Rushing to the theater to see Marvel's "Black Panther" is more than just a weekend activity. That was where that was going to be.”Oakland is also the birthplace of the Black Panther organization, which began there in the 1960s before it became a nationwide phenomenon. In “Revolutionary Suicide,” Black Panther co-founder Huey Newton explained the origin of the party name: He had read about how people in a Mississippi county, who had armed themselves “against establishment violence,” adopted the black panther as a symbol for their political group. "Black Panther" brings to life Marvel's greatest black superhero. “Black Panther” flips that construct.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2018 12:00 UTC