Black Panther – Street Line Video

Avengers Infinity War is better than Black Panther

Marvel Comic has done it again. If you were one of the many children growing up in the comic book era with that favorite Marvel character, then this is the movie for you. The intense and complex storylines of each superhero is introduced to you with ease in a comical way, especially for those who weren’t able to stomach certain graphic scenes in several Marvel Comics. The writers give each character the power to intrigue the audience not just with the individual’s strengths, yet also with the growth of character development seen through the long list of Marvel movies that portray each character, even in the case if you may have forgotten who they were or never heard of them. After delightfully watching Avengers: Infinity War, it felt like Marvel has found the secret to not just grab the attention of all different types of audience groups without considering age or personal background. It felt like this recent Avengers movie had some spectacle “force” of it’s own, as such as myself, were able to engage with all the superhero having you to cheer and develop a new liking to all.
The movie is for all ages. Beyond the superficial powers of each hero and villain, you cannot ignore the magnificent theractial music that easily separates this film from the previous films of the same series, as even just listening to the explosions of beats will be well enough to lift you from your seat for more.
Every moment is filled with action and suspense. Did I mentioned unity? From one movie to another, Marvel has brought together casts from different sets and even cult like audience members to join up with fans of different superheroes. What began with just Captain America meeting Iron Man, brings you the cast of Guardian of the Galaxy and Black Panther all in one huge event. The audience is reminded of each superhero strengths and shown of their weakness, even the villain Thanos will captivate you with his hideous charm and army.
The graphics and special effects were so unbelievably amazing. In short: the directors made it seem like it was real and that everything was happening in real time. Taking the audience to different worlds and explaining its connection made the two hour and 40 minutes worth your while. Twist and turns of the film made everyone stay for the the rolling credits craving for more of the action flick, which Marvel is greatly known for. Did I mention there will also be a part two? From observing the claps and the stomps of excitement, you can best believe fans would reserve seats a year in advance just to see the thrilling conclusion of the Infinity War Saga. If you haven’t seen this movie, it is a must. Don’t be surprised if this movie gives you ideas to cosplay as characters this upcoming halloween later this year as young and old will become their favorite marvel character. Which one are you? Street Line gives Avengers Infinity War a rating of 11 out of 10.

Written Vera Edwards

Bobby Hutton Black Panther Party

Robert James Hutton, or “Lil’ Bobby” (April 21, 1950 – April 6, 1968) was the treasurer and first recruit to join the Black Panther Party.
Bobby Hutton was one of three children, born in Jefferson County, Arkansas, to John D. Hutton and Dolly Mae Mitchner-Hutton. When he was three years old, his family moved to Oakland, California, after they were visited by nightriders intimidating and threatening blacks in the area.
Hutton met Black Panther Party founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale at the North Oakland Neighborhood Anti-Poverty Center, a “government-funded agency that employed local youth to work on community service projects.” In October 1966, the 16-year-old Hutton became the first member and the first treasurer of the Black Panther Party. In May 1967, Hutton was one of thirty Panthers who traveled to the California state capitol in Sacramento to demonstrate against the Mulford Act, a bill that would prohibit carrying loaded firearms in public. The group walked into the state assembly armed; Hutton and four other Panthers were arrested.
On the night of April 6, 1968, Bobby was killed by Oakland Police officers after Eldridge Cleaver led him and twelve other Panthers in an ambush of the Oakland Police, during which two officers were seriously wounded by multiple gunshot wounds. The impetus for the police ambush was the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4. The ambush, which Cleaver admitted he led, turned into a shoot-out between the Panthers and the Oakland police at a house in West Oakland. About 90 minutes later Hutton and Cleaver surrendered after the police tear-gassed the building.
Despite the fact that he had instructed Bobby to strip down to his underwear to demonstrate that he was unarmed, Eldridge Cleaver stated that police shot Bobby more than twelve times as he was surrendering. While the police maintained that Hutton attempted to run away and ignored orders to stop. Eldridge Cleaver stated that Bobby was shot by the police with his hands up. According to Eldridge Cleaver, one Oakland police officer who witnessed the shoot-out later told him: “What they did was first-degree murder.” Cleaver and two police officers were also wounded. Bobby Seale, a fellow Black Panther has since speculated that the police shot Bobby Hutton thinking they were shooting him.
Hutton’s funeral was held on April 12 at the Ephesians Church of God in Berkeley, California. About 1,500 people attended the funeral and a rally held afterwards in West Oakland was attended by over 2,000 people, including a eulogy by actor Marlon Brando. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, but did not have a gravestone until 2003, 35 years after his death.
Bobby Hutton’s death at the hands of the Oakland police was seen by those sympathetic to the Black Panther Party as an example of police brutality against blacks. At the time, Cleaver falsely claimed that the Oakland police had attacked the Panthers; he did not publicly admit to having ambushed the police and seriously wounding two officers until 1980. Hutton was the first Panther to die and “immediately became a martyr for the cause of black power.”
DeFremery Park in West Oakland, California, was unofficially named after Bobby Hutton not long after his death. “Lil’ Bobby Hutton Day” has been held annually at the park since April 1998. Organized by family members and former and current Black Panther Party members, the memorial event features speakers, performers, and art works commemorating Hutton’s black consciousness and dedication to the party.
Written by Dianne Washington