Richard Aoki and The Black Power Movements

Born in 1938 to Japanese American parents in Oakland, California, Aoki grew up experiencing Japanese internment and other forms of discrimination. His experience as a soldier in Vietnam and relationship to Black Panther Party leaders taught him that aggressive militancy could serve as an effective strategy for social change. Black Power also taught Aoki that social movements need to organize along racial lines, which he later applied to the Asian American Political Alliance. The radicalization of Aoki illustrated the powerful effect of the Black Panther Party over the Asian American movement. Whether it be individuals like Aoki or youth organizations like the Leways, the Panthers remained the leading group for radical people of

Both the African American integrationist movement and Black Power movement had common goals such as ending racial injustice towards African Americans and advocating civil rights for African Americans in the United States. Yet, the ideologies of the two movements and how they went about accomplishing their goals was drastically different. While the integrationist movement relied on concepts such as Christian Universalism and Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA), the Black Power movement relied on more explicit means such as direct action and mobilization with violence if necessary. In general however, it seems that both movements had well-defined overarching ideologies. For the integrationist movement, Non-Violence was the key to successful integration.

The Film “Walkout” was a very inspirational movie that tells us the story of the 1968 walkout by many Chicano students in East LA, this Film portrays the inequality, racism, and oppressions that Chicano students experienced on that time, the teacher Sal Castro who mentor the students and encourage them to fight for their rights was one of the most supportive teachers in this movement. One specific example where Castro helped students was by reading them poems that inspire the students and make them believe they were all equal, Through his teachings he would tell students they were all important and equal as everyone for example at the beginning of the film he stated “you are learning your history from people that don’t know your history”

Students started walkouts because they were being mistreated and discriminate. They were not offered the same rights as a white teenager. Also, they were not allowed to speak Spanish at any time during

Social movements are actions of history that have shaped the way societies run and the values their citizens uphold. The Black Power Movement is one example of a major social movement is the history of the United States. While it stemmed from and contains a purpose similar to that of the Civil Rights Movement, a shift in attitude and leadership gave the Black Power Movement (BPM) its own unique identity. Musicking and the use of music changed with the times to reflect this new movement and is arguably one of the central reasons the BPM is examined as its own tour de force in the push for equal rights.

Black Movements In America is written by Cedric J. Robinson, who is a professor of Black Studies and Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistance in the sixteenth and seventeenth century to the civil rights movement of the present. He also focuses on Black resistance which was forged from a succession of quests such as The return to Africa; escape and alliances with anti-colonial Native- American resistance; and eventually emigration. This is a historical primer whose subject matter is well-indicated by the title. The Narrative focuses on the chronological poles of robinson 's ranging, chronological and compelling narrative of movements in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries maroon societies, and urban community organized during the 'late ' years of black power movements.

Members of such groups had walkouts from schools in Denver and Los Angeles in 1968 to protest Eurocentric curriculums, high dropout rates among Chicano students, a ban on speaking Spanish and related issues.

At that time there were a Chicano Movement which also called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and that’s for Mexican American educational, social, and political equality rights in the United States, which also students originations played an important role in that movement and if we focused more in education we will find that many Mexican-American have no option but to accept the unfair rules at schools like Terry the little girl.

By becoming actively involved in the community and in politics, Chicano activist began to achieve community self-determination. By starting to speak up and act for the Chicano community, Chicano activist broke free of the chains which have tied them down since the white man came to their homelands and drove them from out of Atzlan. A great example of Chicanos involving themselves in their community came from the walkouts staged by the Chicano youth in East L.A. In Ian Lopez’s Racism on Trial, Lopez states, “the student strikes symbolized the awakening of Mexican youth to a political consciousness of themselves and of their ability to fight for equal treatment.” (Lopez 23). By organizing the walkout the students began the Chicano communities search for self-determination and pursuit of equality. Then there are movements such as the farm workers movement which brought to the public’s attention the dehumanization of the Chicanos field workers. People such as Cesar Chavez took the political approach to win the Chicano community equality (Chicano!).

When the cancellation was announced, Latino students organized a student walkout from their school. However, it was this activism that fueled the anti-Chicano Studies argument.

For instance, the student walk-outs in protest of trumps presidency and legislation can be compared to the L.A blowout of the late 1960’s. Both groups are mostly comprised of Mexican-origin youth, but also includes the involvement of youth of all different races and ethnicities. Chicano youth also were constantly advocating to be able to obtain better and higher education, which is a fight that is continuing to this day. They are fighting to increase resources for youth of color as well as undocumented students. Chicanos had also fought for the inclusion of more Mexican-origin teachers and administrations at the school level and representation is still an issue that students are pushing. They not only want representation among the teachers that are teaching them but also the curriculum they are being taught needs to be diversified and include the histories of all people living in this country not only white folks. The Chicano movement also put a lot of effort into supporting local leaders running for city, state or national positions to improve representation for Mexican-origin people and have their issues voiced and try to have legislation passed. They do this through similar methods that Chicanos utilized in the 60’s such as going to houses and directly talking to people, creating petitions, going on marches and so

Founded on October 15th 1966 in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was an organization opposed to police brutality against the black community. The Party’s political origins were in Maoism, Marxism, and the radical militant ideals of Malcolm X and Che Guevara. From the doctrines of Maoism they saw the role of their Party as the frontline of the revolution and worked to establish a unified alliance, while from Marxism they addressed the capitalist economic system, and exemplified the need for all workers to forcefully take over means of production (Baggins, Brian). Mao was important to the Black Panthers because of his different stance on Marxism-Leninism when applied to Chinese peasants. The founders of the Black

What comes to mind when you think of the Black Panther Party? Do you even know who the Black Panthers really were? They helped transform the lives of many African Americans in the U.S and helped empower the community. The Black Panther has a huge background of history, goals, and beliefs. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale from Oakland, California founded the Panthers in 1966. Initially, they were an African American self defense force and were highly influenced by Malcolm X’s beliefs. The Panthers had many goals such as;freedom, protecting blacks from police brutality, and helping African Americans obtain a jobs. Despite the negative stereotypes of the Black Panthers as people who ran around with guns, fighting police, they were a major group during the Civil Rights Movement because they practiced self defense, established revolutionary socialism, and stimulated Malcolm X's influence. In the following I will discuss the successful changes the Black Panther Party, had on the African American community during the civil rights movement.

The Black Power movement received criticism from the media and civil rights activists and organizations, such as the New York Times, Bayard Rustin and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bayard Rustin, an African American activist for nonviolence and civil rights activist, condemned the Black Power Movement. While he understood the purpose and motivations of the movement he criticized the movement for dividing the American people. Rustin expressed that the Black Power Movement had exposed two Americas, one white and one black.

By 1966, black protest involved the whole nation. They demanded legal equality and economic justice. Since the 1930s, African Americans have campaigned and fought for decent jobs, housing, and education in places outside of the South because they believed in equality. African Americans began to think that there was no hope for racism in the North and the black freedom struggle was beginning to be a bigger threat than the white race.