Intercommunal Youth Institute

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The Intercommunal Youth Institute was an alternative school created by the Black Panther Party to provide politically conscious, community-centered education to Black youth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alternative school
community school
educational institution
aimsTo develop critical consciousness in students
prepare youth for community leadership
associatedWith Survival Programs of the Black Panther Party
surface form: Black Panther Party community programs
contrastsWith mainstream public schools
educatesAbout Black history
community organizing
racism and oppression
emphasizes collective responsibility
community service
political education
focusesOn Black liberation
community empowerment
social justice education
foundedBy Black Panther Party
hasCurriculumComponent community-based projects
political theory
hasEducationalPhilosophy community-centered learning
political consciousness
hasPoliticalOrientation anti-racist
revolutionary Black nationalist
hasPurpose to provide community-centered education to Black youth
to provide politically conscious education to Black youth
ideologicallyInspiredBy Black Panther Party
surface form: Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program
languageOfInstruction English
partOf Survival Programs of the Black Panther Party
surface form: Black Panther Party liberation schools tradition
serves Black youth
targetsGroup working-class Black communities

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Huey P. Newton founded Intercommunal Youth Institute