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Then in the night, last Saturday, we had the artists talk. So this is an everyday thing for the whole month.

The first of the month, we had an art show that started, that a steady flow of people are coming to on a daily basis at the Joyce Gordon Gallery. So, 55 years later, Black Panther Party members are coming together to celebrate our legacy, and we’ve had a number of events so far. And it’s solely because the Black Panther Party was started in October 1966. What’s happening in Oakland?īilly Jennings: Actually, the whole month of October is Black Panther Party history month. Billy, thanks for joining me.Įddie Conway: Billy, just give me a little background on what’s going on in Oakland tomorrow, or on the 15th of October, Which will be the 55th anniversary. So joining me today is Billy Jennings, Black Panther historian, activist, and lifelong member. We’re taking a minute to recognize the 55th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. Pre-Production/Studio/Post Production: Cameron GranadinoĮddie Conway: Welcome to this special episode of Rattling the Bars. In this special episode of Rattling the Bars commemorating the 55th anniversary of the founding of the BPP, TRNN Executive Producer and former Lieutenant of Security for the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party Eddie Conway speaks with Black Panther Party archivist Bill Jennings about the legacy of the Panthers and how people are carrying on that legacy today. Since then, the Panthers have been a driving radical force for Black liberation, self-defense, and community organization and self-determination. In October of 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California.