The Black Panther Black Community News Service. 50th Anniversary Commemorative Issue. October, 2016 -

Oakland: The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, 2014. Newspaper. 24p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, some ink smudging on front page, otherwise very good.

Berkeley: Black Panther Newspaper Committee, 2011. Newspaper. Five issues of the tabloid format paper, one of several attempts by original members to revive both the organization and the newspaper. Issues present are vol. 1 nos. 2 and 3; vol. 4 no. 1; a commemorative issue for Carl Hampton, and a special issue for the 45th anniversary of the Party's founding.

Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1970. Newspaper. 20p. illus. tabloid + 8p. supplement, Bobby Seale in an electric chair depicted on front cover; horizontal fold, evenly toned, minor chip at the right end of the fold. Emory Douglas poster on back depicting the US government as a vulture over Seale in the chair. The lead articles were written by Eldridge Cleaver in exile, as was the supplement, which focuses on North Korea and includes two full-page photos of Kim Il Sung.

Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. Newspaper. 24p. illus. tabloid newspaper, horizontal fold, mild edgewear, misfolded slightly askew. Cover depicts Bobby Seale with the headline "Kidnapped" (this was right after his New Haven arrest). First two interior pages are reproductions of police plans for storming a group of Black Panthers in Berkeley.

Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1970. Newspaper. 24p. illus. tabloid newspaper; horizontal fold, mild toning. Cover story reports on problems with police in Toledo, Ohio and New Orleans. Rear cover poster by Emory Douglas under the heading "We will not hesitate to either kill or die for our freedom." Other articles discuss Vietnam, Seattle bombings, and more.

Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1968. Newspaper. 24p. tabloid format newspaper; horizontal fold, paper toned, otherwise very good. Christmas themed issue with Emory Douglas artwork depicting Black youths capturing Pig Santa at gunpoint in their fireplace, captioned "Pig Xmas sham ending. Back cover depicts "Black Revolutionary Xmas Wishes" (armaments). Page 15 notes plan to work with an Episcopal church to provide free breakfasts, which became one of the Panthers' hallmark programs. Includes information on how to volunteer.

San Francisco: The Black Panther Party, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Good. Tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp., including covers. Rear cover art by Emory Douglas. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running newspaper issued by the Black Panther Party, offering news of its actions, members and discussing of Black Panther Party ideology and philosophy, as well as the goals of the organization. This with news on the police killings of Black men around the country; several lengthy pieces by Eldridge Cleaver, including one on the Pentagon, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate uneven browning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities. Paper slightly brittle. Light soiling.

Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1968. Newspaper. 24p., tabloid format newspaper, paper evenly toned, very good. Also thrown in is an example of vol. 1 no. 5 which unfortunately has an advertisement clipped out of the rear cover. Many Emory Douglas cartoons throughout including a memorable one with the caption "Assemblyman Willie Brown on the issue of Huey Newton." Centerfold show images of a "Free Huey Rally Oakland Auditorium." Front cover cartoon "Pigs Run Amuck!

Oakland & San Francisco: The Black Panther Party, 1980. First edition. An extensive collection of 236 numbers in 233 issues (Volume 2, Numbers 15-17 are printed in a single volume and Volume 6, Numbers 13 and 14 are as well). Intermittent run spanning from the first volume to the final volume (the 20th). Newspaper changed title to The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service on March 13, 1971.Contents: Volume 1, Number 6; Vol. 2, Nos. 1-3, 5-7, (15-17), 18, 19, 21; Vol. 3, Nos. 1, 3, 6, 7, 9-12, 16, 17, 19-21, 26, 27, 29, 29 [sic], 31; Vol. 4, Nos. 3, 3 [sic], 4, 7, 8, 8 [sic], 9, 12-15, 17, 18, 18 [but 19], 20, 21, 22, 22 [sic], 27, 28, 28 [sic], 29; Vol. 5, Nos. 4, 12, 13, 15-18, 20-25, 27, 30; Vol. 6, Nos. 1-6, 10, 11, (13-14), 16, 18, 21, 23-30; Vol. 7, Nos. 1, 3, 8, 19-27, 29, 30; Vol. 8, Nos. 1-25, 28-30; Vol. 9, Nos. 1, 3-8, 10, 12-15; Vol.10, Nos. 15, 18, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30; Vol. 11, Nos. 12, 14, 15, 21, 23, 26, 29; Vol. 12, Nos. 1, 7, 12, 15, 16, 30; Vol. 13, Nos. 2, 7, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21,… Read More