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The '''New Black Panther Party (NBPP)''', or '''New Black Panther Party for Self Defense''', is a U.S. | The '''New Black Panther Party (NBPP)''', or '''New Black Panther Party for Self Defense''', is a U.S. interest group, formed in 1989, which calls for nationhood for, and reparations to, African-Americans. <ref name=Platform>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.newblackpanther.com/platform.html | | url = http://www.newblackpanther.com/platform.html | ||
| title = 10 Point Platform | | title = 10 Point Platform | ||
| publisher = New Black Panther Party}}</ref> The | | publisher = New Black Panther Party}}</ref> The Black Panther Party disavows it and has announced it has no right to the name. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.blackpanther.org/newsalert.htm | | url = http://www.blackpanther.org/newsalert.htm | ||
| title = There Is No New Black Panther Party: An Open Letter From the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation | | title = There Is No New Black Panther Party: An Open Letter From the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation | ||
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| url = http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/new_black_panther_party.htm | | url = http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/new_black_panther_party.htm | ||
| date = 19 April 2010 | | date = 19 April 2010 | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Anti-Defamation League | ||
| title = New Black Panther Party for Self Defense: Introduction}}</ref> | | title = New Black Panther Party for Self Defense: Introduction}}</ref> | ||
In 2000, it was designated a hate group by the | In 2000, it was designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2000/fall/snarling-at-the-white-man/with-our-god- | | url = http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2000/fall/snarling-at-the-white-man/with-our-god- | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Southern Poverty Law Center | ||
| date = Fall 2000 | | date = Fall 2000 | ||
| title = With Our God and Our Gun}}</ref> According to the | | title = With Our God and Our Gun}}</ref> According to the Anti-Defamation League, it is "the largest organized anti-Semitic and racist black militant group in America." Originally led by Khalid Abdul Muhammad, it has developed strong ties with the Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan. In 2005, Farrakhan appointed Malik Zulu Shabazz, a Washington, DC-based attorney as the new leader.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/new_black_panther_party.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_4 | | url = http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/new_black_panther_party.htm?Multi_page_sections=sHeading_4 | ||
| date = 19 April 2010 | | date = 19 April 2010 | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Anti-Defamation League | ||
| title = New Black Panther Party for Self Defense: NBPP and NOI}}</ref> | | title = New Black Panther Party for Self Defense: NBPP and NOI}}</ref> | ||
==Voter intimidation charges== | ==Voter intimidation charges== | ||
In late 2008, it gained brief notoriety when the | In late 2008, it gained brief notoriety when the U.S. Department of Justice charged the group and several members with voter intimidation, stemming from an incident at a polling station in Pennsylvania during the 2008 elections. In January 2009, the Justice Department filed charges against the group and three of its members. However, a few months later the Obama Administration concluded that the case could not be prosecuted due to lack of evidence. Charges were dropped against all but one of the defendants.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/29/career-lawyers-overruled-on-voting-case/ | | url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/29/career-lawyers-overruled-on-voting-case/ | ||
| author = Jerry Seper | | author = Jerry Seper | ||
| title = EXCLUSIVE: Career lawyers overruled on voting case | | title = EXCLUSIVE: Career lawyers overruled on voting case | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Washington Times | ||
| date = May 29, 2009 | | date = May 29, 2009 | ||
| accessdate = July 6, 2010}}</ref> | | accessdate = July 6, 2010}}</ref> | ||
The | The Anti-Defamation League, which offers expert testimony against it, terms the Party "virulently racist."<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = ADL Experts Available On New Black Panther Party As Civil Rights Commission Looks Into Voter Intimidation | | title = ADL Experts Available On New Black Panther Party As Civil Rights Commission Looks Into Voter Intimidation | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Anti-Defamation League | ||
| url = http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Extremism_72/5741_72.htm}}</ref> The SPLC, however, has been silent on the recent developments, and has been accused, by | | url = http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Extremism_72/5741_72.htm}}</ref> The SPLC, however, has been silent on the recent developments, and has been accused, by Carol Swain, of drifting away from its goals and being more focused on criticizing conservatives. <ref>{{citation | ||
| author= | | author=Carol Swain | ||
| date = August 10, 2009 | | date = August 10, 2009 | ||
| title = Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus | | title = Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Huffington Post | ||
| url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-m-swain/mission-creep-and-the-sou_b_255029.html}}</ref> Swain, a member of the | | url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-m-swain/mission-creep-and-the-sou_b_255029.html}}</ref> Swain, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said the Commission is challenging the dropping of charges, and has been investigating the matter. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.usccr.gov/NBPH/NBPH.htm | | url = http://www.usccr.gov/NBPH/NBPH.htm | ||
| title = New Black Panther Party Investigation | | title = New Black Panther Party Investigation | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = U.S. Commission on Civil Rights}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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 The New Black Panther Party (NBPP), or New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, is a U.S. interest group, formed in 1989, which calls for nationhood for, and reparations to, African-Americans. [1] The Black Panther Party disavows it and has announced it has no right to the name. [2] In 1997, the Black Panthers obtained an injunction against the use of the name, which the NBPP ignores. [3] In 2000, it was designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).[4] According to the Anti-Defamation League, it is "the largest organized anti-Semitic and racist black militant group in America." Originally led by Khalid Abdul Muhammad, it has developed strong ties with the Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan. In 2005, Farrakhan appointed Malik Zulu Shabazz, a Washington, DC-based attorney as the new leader.[5] Voter intimidation chargesIn late 2008, it gained brief notoriety when the U.S. Department of Justice charged the group and several members with voter intimidation, stemming from an incident at a polling station in Pennsylvania during the 2008 elections. In January 2009, the Justice Department filed charges against the group and three of its members. However, a few months later the Obama Administration concluded that the case could not be prosecuted due to lack of evidence. Charges were dropped against all but one of the defendants.[6] The Anti-Defamation League, which offers expert testimony against it, terms the Party "virulently racist."[7] The SPLC, however, has been silent on the recent developments, and has been accused, by Carol Swain, of drifting away from its goals and being more focused on criticizing conservatives. [8] Swain, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said the Commission is challenging the dropping of charges, and has been investigating the matter. [9] References
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