The Black Panther Party 10 Point Plan (week 6)

2/9/2015

For this weeks blog assignment - choose two of the 10 points in the Black Panther Party 10 point plan. Compare these goals with what you have read in Black Liberation and Socialism as well as the Black Feminist Thought text. What did you learn from the text and lectures that provides additional context for these issues? How do these goals compare to one another? Describe the historical and contemporary necessity for the two BPP goals you chose? Has the BPP seen any progress in these goals? Why or why not?

Develop a 250 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday. Your original post should include an overview of what you read in Black Liberation & Social and Black Feminist Thought (Chapter 1/Chapter 2), an analysis of the two major themes from each reading that directly address the questions above and a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you.

The Ten Point Plan
WE WANT FREEDOM. WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.
We believe that Black and oppressed people will not be free until we are able to determine our destinies in our own communities ourselves, by fully controlling all the institutions which exist in our communities.

WE WANT FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR PEOPLE.
We believe that the federal government is responsible and obligated to give every person employment or a guaranteed income. We believe that if the American businessmen will not give full employment, then the technology and means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the community so that the people of the community can organize and employ all of its people and give a high standard of living.

WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE CAPITALISTS OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.
We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules were promised 100 years ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of Black people. We will accept the payment in currency which will be distributed to our many communities. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of our fifty million Black people. Therefore, we feel this is a modest demand that we make.

WE WANT DECENT HOUSING, FIT FOR THE SHELTER OF HUMAN BEINGS.
We believe that if the landlords will not give decent housing to our Black and oppressed communities, then housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that the people in our communities, with government aid, can build and make decent housing for the people.

WE WANT DECENT EDUCATION FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT EXPOSES THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS DECADENT AMERICAN SOCIETY. WE WANT EDUCATION THAT TEACHES US OUR TRUE HISTORY AND OUR ROLE IN THE PRESENT-DAY SOCIETY.
We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowledge of the self. If you do not have knowledge of yourself and your position in the society and in the world, then you will have little chance to know anything else.

WE WANT COMPLETELY FREE HEALTH CARE FOR All BLACK AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE.
We believe that the government must provide, free of charge, for the people, health facilities which will not only treat our illnesses, most of which have come about as a result of our oppression, but which will also develop preventive medical programs to guarantee our future survival. We believe that mass health education and research programs must be developed to give all Black and oppressed people access to advanced scientific and medical information, so we may provide our selves with proper medical attention and care.

WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, All OPPRESSED PEOPLE INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
We believe that the racist and fascist government of the United States uses its domestic enforcement agencies to carry out its program of oppression against black people, other people of color and poor people inside the united States. We believe it is our right, therefore, to defend ourselves against such armed forces and that all Black and oppressed people should be armed for self defense of our homes and communities against these fascist police forces.

WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO ALL WARS OF AGGRESSION.
We believe that the various conflicts which exist around the world stem directly from the aggressive desire of the United States ruling circle and government to force its domination upon the oppressed people of the world. We believe that if the United States government or its lackeys do not cease these aggressive wars it is the right of the people to defend themselves by any means necessary against their aggressors.

WE WANT FREEDOM FOR ALL BLACK AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE NOW HELD IN U. S. FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITY AND MILITARY PRISONS AND JAILS. WE WANT TRIALS BY A JURY OF PEERS FOR All PERSONS CHARGED WITH SO-CALLED CRIMES UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY.
We believe that the many Black and poor oppressed people now held in United States prisons and jails have not received fair and impartial trials under a racist and fascist judicial system and should be free from incarceration. We believe in the ultimate elimination of all wretched, inhuman penal institutions, because the masses of men and women imprisoned inside the United States or by the United States military are the victims of oppressive conditions which are the real cause of their imprisonment. We believe that when persons are brought to trial they must be guaranteed, by the United States, juries of their peers, attorneys of their choice and freedom from imprisonment while awaiting trial.

WE WANT LAND, BREAD, HOUSING, EDUCATION, CLOTHING, JUSTICE, PEACE AND PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY CONTROL OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience hath shown that mankind are most disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But, when a long train of abuses and usurpation, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

18 Comments

Gabriela Hernandez

2/12/2015 01:03:10 pm

For this weeks blog I have decided to talk about the 1st and 2nd black panther party point plan the first one focuses on " we want freedom, we want power to determine the destiny of our black and oppressed communities" in the book black liberation and socialism the first chapter talks about slavery in the United States and how "without slavery there would be no cotton, without cotton there would be no modern industry. It is slavery that given value to the colonies, it is the colonies which have created world trade, and world trade is the necessary condition for large scale machine industry." Reading that I feel that I can tie that into both freedom and to full employment for our people I say that because in the first plan it says "we believe that black and oppressed people will not be free until we are able to determine our own destinies, when this chapter talks about slavery these people didn't have freedom and much of a choice to make their own destiny. For the second point plan it says how people didn't have full employment once again I feel that can tie that into slavery because the slaves played a huge role back then "slavery is therefor an economic category of paramount importance. Without slavery, north America, the most aggressive nation, would be transformed into a patriarchal country." Now going back to full employment "some blacks who lived in the colonies were free, some were slaves, and some were servants." I feel that at the time little by little they were allowed freedom and working rights for full employment.Why was it that by the end of the 1600s it would cost planters more to buy slaves than to buy white servants?

Andre Mouton link

2/13/2015 05:55:28 am

During the 1960’s civil rights movement and activist where at their peak, from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Malcolm X. Motivated after the assassination of Malcom X and the Watts riots six men from Oakland California started the Black Panther for Self Defense and began patrolling black communities monitoring police activities to protect black people from Police brutality. This movement started other social programs and united black people across the nation and organized one of the most controversial organizations in United States history arrived from the Ideal of Malcolm X” by any means necessary” the black panther party started arming themselves by exercising their constitutional rights to bear arms, this constitutional right created controversial dilemmas for law enforcement and government especially in California.
The Black Panther Party organized over 60 social programs such as the Children’s Free Breakfast Program, free medical program, free grocery program, free employment program and others, “Stanford Edu.com”. In 1967 the Black Panther party introduced the Ten Point Plan in their Black Panther Newspaper stating “What we want now, what we believe, The Ten point program were demands they wanted the government to adhere to because of years of racism and oppression done to blacks from slavery until present.
Two of the Ten Point plan I chose
7. All of the demands of the Ten Point program were in my opinion legitimate and relevant to the Malcolm X theory "Ballot or bullets" including “demand 7, this demand is indicative to what Bro. Malcolm was speaking about in his speech; "We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black people. What we believe is; we believe we can end police brutality in our Black community by organizing Black self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our Black community from racist police oppression and brutality. The second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States gives us the right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all Black people should arm themselves for self-defense".

9. Demand 9 of the Ten Point plan would recognized the reason that women are incarcerated with understanding of a peer similar of their social and historical and environmental to black woman’s situation and history "Black Feminist Thought"; The Ten point plan reads as such; We want all Black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their Black Communities, as defined by the Constitution of the United States. What we believe “We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution so that Black people will receive fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the U.S Constitution gives a man a right to be tried by his peers. A peer is a person from a similar economic, social, religious, geographical, environmental, historical, and racial background. To do this the court will be forced to select a jury from the Black community from which the Black defendant came. We have been, and are being tried by all White juries that have no understanding of “the average reasoning man” of the Black community.
Although I believe in all ten of the program, it was asking for more than the current government was willing to give or achieve because racism will always be a part of our history based on it is in the very fabric of the United States and its constitution unfortunately the Black Panthers were infiltrated and corrupted from within that caused much of their success to be discredited and misunderstood.
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/black-panther-party-founded
http://web.stanford.edu/group/blackpanthers/programs.shtml

marie brown

2/13/2015 08:33:40 am

1. We want freedom we want power to determine the destiny of our black and oppressed communities.
The Black Panther Party main purpose was to empower African American during a time when most were not making much progress. In several neighborhoods many African American were looking for direction and the Panther Party filled some of the void. They provided service to needy blacks and poor people. Free breakfast for kids, which allowed, all children to eat breakfast every morning. The big contribution for the Black Panther was the role that great women play in the movement. Women held leadership position at all of the levels One holder of these positions was Afen Shakur, who joined the Black Panthers and help re-open schools in her neighborhood. Women held leadership position at all of the levels. Within African-American communities, women’s innovative and practical approaches to mothering under oppressive condition often bring recognition a foster heir empowerment. (Collin 211)
8. We want an immediate end to all wars of aggression.
Inspired by contemporary radical leader such as Malcolm x, recognized that in order to restructure American society so that civil equality was obtainable by all people, a much stronger opposition was necessary. The panthers saw themselves as revolutionaries and believed that they capitalist system needed to be overthrown. (Shawki 177). The government had promise money, but was spent it on the growing problems I Vietnam instead. Many black American was drafted to fight in a war they felt was irrelevant to them, as they didn’t have democracy in their own country. The movement of the 60’s entwined with each other MLK, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers party took something from what the other believed.

amal pujol

2/13/2015 10:10:54 am

The first plan of the Black panther party 10-point plan that I wan to address is that number 3, the end to the robbery by the capitalist of our black and oppressed communities. I believe that this is a very important aspect in gaining liberation and a step toward equality. As brought out in chapter one of Black Liberation and Socialism according to Karl Marx, “ without slavery there would be no cotton, without cotton there would be no modern industry. It is slavery which has given value to the colonies, it is the colonies which have created the world trade, and the world trade is the necessary condition for large-scale machine industry” (Shawki 17). The fact is that the US was built on the backbone of slaves. It was the Black men and women’s labor, blood sweat and tears that made the U.S. the prosperous nation that it is today. In chapter one of Black Feminist Thought, there is a very powerful quote from Maria W. Stewart regarding capitalism; she said “ We have pursued the shadow, they have obtained the substance; we have performed the labor, they have received the profits; we have planted the vines, they have eaten the fruits of them” (Collins 2) Yes, capitalism still exploits Black Americans today and while there was promise over 100 years ago of restitution it was never fulfilled. Further, there are many Black American’s are still living in poverty in this nation, who are forced to work low paying jobs and are faced with a lack of resources. Also, while you’ll find very little quality health food stores in neighborhoods known as the hood, or projects; there is no shortage of fast-food restaurants, and liquor stores. If Black Americans were given restitution in the form of land and money then they could build up there own communities and push for equal amenities that you would find in suburban neighborhoods and higher quality education. How could we ever attain equality when after the horrific years of slavery and discrimination we have one race with a significant advantage of wealth, land resources over another? Black Americans are expected to pull themselves up by their bootstraps but how can that work if they don’t even have boots to begin with? When the affirmative action plan was passed which was an attempt at leveling certain playing fields it was met with heavy criticism and was eventually taken away. The physical chains may have been taken of but there are still so many disadvantages that Black Americans are constantly facing.
The next plan that I want to discuss is number 5, we want decent education for our people that exposed the true nature of this decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present day-society. This plan goes hand in hand with number 3. Access to quality education that teaches the true accounts of Black history is minimal for many Black Americans. Most accounts of history are told from the oppressor’s point of view and have been altered to mask many of the cruelties experienced by Blacks, as well as the achievements of many Black Americans. In fact this is part of the 3 interdependent dimensions that is discussed in Black Feminist Thought. The second dimension known as the political dimension denied African Americans the right to a quality education. This was a way to silence the ideas of Black Americans, it has proved very detrimental to Black American women.

Jessica Jaime

2/15/2015 10:28:52 am

Amal that's a great question how can African Americans obtain equality when one specific race has all the power and having to deal with slavery and oppression throughout the years. It's a vicious cycle and the advantages to the "superior" race is overwhelming leaving others with no resources for anyone to live a life with adequate health care, shelter, education, and employment.

Marcos Guzman

2/13/2015 02:35:21 pm

Choose two of the 10 points in the Black Panther Party 10 point plan.

1. WE WANT FREEDOM. WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.
We believe that Black and oppressed people will not be free until we are able to determine our destinies in our own communities ourselves, by fully controlling all the institutions which exist in our communities.

3. WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE CAPITALISTS OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.
We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules were promised 100 years ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of Black people. We will accept the payment in currency which will be distributed to our many communities. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of our fifty million Black people. Therefore, we feel this is a modest demand that we make.

Two major themes that we see continuously brought up are the oppression of African American Men and Women. As well the continuous exploitation of African Americans at the hand of the American government.
These goals correlate and are similar to one another because they both demand freedom and the end of oppression within black communities. Point number one states “We want power to determine the destiny of our black oppressed communities”. Point number three states “We want an end to the robbery by the capitalist of our black and oppressed communities”. These two points show how blacks are oppressed in two ways one being economically the second through society to the point where they cannot even determine their self-destiny in any manner.
The historical and contemporary necessity for the two points are used to continuously remind Black America of the injustices the American government has inflicted on African Americans. As well to motivate and remind African Americans to not fully trust or depend on a false government who exploits blacks and deceives them.
I feel that one goal over the other has made some progress yet, not enough progress that Black America would hope to see. Point number one has made the most progress though racism is still very much alive and the oppression of blacks is still present it is not as severe as it once was over all. A black man can now own his own store and cater to he sees fit without consequences and is protected by the law. As for point number three I don’t feel any progress has been made in this aspect and unfortunately no progress will ever be seen because the American government does not want to acknowledge the atrocities it has committed.

Part 1 Of 2

2/15/2015 03:10:06 pm

Marcos,
I enjoyed reading your response.I don't think American government will ever appropriately follow through with point three of the ten point plan my reason for this is because its been so long and nothing has happened what can make us possibly think that now after so many years something will change. I definitely agree that they should come forward and pay the over due debt but its been so long and there has been no change. I also agree it's a modest demand that we make and I feel by them coming forward is the least they can due. I can only image the frustration of being unrecognized and being treated poorly and still nothing in return especially after so long.

2/13/2015 02:39:26 pm

Black Liberation Chapter 1
Blacks were forced to come to the new world as slaves it was essential to the economic development of the new colonies. Racism and Racial oppression have existed in Black America for over 350 years. Racism and Oppression was a result of Western Europe transition from feudalism to capitalism. Prejudice ideologies against Africans arose once they were seen as uncivilized and barbaric by those of the new world. Though their slave labor proved way more plentiful and cheaper than either Native Americans or white servants, eventually slave labor was confined exclusively to Blacks. U.S slavery developed primarily in rice and tobacco in southern colonies.
Social and Black Feminist Thought (Chapter 2)
Black feminism remains important in the United States due to the fact black women constitute an oppressed group. Racial segregation remains a fundamental feature of U.S social landscape leaving many African Americans with a dis believe in the prosperity of Black America. Being black and female in the United States continues to expose African-American women to certain racial experiences. Despite differences of age, sexual orientation, social class, region and religion U.S black women encounter social practices that restrict them to inferior housing, neighborhoods, schools, jobs, and public treatment. The interracial relationship of white supremacy and male superiority has characterized the Black women’s reality as a situation of struggle---a struggle to survive in two contradictory worlds simultaneously, one white, privileged, and oppressive, and the other black, exploited and oppressed.

Do you believe the American government will ever appropriately follow through with point 3 of the ten point plan? If so in what manner will the American government pay forward? Is it safe to say that they will never pay forward? What will it take African Americans to make the American government follow through on point 3?

2/13/2015 02:40:10 pm

part 2 of 2

Jordan S. Leopold

2/14/2015 03:28:49 am

Hi Marcos, to answer your question, I honestly think that Black Americans will never see any form or reparations to monetarily compensate for the great loss faced from slavery. Especially with the individuals currently dominating Congress and other government bodies. Washington is now Red and we know what the general thoughts look like of a Red minded individual. To be frank, land is never going to be given to us, we will have to strategically form our own - like what our the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and our guest speaker Sanyika stated. And I've been to many place, and have you ever seen a mule in America? I don't know if there are any in this part of the world anymore. Look at all of this concrete around us. There's no use for one. I don't know, that's my thought.

Andre Mouton

2/16/2015 03:03:17 am

I don’t believe that African Americans will ever receive reprobation’s and I don’t believe that racism will ever end. White America is in denial that racism still exist and when address they will divert the issues and point their finger at President Obama and Oprah Winfrey saying blacks have come a long way so what’s all the fuss.

2/13/2015 02:40:48 pm

The Black Panther Party has changed and helped my family when my mom came to live in the U. S. ....
Side Note: When my mother came to live in the United States From El Salvador at the age of 9 money was hard for my grandparents. My grandpa lived in Oakland and would take he's children including my mom to Black Panther Children Free Breakfast Program. They provided my family with food and snacks to take with them with open arms. I truly believe in these programs and this one in particular gave my mom my uncle and aunty food when they were hungry with no food.
I wanted to talk about number 1 & 7.
1.WE WANT FREEDOM. WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES. We believe that Black and oppressed people will not be free until we are able to determine our destinies in our own communities ourselves, by fully controlling all the institutions which exist in our communities. I fully agree with this first point that freedom and the ability to determine the destiny of black and oppressed communities. It's important for African Americans to have equal rights and be able to have the best opportunity to get these whether it be with housing, education , work, health care and police brutality.
Which leads me to talk about #7 WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, All OPPRESSED PEOPLE INSIDE THE UNITED STATES. With everything that's been happening in the Bay Area as well as other states with police brutality against African Americans and the excessive force being used. The racial profiling has to stop and the amount of cops on the force needs to be diverse.

Makamae "Davina" Heinz

2/26/2015 04:47:58 pm

I think that how the BPP helped your family from when they came over is beautiful and a blessing. I think that it also is neat. I wish I could have met one of them or even seen how they were. Everything is always destroyed for us that our generation does not even get to see anyone. I mean we can not even meet Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. All we can see is videos or pictures. I also notice about how you mentioned number seven. I do not see a lot of progress in that at all. I know the BPP would be disappointed because there is still a lot of that going on. I believe there is a little progress of it but barely.

2/14/2015 03:21:03 am

In the Black Panther’s Ten Point Plan, the points that resonate the most with me are "Point 5: the need for decent education" and "Point 8: The call to end all wars of aggression towards Black American’s."
Point 5 made me rethink back to Chapter 1 of Black Feminist Thought, when Collin addresses the fact that educational institutions are, "The political dimension of oppression [that] has denied African American Women [and men] rights and privileges routinely extended to White Male citizens."(Collins, pg.6). Point 5 is making the statement to end what Collins described as the "political dimension of oppression" has been systemically in place since the inception of the American education system and the freedom of slaves. Even till this day, we have efforts like "No Child Left Behind" that funds high performing schools and intentionally neglects the urban schools in Black neighborhoods so they don't receive any of that funding. We cannot receive true education if we are learning from books that are decades old that contain the false information that is hurting our quality of knowledge.
Point 8 a bit more broad and encompassing in comparison to Point 5 and others. The call to end all wars of aggression can be view as the end of institutional and systematic oppression through the use of poor education (Point 5), lack of jobs provided (Point 2), economic exploitation and neglect (Point 3), and other points. One could argue that the main objective of the 10 points as a whole could be summed up in Point 8, addressing that there is a war of aggression towards the black people of America and here are the points that if addressed will work to better our well being within this country.
Relatively speaking, I don't think much progress has been made since the formation of the BPP Ten Points, at least the desired results have yet to be seen. We have made great strides as a people in this wretched country, but it doesn't defeat the fact that we face the threat of restricted access to quality education (Point 5), gentrification (Point 4), defeat of needed affirmative action (Point 2), Mass incarceration (Point 10), and much more. It's all relative.
Now, I'm wondering which aspect of the Ten Points if addressed will have the greatest and more encompassing impact on bettering our place in this country?

PS. Sorry for always posting late. Life doesn't provide enough time in a day nor enough days in a week. Haha

Melissa Strah

2/15/2015 11:57:02 am

Jordan- I agree with you in regards to #5 decent education. I feel that a good strong education can open so many opportunities in life. Both of my parents never graduated High School and as a child I saw them struggle through life.
I also agree with you in the fact that there may not accomplished much within society on the 10 points, but may have made a little improvements.

2/15/2015 01:54:32 pm

The Black Panther Party was and organization that would patrol and monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge brutality. They even provided social programs as well.

I have chosen #5 A decent education, there is so much hidden wealth in a good education. It is the gateway to so much in life, so why would we keep that from anyone. In the book Black Feminist Thought, Stewart says " Turn your attention to knowledge and improvement: for knowledge is power". Are all the schools created equally? Absolutely not, the richer the area the better the schools.

I have also chosen # 4 Decent housing- Is there enough decent housing? Of course not, many cities are always lacking decent housing. There is always a long wait list that many people will be listed on for a least a couple years. At times when there is housing it is not well kept. Many people still living unsafe surroundings and living conditions that are not very sanitary.

These two points provide us with question, can there be improvement? In my opinion I alway feel that there is always room for improvement.

2/15/2015 03:05:36 pm

HI Melissa,
I agree with you that education and housing are very important points in the overall plan. Education is fundamental to one's future and housing is a basic human need. To answer your question, yes there can be improvements but it requires change in many areas. The first should come in granting more money to developing the impoverished or ghetto areas that some Black Americans are forced to live in . Then build or renovate the schools in those areas by use of federal funds and provide free tutoring services to the children who need. I also believe that there needs to be some form of affirmative action in place for college admissions as well as more grants to get thru schools.

2/26/2015 04:34:49 pm

5. WE WANT DECENT EDUCATION FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT EXPOSES THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS DECADENT AMERICAN SOCIETY. WE WANT EDUCATION THAT TEACHES US OUR TRUE HISTORY AND OUR ROLE IN THE PRESENT-DAY SOCIETY.

I feel that this one is a real good point and there is some progress on it. I believe that there is a big difference with teaching History then when I was in middle school. I remember learning but not a lot. I felt like we learned more about what white settlers did then anything else. I also remember history being boring. I was so excited when I finally started hearing more when I took a Black History class. I also took a Native American and Latin History class too. I was so excited and learned so much that they never talk about in school. I just remember hearing about slavery and that is it. Why could we not learn about all the good things African Americans made or did. You only learned a little about it. I know there is so much that needs to be worked on but I am happy that there is classes we are FREE to take and have a CHOICE to take them.

6. WE WANT COMPLETELY FREE HEALTH CARE FOR All BLACK AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE.

This is another one that has a lot of progress but there is good and bad out of it. I can use myself as an example that I have free medical insurance. I use to pay 200 a month for insurance but then I realized I can not afford it being a full time student. I switched to San Francisco Health Plan and medi-cal. I am blessed to not have to pay anything. I can say this though. I notice a big difference from getting free medi-cal. I go to a clinic more than a regular doctors office. I also notice how when i was under private insurance I was helped faster then free medi-cal. I often wonder because one time I had an infection and I waited a few to get in the clinic when my private insurance I would get fitted in right away. I feel this is a big progress where we are getting free medi-cal if you are low income. There is still a problem because of some friends I know that work make only a few thousand over the guidelines for free medi-cal. So I feel there is still a lot of work to be done but there has been a big major progress compared to the BPP days.

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