OLM News Below is the video from an incredible and historic panel discussion held at St. Ignatius High School in SF on Black & Brown Unity.. Over 500 people showed up for an engaging conversation that touched upon a number of subjects ranging from our historical connections and how our communities have helped each other resist oppression to ways in which Black Brown communities are forging political alliances to immigration and mass incarceration to how beefs and tensions on the streets are being resolved..
We also focused on what is taking place internationally between African and South American nations..We talked about the political forces at work that want to keep us divided, in particular those who run the California prison systems… We talked about the important role culture, Hip Hop and the arts in general have helped break down walls and form strong bonds.. A lot of gems were dropped..We hope you enjoy the discussion which recently aired on Free Speech TV
The panel included former Black Panther and Africa Today host Walter Turner, Educator, historian and author Ron Wilkins, Professor Gaye Theresa Johnson who is the author of new book focusing on Black Brown unity in LA called Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity, Javier Gonzalez who heads up organizations like Sound Strike and Culture Strike and long time Bay Area activist Tara Espinoza