The Black Panther Cubs: when the revolution doesn't come(2025)

The Black Panther Cubs: when the revolution doesn't come Synopsis

They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of a promised land that was never attained. We join them as they continue to wrestle, 50 years later, with the dichotomy of their extraordinary childhoods: the enormous pride and love it gave them as members of the Black Panther family, and the booming loss they endured – of parents, of security, and of the hope for radical change that did not materialise. That hope lives on in the cubs, and their reflections on America’s current crisis offers burning lessons for today.

The Black Panther Cubs: when the revolution doesn't come (2025) is a documentary film directed by Aurora Brachman, released on March 25, 2025 with a runtime of 26m. It stars Fred Hampton Jr., Ericka Abram and Malkia Cyril.