BLACK PANTHER PARTY
HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
The Oakland Public Library, Black Filmmakers Hall of
Fame and Laney College join together to Promote Black
Panther History.
Black Panther Party (BPP) History Month is set for
October, the month the organization was founded in
Oakland in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
The Oakland Public Library and It's About Time will co-
sponsor the Black Panther Party Photo Exhibit during
the entire month of October, 2002. The exhibit will
cover the growth and development of the BPP in Oakland;
including the famous Rallies to Free Huey at the
Alameda County Courthouse, the Free Breakfast for
Schoolchildren Program, Sickle Cell Anemia Testing,
Free Food Giveaways, Voter Registration and the SAFE
program, a senior escort service. Most of the photos
will be on display in the Oakland History Room of the
Main Library downtown.
Photos will also be on display at the West Oakland
Library at 18th and Adeline and The Martin Luther King
Branch on 69th and E. 14th St. in East Oakland. Over
75 photographs from the It's About Time Archives will
be on display.
It's About Time, in conjunction with the Black
Filmmakers Hall of Fame, will also host the First West
Coast Black Panther Video and Film Festival on October
18th and 19th at Laney College. A number of
documentaries about the BPP, its programs, members and
the FBI's program to destroy the Party will be shown.
Some of these videos will be shown for the first time
on the west coast. A donation of $10 a day is
requested. All proceeds will go to support our ongoing
programs.
Other activities will include a BPP Legacy Dinner on
October 19th at Geoffrey's Inner Circle for all former
BPP members, community workers and supporters.
The dinner will highlight the many achievements of the
Black Panther Party in Oakland by its rank and file
membership and certificates of recognition will be
awarded.
The 2-Pac Youth Conference will be held Saturday,
October 5th, at Castlemont High School. There will
also be an evening of Spoken Word at the Java House at
3306 Lakeshore. Other events will be announced on our
website: itsabouttimebpp.com or call (916) 455-0908.
It's About Time is an organization of former BPP
members and supporters who recently hosted the 35th
Year Anniversary Reunion Conference in Washington DC.
We are a non-profit 501c3 corporation. Tax-deductible
donations for our Newsletter, Books Behind Bars and
other programs can be made to:
It's About Time, PO Box 221100, Sacramento, CA 95522
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