The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal assistance program of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for healthcare and nutrition of low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and infants and children under the age of five. Their mission is to be a partner with other services that are key to childhood and family well-being.
That’s the definition of the program that basically tries to provide instant assistance to help children stay nourished.
The program is incredibly important and still runs today, it was started somewhere in the late 60s to early 70s. A meme has been circulating stating that this was started by the Black Panther Party, however some places are contesting this. BUT there is some evidence to substantiate this claim.
The NWICA (https://www.nwica.org/overview-and-history) gives an overview of it’s history but the Panther’s involvement is missing. However a list published by Stanford clearly states that it was one of the “Black Panther Party Community Programs
1966 – 1982”. The list can be found here: http://web.stanford.edu/group/blackpanthers/programs.shtml
So, more info about this needs to come to light and the official program should own up to it’s roots!
Do you know more about this?
The black panthers was the ones who started WIC but white people wont allow a black person to have something of their own so they try to say it wasn’t the black panthers it was the state or what ever but it was a group of intelligent well educated strong black people know as the BLACK PANTHERS black people basically Built America n the white people just want to say they came up with every thing but the BLACK PANTHERS PARTY FOR SELF DEFENSE started WIC NOT NO DAMN WHITE MEN
Stop being racist and grouping white people together and black people together. You sound ignorant. It doesn’t matter who started it what matters is that mothers and children are fed. Point blank
No, not in America it doesn’t. What matters in America is race.
Kylee, what’s ignorant is that you neglect to know your history. It matters 100% who the founders of WIC are. Our civil rights leaders matter, Michael Jackson’s nationality matter. Anything that strips the Black race from knowing their history matter. Do you want Black people growing up believing their own race is a good for nothing shit race and did absolutely nothing for their people??? Stop being an uncle Tom and wake up.
Good information,