Bp Model Essay

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Organizational Structure- The BPP model could be summed up with the following formula: “(THEORY + INTERSECTIONALITY) + (PRAXIS + EDUCATION) = CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS = REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE” (Jenkins 6). Newton and Seale used a Marxist ideology as the blueprint for the BPP Program. They outlined the organizations platform, views, political goals and objectives by drafting a Ten-Point Program, which they printed on flyers and handed out on the streets of Oakland, California. The BPP, Ten Point Plan demanded the State and Local government intervene and end police brutality and murder of black men and women, create employment for African Americans; provide Blacks with land, and housing (Foner 78). (Demands reminiscent of the welfare, poverty assistance …show more content…

Formal positions were held by different people throughout the active years of the BPP. the most known and influential BPP leaders were BPP co-founders (minister of defense) Huey Newton, (Chairmen) Bobby Seale, (Minister of information) Eldrige Clever, (Chief of staff) David Hilliard, (minister of foreign affairs) James Forman, (prime minister) Stokely Carmichael, (minister of justice) H. Rap Brown. (Communications secretary) Kathleen Cleaver (seale). Other prominent black activists associated with, the BPP were Angela Davis and George Jackson. State chapter leader Fred Hampton (murdered by Chicago police in 1969) also rose to national prominence (Lewis 1). The role of women in the BPP was complex. Leadership positions were dominated by men, especially in its formative years. However, over time several women, including Kathleen Cleaver, Ericka Huggins, Joan Bird, and Elaine Brown rose to important leadership positions or became visible spokespersons for the party. Leadership within the BPP utilized a non-horizontal structure that identified BPP leaders, leaving BPP leaders vulnerable to violent Federal, State and Local tactics of