PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
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SoCal Chapter Black Panther Party 52th Anniversary
Conference Events December 5th-8th
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Exhibitions
Inglewood- Art Exhibit paying homage to the Panthers,
their principles, and the Party’s impact on
politics and culture worldwide.
Museum of African American Art- Educate to Liberate!
A multi-media exhibition of rare
BPP SoCal Chapter memorabilia.
Gala Dinner and Black Panther After Party
Keynote Speaker Kathleen Cleaver:
Bunchy, Eldridge, Geronimo and COINTELPRO
ON UCLA CAMPUS
The High Potential Program Revisited
Former Panthers, US members, and High Potential Program
alumni discuss the political climate of 1968-69 and the
impact that the murders of Panther leaders
Al Prentice Bunchy Carter and John Huggins had
on the program, the campus and the community.
Speakers : Ericka Huggins, Daniel Johnson and others.
Moderator: Ayuko Babu (founder Pan African Film Festival)
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@ THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
The Breakfast Program- Free Groceries Giveaway
Baldwin Hills Mall Parking Lot Dec 7th -8th.
The Health Pavilion
Mobile health trailers will be available at the
Baldwin Hills Mall Parking Lot Dec 7th -8th.
Survival Pending Revolution
The history of the SoCal BPP Chapter and the
evolution of the Party’s Survival Programs.
Keynote Speaker: Elaine Brown
The Reopening of the SoCal Chapter
The history of the reopening of the offices in Los Angeles
after the original chapter was shut down .
Speaker: Robert Johnson, followed by panel discussion.
The Panthers vs The LAPD
Confrontations between law enforcemnt and the Panthers in
1969 which lead up to the raids of three L.A. Black Panther
offices by LAPD and SWAT on December 8th of that year.
Speaker: Bruce Richard, followed by panel discussion
featuring victims of the assault Panthers Bernard Arafat
and Gil Parker, Panther Mohammad Mubarak (eyewitness),
Karen Stanford (author, Nine Lives of a Black Panther),
Gregory Everett (director, 41st & Central),
and members of law enforcement (invited).
Black and Brown-The Panthers and The Brown Berets
Members of both organizations speak about
their coalition in 1968.
Speakers: TBA
The Panther US Conflict: A Revolutionary Civil War
Members of both organizations reflect on the events
in 68-69 which led to the murders of several Panthers.
Speaker: TBA, followed by panel discussion
with Panthers Bernard Arafat, Mohammad Mubarak,
Gil Parker, former US Vice-Chair Mwalimu Kabaila and others.
Political Prisoner Round Table
Former Panther political prisoners speak on the movement
to free all political prisoners now!
Speakers: Hank Jones, Harold Taylor, and others
Police & The Black Community, 50 years of Change?
A town hall discussion about the relationship of the
police and the Black community.
Speakers: Brian Dunn (civil rights attorney, Cochran CA),
Melina Abdullah (professor and chair of Pan African Studies,
Cal State LA- Co-founder, Black Lives Matter),
followed by a panel discussion featuring Panthers,
law enforcement representatives, and others.
Tupac Shakur, Thug or Revolutionary?
An analysis of the most famous Black Panther "cub",
Tupac Shakur. Could he have evolved into the next Malcolm X?
Speakers: TBA, followed by panel discussion.
Hollywood’s Obsession with The Black Panther Party
Film and music industry professionals, writers, and artists
discuss the Black Panther Party as an iconic art form.
Speaker: TBA, followed by panel discussion.
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FINAL SCHEDULE TO BE CONFIRMED JUNE 2019
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December 8th 2019
The official dedication of the SoCal Chapter
Black Panther Party Monument.
Location TBD.
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