Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a militant African-American organization, active during the 1960s and 1970s, that sought to support the interests of African Americans in defiance of a government and culture which members perceived as irredeemably racist.
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- noun a member of the Black Panthers political party
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Examples
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So yeah, there is a clear path of usage of the name Black Panther, and it did not include Fantastic Four #52.
Comic Book Resources 2008
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So yeah, there is a clear path of usage of the name Black Panther, and it did not include Fantastic Four #52.
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Bobby Rush, a former Black Panther, which is part of the reason why the examination was not carried out by the Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, led the panel as they assessed “the impact of racist and sexist language and images transmitted via interstate commerce and telecommunications modes.”
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A former Black Panther has an uneasy homecoming in 1970s Philadelphia
A Studio Blossoms Downtown Steve Dollar 2011
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The maid is an honorary Black Panther and a black nationalist.
Lonna Saunders: Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop Lonna Saunders 2011
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The maid is an honorary Black Panther and a black nationalist.
Lonna Saunders: Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop Lonna Saunders 2011
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The maid is an honorary Black Panther and a black nationalist.
Lonna Saunders: Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop Lonna Saunders 2011
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The former Black Panther, sentenced to death in '82 for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer, still faces life in prison.
J.D. Bell: Your Weekend Random-Ass Roundup J.D. Bell 2011
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The maid is an honorary Black Panther and a black nationalist.
Lonna Saunders: Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop Lonna Saunders 2011
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The maid is an honorary Black Panther and a black nationalist.
Lonna Saunders: Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop Lonna Saunders 2011
TankHughes commented on the word Black Panther
Also the name of the Marvel superhero Black Panther, real name T'Challa, who is the prince (then king) of Wakanda.
August 12, 2015
alexz commented on the word Black Panther
I remember the Black Lightning comic.
August 13, 2015