EMORY DOUGLAS : BLACK PANTHER MAGAZINE ARTIST

In 1967, Emory Douglas met Black Panther co-founders Bobby Seale and Huey Newton at a student organized event at San Francisco State for which Douglas had done the publicity artwork. After expressing the desire to get involved with the Black Panther cause, Douglas was invited to meet with Seale and Newton. It was at this meeting that the first issue of The Black Panther magazine was the thought that created the print. Douglas, seeing the only available materials to be marker and a typewriter, he saw fit and added to the production of the Black Panther Magazine..then, it was born!! “The art reflected the transitions the Party went through, that inner process . .visually, from militant self defense to a more politically engaged approach,” says Douglas . It is a testament to the power of art for social change. Undeniably relevant in both today’s domestic and global political climate, Douglas’ legacy is one of unwavering determination and passion for social justice. "ALL POWER 2 THE PEOPLE!!"