Hi there -- while there's always more to be said, we have had some answers in the past about the BPP that may be of some interest to you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/46v9iw/how_was_the_black_panther_party_viewed_in_the/ by u/kieslowskifan

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3d6fcd/why_did_the_black_panthers_not_have_a_large/ by u/granitmatter

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45cod3/were_the_black_panthers_the_only_progun/ by u/the_chieftain_wg