Talks at the Schomburg: Comrade Sisters

515 Malcolm X Blvd,New York NY 10030

25 October, 2022

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IN-PERSONJoin us in person for a conversation with early Black Panther Party member and a leader, Ericka Huggins, former party members Lynn French and Yasmeen Majid, and photographer Stephen Shames, to discuss the women of the Black Panther Party and the new book Comrade Sisters that features Shames’ photography and a narrative provided by Huggins. The book also includes contributions from over 50 former women members. It’s estimated that six out of ten Panther Party members were women. While these remarkable women of all ages and diverse backgrounds were regularly making headlines agitating, protesting, and organizing, off-stage these same women were building communities and enacting social justice, providing food, housing, education, healthcare, and more. Comrade Sisters is their story. A book signing will follow. This program is presented in partnership with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Manhattan Chapter. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Manhattan Chapter advocates on behalf of women of color through national and local actions and strategic alliances that promote its national and international agendas on leadership development and gender equity in health, education and economic development. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MODERATORDR ROBYN C SPENCER is a professional historian and author of The Revolution has Come: Black Power, Gender and the Black Panther Party. Brooklyn bred with roots in the Diaspora, she specializes in the history of the Black freedom movement in the United States. ACCESSIBLILITYASL intepretation will be provided upon availability of interpreters. Live captioning is available for streaming programs. Additional accessiblity requests can be made by calling 212-340-0951 or 212-340-0909, or e-mail [email protected]. Header image: Photo by Stephen Shames #SchomburgLive _________________________ GET THE BOOKReaders who wish to purchase copies of Comrade Sisters, can do so in-person from The Schomburg Shop in Harlem (while supplies last). All proceeds benefit The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Many of us have heard these three words: Black Panther Party. Some know the Party’s history as a movement for the social, political, economic and spiritual upliftment of Black and indigenous people of colour – but to this day, few know the story of the backbone of the Party: the women. The book combines photos by Stephen Shames, who at the time was a 20-year-old college student at Berkeley. With the complete trust of the Black Panther Party, Shames took intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs that fully portrayed Party members’ lives. This marks his third photo book about the Black Panthers and includes many never before published images. Ericka Huggins, an early Party member and leader along with Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, has written a moving text, sharing what drew so many women to the Party and focusing on their monumental work on behalf of the most vulnerable citizens. Most importantly, the book includes contributions from over 50 former women members – some well-known, others not – who vividly recall their personal experiences from that time. Other texts include a foreword by Angela Davis and an afterword by Alicia Garza. All Power to the People. Additional resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTG8-wlcm80 PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER IN-PERSON | By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending an in-person program at The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The New York Public Library, its Trustees, officers, agent and employees liable for any illness or injury. If you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or suspect you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, please stay home. FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested.  Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early.  GUESTS Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library. PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at [email protected]. Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.