Author: Tiyya Geiger

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Huey Newton and Bobby Seale: Founders of the Black Panther Party

No, the Black Panther Party was not evil. No, they did not just go kill random white people. No, they were not the black equivalent of the KKK. The Black Panther Party was a Black Nationalist Movement for self-defense. It was started by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1968, and later the party had chapters nationwide. The Black Panthers needed to defend themselves against … Continue reading Huey Newton and Bobby Seale: Founders of the Black Panther Party

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Black History Month Spotlight: The Tales of Unknown and Misinterpreted Black Heroes

Over the course of February, Black History Month, McCaskey freshman Tiyya Geiger researched significant and unsung Black heroes and spotlighted her findings on her Instagram story, attracting attention from peers and community members. Here’s what Tiyya had to say about her work: “Over the course of the past year, social activism work has received a lot more media attention. This does not mean that this … Continue reading Black History Month Spotlight: The Tales of Unknown and Misinterpreted Black Heroes

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The Founders of Black Lives Matter: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometti

Introduction & Context Black Lives Matter itself is a decentralized movement against police brutality and racially motivated violence, not an organization. This means that while these three women founded the movement, you cannot take their politics and apply it to the rest of the movement. This is because they are very radicalized compared to the majority of those supporting the movement, and to not support … Continue reading The Founders of Black Lives Matter: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometti

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Mae Mallory: Forgotten Radical

I could bet good money you don’t know who Mae Mallory is, and even I didn’t know until I started to research. Mae Mallory is a forgotten Black power intellectual who was almost erased from history. Even she herself said she was, “just an insignificant black woman who believes that the tree of liberty has to be watered in blood!” and that her “white oppressors” … Continue reading Mae Mallory: Forgotten Radical

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