Week 13 Blog

For this Blog post, please share with the class your understanding of the material this week by responding to the prompt below which is similar to a prompt that was mentioned in this week's Powerpoint slide presentation:  

In our reading for this week, we learn, "Douglas illustrated the direct impact of Panther initiatives and programs..." and "All Black Panther Party activities were based on their Ten-Point Platform and Program for self-determination. As the Ministers of Information and Culture, Cleaver and Douglas made sure all their messages reinforced the ten points..." (Gaiter, p. 104)

Thus:  How and in what ways might Douglas's images relate to, support, or illustrate the ideas found in the Ten Point Program of the Black Panther Party?  

Feel free to speak to many, a couple, or just one of the 10 points that you may see represented or illustrated in Douglas's work.  If you agree that his art relates to the Party's 10 Point Program, then can you say exactly how, and can you provide and show one example of one of his art images that supports your claim? Feel free to use any images posted in the material for this week, or check reliable sources on the Internet.  What other supporting information about The Black Arts Movement, The Black Power Movement, or other historic context, subject matter, style, or other learned facts might be helpful in supporting your writing?  

At the end of your writing, please leave a 2-3 sentence (or more, if you wish) personal reflection on our learning and content for this week -- what did you think of it?

Let's also be sure to read and see what others in the course are writing and thinking -- please leave a substantive, engaged, and uniquely specific comment of at least 3 or more sentences on 2 other posts.  

General Requirements:

• approx. 300 words with wiggle room (see grading rubric)
• make reference throughout your writing to any helpful and supportive information from our course content for this week.  Use this information to clearly support your ideas (give credit, and or use MLA style and citations, if needed). Aim for detailed, clear, and fully considered and explained writing, noting that in A level writing, a reader never has to question or guess at meaning, or stumble over awkward phrasing.
• As with all of our writing, even very short form writing, please check your work against our general course rubric aiming for tight editing, fully substantiated claims, and excellence in both content and delivery; grading will be based on these factors.  Note that you may use the detailed rubric offered in the first post to guide your submissions and editing.

Materials To Use:

- https://youtu.be/RfXad3HVox4

- https://vimeo.com/128523144

- http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/blackarts/historical.htm

- Attached PDF's