MURALS
Black Panther Party
10 Point Platform Murals
POINT NUMBER 4
"We want descent housing fit for the shelter of human beings."
Oakland, CA. March 2020
"We want descent housing fit for the shelter of human beings."
Oakland, CA. March 2020
The conditions for poor Black African people and other oppressed peoples of color in America is deplorable, particularly in the area of housing. What is equally concerning is the lack of social empathy and humanity in our current society. U.S. capitalism has been the harbinger of dehumanization since it's inception. There has been a deliberate by the U.S. miseducation infrastructure to suppress the history and legacy of peoples who have organized to serve the interest of oppressed peoples. During the 1960's and 1970's, the Black Panther Party courageously organized for change, creating community survival programs to address the social and political needs of struggling Black African people. The 10 Point program outlined the demands of the Party. Among the demands was point number 4, which stated, "We want descent housing fit for shelter of human beings." The homelessness and displaced community crisis has reached a boiling point in Oakland California.
Our local organization, AeroSoul in collaboration with Madow Futur came together during the COVID19 crisis to create more awareness around our unsheltered brother and sister. Our collective aim is to transforming the visual landscape to reflect the needs and aspirations of our community through mural painting. Revolutionary artists are essential workers needed to create an environment that positively impacts mental health and wellness. The side of the historic Greyhound building on San Pablo Avenue has been transformed from urban blight to a beacon of change. The Black Panther Mural we painted is a commemorative tribute to the legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. We are currently raising funds to extend that mural and complete our campaign to paint all 10 points of the Black Panther Party 10 point program throughout the Bay Area. Your support is needed for us to reach this goal. Please click the link to donate. Thank you. All Power To The People! https://www.gofundme.com/f/blackpanthermural |
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Dr. George Washington Carver
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"The Forces of Nature"Commissioned by City Of Oakland
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"Still I Rise"Commissioned by
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission Sacramento CA. 1993 This Mural was inspired by the legendary Maya Angelou. Her literary contribution to our community is immeasurable. Her poem, Still I Rise, set the tone for the mural's theme. This particular mural examines the strides our sisters have taken to overcome the triple oppression (Gender, Nation & Class) of systemic white racism in America.
"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries. Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. " -Maya Angelou |