that's a big problem yeah the the the panther the maine panther colony that's left i mean they used to range over the whole southeastern united states and now they're kind of down in the south south western part of the state in an area that has also seen a tremendous amount of growth the naples and or myers area has seen some of the most explosive growth anywhere in america and it has eaten away very gradually it answers habitat but we've also seen as the population is sort of come back that they they will travel they'll move up into central florida or even north florida and they can find places to live there as well so we may be seeing more of that as the population expands because of course the big problem is you know we now have more panthers than we've ever had in decades but they're kind of squeezed into a smaller space than they used to have so something's got to give and so they start looking for places elsewhere in florida now this is kind of a strange one but with fewer people on the roads and beaches and waterways due to cold 19 are we seeing any benefits for protected wildli

of course the black panther party was. targeted in particular and was said to be the most dangerous threat to the nation by j. edgar hoover who at that time was that head of the yeah i actually also quite out of a soft tissue cooler. who is still alive. lives in cuba now was a few years ago designated as one of the 10 most dangerous terrorists and the world and so the f.b.i. continues to use its force to single out and to. challenge those who are trying to bring about radical change in this country i think that could have been during the obama administration he was designated as yes it was during the obama administration absolutely well we'll get to his vice president joe biden in a 2nd but you talk there about communism you have used the phrase racial capitalism has the role of a revolutionary change since back in 72 when you said that it means wanting to change society to promote a world where needs and interests are responded to call i use the term racial capitalism which show comes from. political scientists and. black

they wait, we have this new panther and we got our asses kicked and the panther broke down anyway. so once you have that question out of the way then he had other questions like how many rounds can i carry? how heavy are the rounds? ammunition capacity is a repeating theme in the archives. it was a stated policy that if you needed more punch to punch through armor the first choice of action is to increase velocity and only if that wasn't good enough would he then move to a larger caliber because this meant with a larger caliber you could carry fewer rounds, had a slower rate of fire, the chances are the round was less accurate because it was slower. ammunition was a huge thing, you will see it come up time and time again in the archives. however, by the middle of 1942, summer of 1942 ordinance branch the designers managed to stuff the 76 into an m4 turret. they sent it to aberdeen proving ground and it passed all the tests. technically fit, didn't break the tank when it fired, it generally hit what it was aiming at. fantastic. and there was a rush. they wanted 1,000 of these things

and we always will. >>> the black panthers. >> the black panthers. >> the black panthers were unique. didn't walk down the street with the same sense of safety and a sense of privilege as a white person. attack dogs, fire hoses. >> police jump on you, put a gun at your head. this is what we were going through on a daily basis. >> on the evening of a black revolution. >> we have voices within a community that were not going to continue to turn the other cheek. >> this emmy and peabody award nominated film "the black panthers, vanguard of the revolution" documents an era of unrest that feels relevant today. how does the filmmaker, who seems to have passed on his interests in activism to his children, feel about what's currently going on? joining me now is the filmmaker stanley nelson, who is celebrating a birthday today. happy birthday, sir. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much. >> sure thing. let's talk about the symmetry, it feels like, between 1968 and today. except nixon is being played by the incumbent president. you had civil rest was about police brutality. it was about

the black panthers weren't there to do violence.hey were there as a political protest as california was considering the adoption of new gun control laws. laws that were designed to disarm the black panthers who were roaming around oakland with their guns openly displayed. that law -- that law the law to disarm the panthers was supported not just by democrats but by conservatives in california as well and, in fact, the governor at the time strongly supported the law and said he didn't see any reason why someone should be carrying guns on the streets if america today. that governor would go on to become president of the united states, ronald reagan. reagan was a big endorser of this gun control law. the laws that were -- this law and laws like the gun control act that many people at the time thought was not really designed to control guns, but to control urban blacks who were rioting in 1967, the worst race right riot detroit and newark. these laws designed to restrict access to black radicals in urban areas like the black panthers, e

for like black panthers and different groups it is our job to ensure that protestors are using their free speech and not be unconstitutionally but police forces or in this case even the national guard. and what happened to you in the seraphs how did this all come about. well. i i was with another legal observer who was also arrested and we were simply documenting people who have been arrested or people who may have been arrested we ask for their names and number they so we can just support later. we knew where target is one of. the girls in green had no they took us away and the people we were monitoring were not even arrested they specifically targeted a stew and then they arrested him only for poor people who were with us and then that night they arrested its holdall more than 50 people in the grandest of the prison bus in the middle of cold in 1000 pandemic it's. wow. but yes it's frightening to even think about in asia we know that there's been a lot of being during this protest the van that we haven't necessarily seen before specifically the treatment of people like yourself pol

born quite literally out of the black panther party in the 1970 s. and later becoming one of the legendary hip hop voices representing the struggle of black america in the 1980 s. and ninety's sure once quoted as saying i'm not saying i'm going to rule the world or i'm going to change the world but i guarantee you that i will spark the brain that will change the world and that's our job is to spark somebody else watching us . as we celebrate the birthday of these 2 great revolutionary voices whose time was cut short by assassination i think we can safely say the manifestation of their spirits live on in the fight for equality that we are witnessing today and that my friends is where we will start watching the hawks. in a city in the streets. that are so you'd like to see the prices you always just state and see all these drone strikes me as crazy suggests least systemic deception is the late show which would be so when the guild is. welcome or when watching the hawks i am i rolled into it and joining us today to talk about the latest news on the prot

one of the most controversial black panthers started by monitoring cops and challenging police brutality we discussed the current rise of the black lives matter movement along with current civil rights in america with renowned political activist and former black panther angela davis you can watch the full interview on monday and here's a preview. i think the world is able to see. this nation is far from hell c. o a police department so that was dramatic expression of structural racism our prisons are full of black people. like to know. that. we have to have an abolitionist imagination if we want to guarantee a future for our city i was standing nation and for the world's. police and the us off facing creasing hostility amid the ongoing black lives matter protest a major in the tolson police department has been criticised for insisting that officers aren't targeting african-americans. that he has the figures to back it up i had a chance to discuss the issue with him. you have those isolated incidents rifles and go incidents that occur and especially on body camera video they're shown over

since $96061.00 of the most controversial the black panthers started by monitoring culp's and challenging police brutality we discussed the current rise of the black live matter movement along with current civil rights in america with the renowned political activist and also former black panther angela davies you can watch the interview in full here not a on monday but has a taste of what was said. i think the world is able to see that this certain nation is far from healthy that. police departments are the most dramatic expression of structural racism that our prisons are full of black people and latinos that. we have to have an abolitionist imagination if we want to get into a future for our city i was standing nation and for the world's. well police in the u.s. are becoming increasingly stigmatized amid the ongoing black lives matter protests a major in the toss a police department has been criticized for arguing that offices on specifically targeting african americans and he says he has the thinking is to back up what he's saying he spoke with artie's neil harvey. you had those isolat

police murder of george floyd we ask one of the most important activists of all time former black panther angela davis about organizing in the face of armored vehicles and tear gas hand if anything is changed since she was one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted plus when the options of the 2020 presidential ballot box are you man using military style force against protesters or a man who was instrumental in policies that resulted in the u.s. having the highest prison population in the world is it time for a new political party all the small coming up in today's going on the ground but 1st as protests continue today around the world in the wake of the murder of george floyd many are now asking how the political movement it catalyzed conformant true change and perhaps even revolution one woman who knows exactly how hard the struggle against systematic oppression and racial capitalism is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis who's fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from

gl again systematic oppression and racial capitalism is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis whose fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in california thank you so much professor azure davis for coming on going underground can i just ask you right at the beginning there's a lot of quoting of the great writer james baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber well of course james baldwin was. not only percent greater but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argue that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. that is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against

are things that we can actually call for and when in fact the better than the history of the black pantherparty in california they put it on the ballot and that of having all officials who invariably fail us when we vote for them we can vote for ballot in just 2 says and referendums although they will of course pass those things with us to cause it's the more power shifting type of demand that we can actually fight for and in fact just in 2016 and it wasn't the last the 1st time the u.n. united nations working group of people of african descent experts of people of african descent came on a fact finding mission to the united states to look at the us the human rights situation of people of african descent here and upon seeing a whole host of the normal violations the characteristic violations we talked about what among the recommendations was community control over the police and so these are things which actually answers the creatures question that they really they won't you know abide by these things without a struggle but we can if we will if we actually align ourselves with the internat

one of the most controversial the black panthers started by monitoring cops and challenging police brutality we discussed the cover rise of black lives matter movement civil rights in america and civil rights in america more today with the renowned political activist and former black panther angela day. i think the world is able to see. this certain nation is far from hell c. o a police department so that was so dramatic expression of structural racism our prisons are full of black people. like to know. that. we have to have an evolution as imagination if we want to go to a future for our city i'm standing ovation and for the world. and you can actually watch that interview in full in the latest episode of going underground which airs this monday now police in the us are becoming increasingly stigmatized amid the ongoing black lives matter protest a major in tulsa police department has been criticized for arguing officers aren't specifically targeting african-americans he says he yet he has got think is that back up what he's saying and he spoke with artie's neil harvey. you had those isolat

it involves the illinois congressman bobby rush, he's a former leader of the black panthers.been burglarized. when he went to look at the surveillance tape, this is what we found, a group of up to 13 police officers helping themselves to coffee, making popcorn, while outside stores were being robbed in the aftermath of the murder of george floyd. mayor lori light foot criticized the officers promising they would be held accountable. >> these individuals were lounging in a congressman's office having a little hangout for themselves while small businesses on the south side for looted and burned. their conduct will confirm the perception that too many people on the south and the west side were left to fend for themselves. these individuals did indeed abandon their responsibilities and their obligation and their oath to serve and protect. we should all be disgusted. >> congressman bobby rush, democrat of illinois joins me now. i know you just came from the wake for your sister and i want to offer my deepest condolences on her passing. >> thank you, chris. it's always good to be w

award in 2015 when he threw a career high 35 touchdown passes while leading the panthers 281521 record in a trip to the super bowl all this news though coincides of the news of the papers have been fined $1100000.00 by the n.f.l. and the loss of a 3rd round draft pick in the 2021 draft new angle also not be allowed to have television crews filming games during the season all this punishment comes as a result of their filming sideline footage during a december 8th game between the cincinnati bengals and the cleveland browns and manila i have a little trivia for you today do you know what today is 100 years ago did any idea take a guess no it was still june 29th 100 you get wise by in sports news it's been 100 years since the start of the negro leagues who got to play satchel paige is a very famous name one of those teams need to come out of it there are 3 women that also play the negro leagues and today's 100th anniversary you know presidents at gradually them on twitter it's huge news because without that that would not have paid the way for people like jackie robinson to come up and p

one of the most controversial the black panthers started by monitoring cops and challenging police brutality we discussed think the rise of the black lives matter movement along with current civil rights in america with renowned political activist and former black panther self angela davis because the interviewed full on monday here's a preview i think the world is able to see. this certain nation is far from healthy. oh police departments are the most dramatic expression of structural racism our prisons are full of black people. like to know. that we have to have an abolitionist imagination if we want to guarantee a future for our city and i was standing nation and for the world's. still ahead 1300 medics war the thousands of protesters might be in danger of contracting code 19 because tear gas is helping its transmission from person to person take a closer look after the break. there was a period let's call it the uni polar you know period after the end of the cold war where the u.s. and nato countries and other people sort of wanted russia to become what they described as a normal country

award 2015 when he threw a career high $35.00 touchdown passes while leading the panthers to a 15 and won a record and a trip to the super bowl but the news. new signing coincides with the news that the patriots have been fined $1100000.00 by the n.f.l. as well as a waltz of a 3rd pound draft pick in the 2021 draft the new england patriots also not be allowed to have television crews film games during the season this all comes as a result of their sideline filming during a december 8th game between the cincinnati bengals and the cleveland browns manila that news seems to be overshadowed there is what we call in sports the barry and that was definitely burying the lead under the cam newton news you know and well so what are weird punishment you can't film it's a very strange punishment but you know it's a patriots well you know they probably had it coming probably all right we thank you so much for that regina and you don't go anywhere we will be back at 7 pm with a lot more news for you boeing already relaunching test flights of their embattled 737 max jets and unilever looks to rebra

in my office. >> you were the cofounder, if i'm not mistaken of the illinois chapter of the black panther party with fred hampton. he was a good friend of yours. fred hampton of course was killed in his home by chicago police. >> and the very next morning on september the 5th, my home was raided in 1969. if i had been home, i would have been shot to death also. but so i have had a long time history are some of the members of the chicago police department. not all members. i mean, there are some great chicago police officers. i work with them every day in different capacities. so i'm not condemning all police officers. but these police officers who were sitting in there sleeping, feet on my desk, popping popcorn and doing various other things, these people were not chicago's finest. as a matter of fact, they were just the opposite of chicago's finest. >> given your roots in the black panther party, given the fact that you have been in congress for decades and seen various moments of protest and claims for justice around policing and racial equality, what do you make of this moment? >> well

with the panthers are planning a patrol in the southwest of the city where there have been some recent shootings you read a road map. we don't like the police come to town i would neighborhoods patrol and i would neighborhood and so we should give an example of how we can be self determining. the polies out here killing our you know people and all and we were patrolling our own neighborhoods we wouldn't have these situations occur so. we have a message of separation we don't want to continue to live with white america hating boyd hasn't worked out we've tried everything we've worked we've served we've been you know for equal rights and we continue to be in the same situation all right so this is the group for tonight by you both those that. you know do anything is going on without people who will want to call the police on one another stuff like that when we deal with young boys these days in the households will single mothers and things like that we have a number yeah you're right my number down so that's what we do and i have a couple. but no to me joe i do think it's a level of 0 bu