Educate to Liberate: A Black Panther Photographic Time Capsule Unveiled

2155 Center Street,Berkeley CA 94720

15 March, 2023

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Educate to Liberate: A Black Panther Photographic Time Capsule Unveiled Description Recently discovered were 4,000 never-before-seen images documenting the later years of the Black Panther Party (BPP) focusing on the party's community programs in Oakland. This event will provide the first public look at this extraordinary photo archive and pull back the curtain on the BPP’s flagship educational achievement: The Oakland Community School. Panelists Lisbet Tellefsen, Abolition Democracy Archivist in Residence Fellow, Black Studies Collaboratory, Department of African American Studies, UC Berkeley Angela LeBlanc-Ernest, Moderator and Founder of The Oakland Community School ProjectEricka Huggins, Director of The Oakland Community SchoolThomas Casey, Oakland Community School TeacherErica Watkins, Oakland Community School StudentAccessibility This event is free and open to the public. The venue is wheelchair accessible. ASL interpretation will be provided. If you need accommodations to fully participate, please contact Barbara Montano at [email protected] or 510-664-4324 with as much advance notice as possible. Please refrain from wearing any scented products, including essential oils. Find out more about the Black Studies Collaboratory on our website, Instagram, and YouTube. Photo credit: Donald Cunningham