
   57. The Black Panther Newspaper
   58. Teen Council
   59. Teen Program
   60. U.C. Berkeley Students Health Program
   61. V.D. Preventative Screening & Counseling
   62. Visiting Nurses Program
   63. WIC (Women Infants, and Children) Program
   64. Youth Diversion and Probation Site
   65. Youth Training and Development

Source: Stanford University