THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION

[Stellar]

About the Film

In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the diverse group of voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.

Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, Ericka Huggins, and dozens of others, as well as archival footage of the late Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tells the story of a pivotal movement that gave rise to a new revolutionary culture in America. Their causes, with slogans like "power to the people" and "creating a better world" are relevant again in an era that has seen the rise of the "Black Lives Matter" movement and tense relations between African American communities and the police. The Black Panthers condemnations of injustice, oppression and brutality in the late '60s and early '70s reverberate again in one city after another.

Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama in August 2014. Nelson has directed and produced numerous acclaimed films, including Freedom Summer, Freedom Riders, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple and The Murder of Emmett Till. He is also co-founder and executive director of Firelight Media, which provides support to emerging documentarians. Currently in production is Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the second in a series of three films Nelson will direct as part of a new multiplatform PBS series entitled America Revisited.

PBS: The Black Panthers

[lovemydog]

1. February 16 on PBS (check local listings)

Many thanks Stellar. That link you provided is outstanding. From there you can find local listings and previews. Here's a clip about the free breakfast program.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/free-breakfast-program/

Stanley Nelson does outstanding work. I'm delighted to read that he's in production on another PBS documentary called Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

[Stellar]

5. Gawd! I should have put the date and channel in the OP.

That breakfast program takes me back. Thank you for sharing.

[Digital Puppy]

2. Thanks for posting this!

My friend said he saw it in L.A. this past Fall and it was excellent. I can't wait to check it out.

Stanley Nelson does outstanding work. I'm delighted to read that he's in production on another PBS documentary called Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Wow! Can't wait!!

[Stellar]

6. I didn't know it was a repeat. nt

[Digital Puppy]

8. Not sure that it has ever been shown on T.V.

I was referring to the Nuart Theater in LA

Theater link here.

[Stellar]

10. Oh, OK...got'cha! nt

[kwassa]

16. The Nuart. Takes me back a long way .....

back before VCRs.

[Number23]

3. Fabulous! Good grief this forum has been hopping this week!

K&R

[Kind of Blue]

4. Thanks very much for the link, Stellar!

Talk about cutural awakening, brings back memories of a very young Panther I'll never forget. It was the first time I heard Africa expressed as the Motherland and his booming voice protecting us with that word changed mine and my siblings' childhood experience for the better and, of course, the other kids involved in the story, too. We KNEW that The Panthers were there for our protection and education.

I'm glad to be alive to see mainstream history about them be rewritten.

[Stellar]

7. I remember how strange that sounded to my ears...

It was the first time I heard Africa expressed as the Motherland and his booming voice protecting us with that word changed mine and my siblings' childhood experience for the better and, of course, the other kids involved in the story, too.

I can't wait to see it all unfold again and for people to learn that the Panthers were not the boogie man.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Thank you so much for this

I will be watching!

[Stellar]

11. kick...

Just a heads-up for tonight, the Black Panthers on PBS. Check for time in your area.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. Thank you so much of reminding me!

[Stellar]

13. You're Welcome.

I hope others watch too.

[lovemydog]

14. K & R - tonight on PBS

[RobertEarl]

15. What a great piece of history

Learned the Black Panther Party had its greatest glory when it fed and schooled people, got them registered to vote and worked to get jobs and decent housing.

The Panthers created very little violence, instead it was the government, led by the FBI, which created the violence that the media used to make the Panthers look bad.

I get the feeling that the Panthers were successful.