Hey, y'all. Othello is currently taking a break so I thought I'd jumpstart the new thread since nobody else was getting to it.
How are we all doing this week? Sound down below! That means: vent, chat, gush, etc. Whatever you want to say or talk about.
As always: no crackers allowed!
Bonus discussion question:
Who are your favorite BIPOC or ethnic minority activists, organizers, labor union reps., leaders, etc. out there?
Emphasis on activists and organizers.
Can be such figures as Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, MLK, Jr., etc.
I want y'all to think about this one (but, like, it's not a prerequisite for joining this thread or making comments within it).
Take care and have fun!
Not gonna mention names since this one is a bit more personal, but I met a former Black Panther at my old job and he was pretty cool. He had been part of a prisoner rehabilitation program that one of my coworkers had happened to be a part of. He also often asked me to help him out with a book he had been writing for a long time and it was critical of a politicians handling of a sexual harassment case. At the time was enjoying a high approval rating and was later embroiled in a sexual harassment case. Kind of makes me wonder if there were more people that knew about what that politician was doing or if was just coincidence. Kind of wish I had gotten more of a chance to ask him about his days with the Black Panthers though.
What did he say about Huey Newton?
A lot of Panthers attacked him later on, but to be honest, I always viewed them as "the ones that left" rather than "the ones that stayed."
This is one of the things I wish I could have asked him. He never really talked much about his days in the Black Panther Party, partially because retail setting didn't really allow for much deep discussion.
Oh good point.
So you met them in a retail setting lol
That definitely wouldn't allow for much room.