No, not T'Challa of the Black Panther superhero comic book series... "A Panther in Africa" is a feature documentary that tells the story of Pete O'Neal, a former Black Panther, one of the last exiles from the time of the Black Power movement. Facing gun charges in Kansas City in 1970, O'Neal fled to Algeria, where he joined other Panther exiles. Unlike the others, however, O'Neal never found his way back to America. He moved on to Tanzania, where, for the last 30+ years, he has struggled to continue his life of social activism - and to hold on to his identity as an African American. In brief, O’Neal was...
- 7/29/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
No, not T’Challa of the Black Panther superhero comic book series…
A Panther in Africa is a PBS Pov series documentary that tells the story of Pete O’Neal, (pictured let in his youth, and present-day) a former Black Panther, one of the last exiles from the time of the Black Power movement. Facing gun charges in Kansas City in 1970, O’Neal fled to Algeria, where he joined other Panther exiles. Unlike the others, however, O’Neal never found his way back to America. He moved on to Tanzania, where, for the last 30 years he has struggled to continue his life of social activism – and to hold on to his identity as an African American.
The full 71-minute film is now available online. Watch it below:...
A Panther in Africa is a PBS Pov series documentary that tells the story of Pete O’Neal, (pictured let in his youth, and present-day) a former Black Panther, one of the last exiles from the time of the Black Power movement. Facing gun charges in Kansas City in 1970, O’Neal fled to Algeria, where he joined other Panther exiles. Unlike the others, however, O’Neal never found his way back to America. He moved on to Tanzania, where, for the last 30 years he has struggled to continue his life of social activism – and to hold on to his identity as an African American.
The full 71-minute film is now available online. Watch it below:...
- 3/1/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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