Documents Tagged ‘education’
Interview with Rodney Gillead
Archive Entry Date: 4/1/2020
An OCS teacher and longtime educator reflects on what made the school so unique
Radical Commitments: The Revolutionary Vow of Ericka Huggins
Archive Entry Date: 3/2020
A wide-ranging and deep interview — on gender roles, coalition politics, and high points of the OCS — with the Black Panther leader at the center of the OCS story
An Oral History With Ericka Huggins
Archive Entry Date: 2007
Ericka Huggins's rich oral history spans the timelines of this project and describes the culture, curriculum, and structure of OCS.
“Rosa Parks Visits Oakland Community School”
Archive Entry Date: 5/12/1980
Students create a play based on Rosa Parks when she visits OCS
Community Pressure Wins Funding for Chicano School
Archive Entry Date: 2/19/1979
Solidarity--and the coalition building that came with it -- were integral to the OCS's philosophy
School Board Drops Film on Homosexuals
Archive Entry Date: 10/19/78
Pacific Center helped to get a homophobic film removed from school curricula
“We want to set examples for the little children”
Archive Entry Date: 6/18/1977
1977 OCS graduates share fond memories of school and hopes for the future
Oakland Community School Expands Services to Youth
Archive Entry Date: 9/18/1976
The OCS expands and grows more popular
O.C.S. Director Ericka Huggins Highlights Chicago Alternative Schools Conference
Archive Entry Date: 6/19/1976
Ericka Huggins shared, with other radical educators, the OCS' vision, history and curriculum
“I Want to Help My People Be Free”
Archive Entry Date: 6/19/1976
1976 OCS graduates reflect on the past and future, and highlight the importance of Black liberation
Oakland Community School Begins Fifth Year
Archive Entry Date: 9/22/1975
An in-depth look at the OCS's curriculum and culture
Photos from Oakland Community School, Set 3
Archive Entry Date: 6/1974
From a noted Movement photographer, indelible images of playing together and cooking together at OCS
Photos from Oakland Community School, Set 2
Archive Entry Date: 6/1974
From a noted Movement photographer, resonant images of music and joy at OCS
Photos from Oakland Community School, Set 1
Archive Entry Date: 6/24/74
From a noted Movement photographer, images of teachers and students playing games outside together
Photographs of Dance Class at Rainbow Sign
Archive Entry Date: 1973
Groove lessons from an international professional
The Samuel L. Napier Intercommunal Youth Institute
Archive Entry Date: 1971
Students at the IYI were encouraged to criticize the school and help plan curriculum