Can I get an explanation of this news, (Black Panthers ) are they bad or good?

Question

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/19/obama-web-site-still-carries-new-black-panther-party-endorsement/

Please only tell if you really know about them, no guesses....

Answer 1

The Black Panthers have been a great force in promoting civil rights, although some of their tactics may have been harsh in the past - but they got the job done, so it is really a personal judgment.

Answer 2

This is a quote from Malik Zulu Shabazz the leader of the new black panthers about the Duke lacrosse players who were accuse of raping a black stripper. "We as black men cannot sit idly by and allow white men to rape black women, regardless of what our sister (who by nature is a queen and a divine black woman) was doing. It turns out that the lacross players were innocent, because the supposed victim was lieing. I wonder if Mr. Shabazz ever apologiezed to the lacross players??????

Answer 3

some of the black panthers of yesteryear were fairly militant , not opposed to using violence to achieve their goals