August 24, 1916: 106 years ago, Aug 24 1896, the Oakland Times published a Letter to the [...]
106 years ago, Aug 24 1896, the Oakland Times published a Letter to the Editor written by Jack London where he urged readers and John McLees, who’s article he was responding to, to study socialism and “Read Carl Marx’s Capital” The August 24 letter was responding to and critiquing another …
On August 24 1970 the first issue of the bilingual community newspaper, El [...]
On August 24 1970 the first issue of the bilingual community newspaper, El Tecolote, was published and distributed throughout the Mission. The paper emerged from a collective senior project in Prof. Juan Gonzales’s La Raza studies course at San Francisco State University After a year of operation, the paper moved …
August 23, 1982: 40 years ago, Aug 22 1982, the torch for the first Gay Games was carried [...]
40 years ago, Aug 22 1982, the torch for the first Gay Games was carried across the Golden Gate bridge into San Francisco by Sue Walker, completing a 70-day, 4,000 mile long journey from the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Over 200 runners and cyclists helped carry the torch A …
After receiving his bachelors degree from UC Santa Cruz in 1974, Huey [...]
After receiving his bachelors degree from UC Santa Cruz in 1974, Huey Newton went on to receive a PhD in the school’s History of Consciousness program, finishing his dissertation titled “War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America” in 1980 https://t.co/gqDs1FAzvN
August 22, 1989: 33 years ago, August 22 1989, Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panther [...]
33 years ago, August 22 1989, Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panther Party, was murdered in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland. Tyrone Robinson of the Black Guerilla Family was arrested and charged with his murder His funeral was held six days later on August 28 at the …