{"product_id":"the-black-panther-party-service-to-the-people-programs-paperback","title":"The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHuey P Newton Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther Party\u003c\/i\u003e represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities. The Party pioneered free social service programs that are now in the mainstream of American life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Party's Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation, operated with Oakland's Children's Hospital, was among the nation's first such testing programs. Its Free Breakfast Program served as a model for national programs. Other initiatives included free clinics, grocery giveaways, school and education programs, senior programs, and legal aid programs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished here for the first time in book form, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther Party\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that the programs' methods are viable models for addressing the persistent, basic social injustices and economic problems of today's American cities and suburbs.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Huey P. Newton Foundation was co-founded in 1993 in Oakland, California, by \u003cb\u003eDavid Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e to honor the legacy of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton, who had been killed four years earlier. A member of the Black Liberation Movement, Hilliard was one of the founders of the Black Panther Party. He is author, coauthor, or editor of eight additional books, including \u003ci\u003eHuey, Spirit of the Panther\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Huey P. Newton Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. He is writing or editing other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther Intercommunal News Service 1967-1980\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Black Panther Party\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University. Among his most recent books are \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Matters, The African-American Century, The War Against Parents, The Future of American Progressivism, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51883837161760,"sku":"9780826343949","price":28.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2KhD5E_tCh9780826343949.webp?v=1781868210","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-black-panther-party-service-to-the-people-programs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}