Ten Minutes with Emory Douglas: On Arts Activism

Hear from the revolutionary artist about his iconic designs for the Black Panther newspaper.

Emory Douglas has a battle cry: “Culture is a weapon.” And this chant reverberates throughout everything he does. In 1967, Douglas was chosen as the minister of culture and revolutionary artist for the Black Panther Party, where he designed the layouts and iconic imagery for the Black Panther newspaper.

For this month’s Ten Minutes podcast, Douglas shares his path toward arts activism and the power of art to “penetrate the souls of the resistance via the resistors (We The People) against all forms of cruel and unjust authority.”

Access a transcript of the conversation here: https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/939