Archive for the ‘Themes’ Category
Nina Simone Celebrated at Rainbow Sign
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
Rare footage of Nina Simone celebrated by Berkeley's mayor and the Urban League
Signed History – Leslie Zinza
Archive Entry Date: 04/27/2020
An oral history with former Deaf teacher, Leslie Zinza, on the memories of transitioning from the Berkeley to Fremont campus
Beyond School Walls
Archive Entry Date: 03/10/80
Blind Berkeley teen knows how to navigate independently around town, but moving schools threatens his years of mobility training.
Black Panther Party Memo
Archive Entry Date: n.d
Black Panther Party memo regarding donations of food for program.
Interview with Mary Williams
Archive Entry Date: 04/09/2020
Mary Williams, one of the first students at Panther-sponsored schools, recalls the power of her education there
Urban farms in the East Bay today
Archive Entry Date: c. 2020
A list of contemporary urban farms in the East Bay
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
“What Gay Women Wear”
Archive Entry Date: March 1971
Interviews with gay women combat gendered clothing stereotypes.
Affiliation, Sexuality, and the Black Panther Party
Archive Entry Date: 1/1/2012
A piece of Peoria history.
Flyer for the Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention
Archive Entry Date: 1/1/2012
A piece of Peoria history.
Huey Newton on Women’s and Gay Liberation Movements
Archive Entry Date: 1/1/2012
A piece of Peoria history.
Black Panthers – jumpstart free breakfast programs for kids
Archive Entry Date: 2/4/2018
Inspiration
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
Archive Entry Date: 10/16
Breakfast
Oakland Police Didn’t Expect a Priest
Archive Entry Date: 2016
Importance of Father Earl Neil's actions in protecting the Black Panthers and helping the Black Panthers reach into the community.
The Integral Urban House: Then and Now
Archive Entry Date: 6/1/2015
How the Integral Urban House met its demise
Fading Scars by Corbett O’Toole
Archive Entry Date: 2015
The 504 protest and protesters led to the passing of the ADA in 1990
Asian American Studies letter of support for the Asian Community Library
Archive Entry Date: 04/07/2014
Lillian Galedo linked up Cal's Asian American Studies program to the Asian Community Library
Judy Yung interview (excerpt)
Archive Entry Date: 03/05/2014
Judy Yung on the ACL's constant relocations during her tenure as head librarian
40 Years Later, Jodi Mitchell Reflects on Her Time on the Streets
Archive Entry Date: 12/25/2012
"I felt myself receding, disappearing behind a veil, ...fearing I may never find my way back"
Berkeley School Desegregation through the Eyes of Carol Sibley
Archive Entry Date: 3/24/2010
A video narrating Berkeley's school desegregation, produced by a friend of a pioneering School Board member