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Black Panther Party Community News Service

The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service was a weekly periodical with national and international distribution. In its heyday, the Party sold several hundred thousand copies of the newspaper per week.

Although you can only access the front and back covers digitally, we have the entire papers preserved in the archives. Please email us at info@freedomarchives.org if you'd like to arrange to see the entire papers or for more information.


*All the art works are the right of the artists who created them. They are to be used for personal research purposes only and should not be reproduced for any other purpose without permission from the artist(s).

Documents

Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures] Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures]
Publisher: Black Panther Newspaper CommitteeYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Announcement for the Black Panther, Black Community News Service: Memorial Issue. Includes explanation of purpose and front page of issue.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-6 September 14Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Contents include: Panthers Will Free Huey, Huey's Statement on Racist Decision, Garry Explains TV Talk Show, Free Huey Delegation goes to U.N., Kathleen Cleaver Editorial, Summary of Trial, Thrid-World Appeals for Huey's Freedom, more.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Party for Self DefenseYear: 1967Volume Number: Vol. 1-3 June 20Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Panthers Demand Independence for N. Richmond Area.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Party for Self DefenseYear: 1967Volume Number: Vol. 1-4 July 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Stokely Carmichael Drafted! By Executive Mandate no. 2
The Black Panther: Black Community News Service The Black Panther: Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Party for Self-DefenseYear: 1967Volume Number: Vol. 1-6 November 23Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Right On! Right On!
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1971Volume Number: POSHU 1 No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-1 March 16Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Pigs Run Amok! Also featuring an execlusive interview with Huey Newton, In Defense of Self-Defense
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-9 October 19Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Black Liberation Struggle Shows Progress
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-10 October 26Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Pig Power Structure Uptight: Revolutionary Students Confront Pigs Around the World
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2 No. 15-17 December 7Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Eldridge Cleaver's Free! Damn Pigs and Prison.