
The Black Panther Black Community News Service, Vol. IV, No. 22, Saturday, May 9, 1970
(Black Panther Party) THE BLACK PANTHER BLACK COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE, VOL. IV, NO. 22, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1970. San Francisco, CA: The Black Panther Party Ministry of Information, May 9, 1970. FIRST EDITION. Elephant folio - 17-1/2" x 11-3/8". 24 pp. The Black Panther Black Community News Service was a weekly newspaper published by the Black Panther Party between 1967-1980. Each issue featured a range of articles and op-eds on the activities of the party, Black power, police brutality, communism, party leadership, etc. The back of most issues featured revolutionary artwork by the graphic artist and Black Panther Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas. The front page of this issue features a photographic image of a dilapidated house with the caption "We believe that if the White landlords will not give decent housing to our Black community, then the housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that our community, with government aid, can build and make decent housing for its peopl