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Black Panther Alumni are Training Future Revolutionary Social Scientists
Protest, march, demand rights, post demands on social media, agree with like-minded individuals, fundraise without seeing the benefit of funds. Rinse and repeat.
The cycle can only go so far before a movement burns out without achieving its goals. Learning how to be a Revolutionary Social Scientist (RSS) may be key for what’s next in modern activist circles that have hit a wall.
An RSS is someone who observes their surroundings, analyzes people as well as events, identifies problems and contradictions, does research, then implements action based on their final analysis.
Based on the original Black Panther Party of Self Defense ideology, people should act on the need of many, not on their fears of the system and racism. Acting on fears and anger while focusing on individual identity alone does not address intersectionality across our complex society. Being driven by emotions would be a reactionary mindset, not a revolutionary one.
Learning how to be an RSS can be found within the theory, ideology, and working principles of the original Black Panther Alumni, now available in educational classes through the non-profit Black Panther Party Alumni Legacy Network.
