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knowledgeequalsblackpower: Huey P. Newton (seated on porch) watches Donna Howell and the children

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

Huey P. Newton (seated on porch) watches Donna Howell and the children of the Intercommunal Youth Institute. Photo: Lauryn Williams, 1972

The Oakland Community School (OCS) was one of the most well-known and well-loved programs of the Black Panther Party. Point Five of the Black Panther Party’s original 1966 Ten Point Platform and Program, emphasized the need to provide an education that, among other things, taught African American and poor people about their history in the United States. To this end, the Oakland Community School became a locale for a small, but powerful group of administrators, educators, and elementary school students whose actions to empower youth and their families challenged existing public education concepts for black and other poor and racially marginalized communities during the 1970s and 1980s.

Historically, however, the educational programs of the BPP started long before the OCS with the vision of the party’s leaders. As early as 1967 Huey Newton and Bobby Seale began speaking to high school youth at San Francisco/Bay Area public schools. In 1969, in U.S. cities where there were strong BPP chapters, liberation schools staffed by volunteer party members opened in storefronts, churches and homes. These after-school programs were created to give academic support to black and other poor youth. These community school programs created a forum for young people to explore a factual history of America and a sense of connection and community.

(viaErika Huggins)


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Happy colors and a red wagon spotted on a quarantine walk. Berkeley, CA

Hi friends! I know I’ve been pretty silent on here for a long time (like, years…) but I’m back on tumblr again! Nowadays I’m here to provide another home for my art, since I’ve finally been able to rediscover that part of my soul after grad school was no longer consuming my life (sidenote: I graduated and now have a PhD!). If you’re interested, I’m @drjodraws on here (and @drjo_draws on Instagram where most of my art lives).

I’ll also start posting houses on here again, albeit not as frequently as before my hiatus. Covid19 has actually been pretty great for encouraging long walks around Berkeley, so I’ve got a few nice ones in my pocket :)

Do you want some window crowns? I want some window crowns. San Francisco.

Do you want some window crowns? I want some window crowns. San Francisco.


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Another pretty day in San Francisco.

Another pretty day in San Francisco.


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Ice cream colors on a warm day in San Francisco.

Ice cream colors on a warm day in San Francisco.


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I was gone for a while being a responsible adult, but now I’m back with some rad purple and ye

I was gone for a while being a responsible adult, but now I’m back with some rad purple and yellow. Pacific Heights, San Francisco.


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Those lovely San Francisco days. Cow Hollow.

Those lovely San Francisco days. Cow Hollow.


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Me thinking about Hawaii :’(

Me thinking about Hawaii :’(


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And then we went to outsidelands music festival!

And then we went to outsidelands music festival!


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LIL B - BARD COLLEGE 2014 RARE!!! INTIMATE!!! UNSEEN ARTFUL PHOTOGRAPH!!!

LIL B - BARD COLLEGE 2014

RARE!!! INTIMATE!!! UNSEEN ARTFUL PHOTOGRAPH!!!


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