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You do take care to provide like content warnings in the series. And so I just aspire in my life to be, you know, a better human being. Carlos is a journalist who contributes to the show and also wrote a non-fiction book called, KalaLea: Towns or communities or counties like this throughout Oklahom. And I do have a clip, um, here of an interaction between you and J.W. It was, it was insert expletive here enormous. Thanks for saying that, Amy. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Tri-City Collective The Greenwood massacre happened only two years after the Red Summer of 1919, a time when Black communities all over the nation were terrorized by white people. The Black Panthers weaves together the voices of those who lived this story journalists, police, informants, and white supporters and rank and file members, those who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. And I just appreciate all the work that youre putting out and the energy that youre putting into it for all of us to be able to participate in it and be changed by it. And between the typewriter and I.H. NARRATOR And Im like, this is how it feels to be Black. Resmaa Menakem: It is possible. Bye-bye. Kind of crazy. And it provides like this really intimate way of telling this story. Your email address will not be published. That in itself tells you how dangerous this movement was to the rulers, and how dangerous its true history remains today. And between the typewriter and I.H. And Im like, this is how it feels to be Black. They were gun-toting fanatics. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. SOT:Rita Williams Garcia, Writer It really deepened the experience for me.

Its astonishing. Carlos Moreno: So like that entire North Tulsa area was all one contiguous, like Black community.

On this episode, we turn our focus to how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Race Massacre. Resmaa Menakem: Think about this. Id love to catch up. TRANSCRIPT Their message of unqualified resistance to racism, armed self-defense and anti-capitalist revolutionary politics galvanized the creation of chapters of the Party in nearly every city and state of the US. And Oklahoma still has a few of those communities that are Black owned, that were founded back in the early 20th century. J.W. It was just a thriving community and neighborhood. (Basic information for each photograph can be found in a gallery guide.) KalaLea: Yeah, that is something that I believe I found in the Tulsa Star. They had staked a claim of land in what is now Perry, Oklahoma, and did pretty well there. KalaLea: Yes, I am. PO Box 73038 Washington, D.C. 20056 And I think my number one response was healing. In the exhibition, Stephen Shamess photographs are mounted alongside ninety-eight covers of Emory Douglass The Black Panther, the newspaper vital to the Partys communications and outreach. And wow, what a wonderful way to connect B.C. Young politically-minded people should see it and learn some history of revolutionary politics in the US. And someone asked like, what would you like people to take away? You know, thats not interesting to me. Later weve kind of learned, which is not in the series, again we really had to stay focused, and it was tough to find this information out, but we later learned that they might have ended up in the exact same city, the two, and that they might have actually been lovers. It was about a 36 hour Amy Gastelum: Thank you. Amy Gastelum: Well, its good to hear your voice. There we have links to Focus Black Oklahoma, the Tri-City Collective, and the incredible Mapping Greenwood Project. Tribune Content Agency The Black Panthers. KalaLea: I believe you said one day earlier, but this actually went into two days. KalaLea: Theres a photograph of your grandfather that I really love. Amy Gastelum: Well, its good to hear your voice. Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a new revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Stanley In the era of Black Lives Matter, what is the legacy of the Black Panther Party?Stephen Shames revisits his chronicleof American activism.

A century of silence means a lot of information has been lost. The site's consensus states: " The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution offers a fascinating -- if somewhat rudimentary -- introduction to a movement, and an era, that remains soberingly relevant today." Metacritic reports an 80 out of 100 rating based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Nuclear Deterrence and the High Cost of Being Wrong, As Congress Considers Prolonging Cubas Designation as a Terrorism Supporter, Biden Dithers, Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban, The Tragic U.S. But that again was not exceptional in any way. [BP Bobby Hutton TRT 1:04] [Producers description. When you see it, I will show you this map one day, when you see it will blow your mind. Amy Gastelum: While youre listening to this show, people like Carlos and Bracken and Tulsas Tri-City Collective are actively talking about the truth of Greenwood.

Can you talk about Dick Rowland and the alleged elevator incident? You dont have to know what their family names are. Like Carlos said, some of these truths change everything we thought we knew about Greenwood, like its original size. The Greenwood massacre happened only two years after the Red Summer of 1919, a time when Black communities all over the nation were terrorized by white people. Im glad youre generally okay. Thanks for saying that, Amy. And it provides like this really intimate way of telling this story. This is a firsthand account KalaLea: He has a journal that, or a producer Alana Casanova-Burgess had found. KalaLea: And I think, you know, its hard to understand why we would live on a planet with millions and millions or billions of various life forms and species, all types of colors and sizes and shapes and abilities, and that are a part of a larger ecosystem, and that you can understand that why do we have various trees and birds and animals. You dont have to know their connection or relation to Tulsa. Franklin: He didnt discuss it with me. KalaLea: But if you use white mob, then its done. A lot of life stuff going on, but I have a lot to be grateful for, for sure. Carlos Moreno: Greenwood was like five times bigger than anyone has ever imagined. 2003-2017 (Arlington, VA: Blindspot: Tulsa Burning The way we see the world shapes the way that we treat it. Amy Gastelum: Right. Alright, thanks Amy. You know, not so much focusing on only the trauma Franklin: The telephone is in two parts. The focus of this interview will not be the specific terrors of the event, but we wanted to make you aware that this episode includes discussion of racialized violence and hatred. Amy Gastelum: Mm-hmm. KalaLea: Bringing it back to something you brought up. KalaLea: Yeah, no, it was my pleasure. To learn more, you can go to our website, radioproject.org. And I really appreciate that about you. If you wanna learn more about this series or KalaLea, you can visit our website at radioproject.org. Amy Gastelum: They knew how to fight. Amy Gastelum: Mm-hmm. They had staked a claim of land in what is now Perry, Oklahoma, and did pretty well there. And that that was discovered. Amy Gastelum: Mm. Franklin to his grandson in one episode.

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Amy Gastelum: Before we start, I want to let you know that in todays episode were gonna talk about a 1921 attack on a Black neighborhood, Greenwood, Oklahoma. And then we were able to interview his grandson, John W. Franklin. Michael B. Moore's Candidacy for Congress: A Beacon of Hope for South Carolina's Future and Past, A Divided Freedom: A Tale of Two Caucuses, Marlon Kimpson to Join the Biden Administration Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, Historic Move to First-in-Nation Primary Makes SCDP Delegates' Votes Worth $600 Million - $1 Billion, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution. They even nailed down who exactly founded the neighborhood. Nelson, who chronicles the Panther movement in his new documentary, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, says the group was a response to what some saw as the limitations of the nonviolent civil rights movement. Franklins writing and account of it. Resistance and Resilience: The Cultural Legacy of the Black Panther Party, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Encore Edition). The Black Panthers movement. KalaLea: Theres a photograph of your grandfather that I really love. Sign in Their causes, with slogans like power to the people and creating a better world are relevant again in an era that has seen the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and tense relations between African American communities and the police. KalaLea: Right? Will the Secret Service Do Time With Trump? Spears (left) and Effie Thompson (center) filing insurance claims for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in a Red Cross tent.

KalaLea: Mm-hmm. WebThis collection features classroom resources from the acclaimed film, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revoution. And Greenwood, I want to mention, was not alone in this. We also hear from Bracken Klar and Carlos Moreno of Tulsas Tri-City Collective and the radio show Focus: Black Oklahoma, in partnership with KOSU. The Black Panther Party sought justice for African Americans and other oppressed communities through a combination of revolutionary theory, education, and community programs. Now were gonna shift to a conversation with host and lead producer of the Tulsa Burning podcast series, KalaLea. There is also a huge amount of consumption of it. Interim Senior Producer: Jessica Partnow You dont have to know their connection or relation to Tulsa. Even when you want furniture bad, you want it good. KalaLea: Consensual lovers. Copyright 2023 Independent Television Service, Inc. Well send you funding deadlines, events, and film news. KalaLea: Mm-hmm. After the U.S. civil rights movement, change and a revolutionary counter culture emerged in the late 1960s. Franklin to his grandson in one episode. And thank you so much for just making time for this and revisiting this project. This is a firsthand account. Franklin: So its a sepia colored photograph of a Red Cross cloth tent. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Making Contact International Media Project 1714 Franklin Street So this was not really an anomaly. So youre saying it is possible to heal ourselves? Bracken Klar: Okay. Amy Gastelum: Its a commodity.

And they werent the only ones. Stephen Shames, Angela Davis, who was a Black Panther for six months, speaks at a Free Huey rally in Defremery Park, Oakland, California, November 12, 1969Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. KalaLea: And in the process of doing that, the massacre happened. KalaLea: Mm-hmm. We hear a great deal about the Black Panthers And Im going to do as much as I can, Im going to start right now. He was practicing law in Ardmore, in a town called Rentiesville before moving to Tulsa, early in 1921. I dont want to live in a world where theres only Black people like me. And so I just aspire in my life to be, you know, a better human being.

Yeah, talk about psychology. KPIX-TV The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a 2015 American documentary film directed and written by Stanley Nelson Jr. "[9], Elaine Brown, Thats another way of absconding or of evading the individuals that were responsible, of shielding them. KalaLea: And warfare and, and such like that, you know. NARRATOR The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution a three-part series covering African-American history and the revolutionary Black Panther Party. Amy Gastelum: Mm-hmm. Wants Full Spectrum Dominance of the Earth, Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazils Dilemma. But if given the opportunity, if given another day, when given another breath, its just like, yeah, its better than just sinking and falling, you know? KalaLea: Someone asked what would you want people to get from this series? Yeah. Amy Gastelum: Mm-hmm.

KalaLea: Of what was happening on the day, or you know, the day of. Amy Gastelum: Mm. KalaLea: Yes, thats correct. Its a commodity. Did he ever talk about it and its effect on him? Franklin: Very different from the phones we have now. Bracken is executive producer of the radio show Focus: Black Oklahoma. Franklin V/O: It is May 31st, 1921. Theres a part that youve put on the table, and theres a part that you take and listen to in your ear. Carlos Moreno: Greenwood was like five times bigger than anyone has ever imagined. J.W. You dont have to know what their family names are. Amy Gastelum: Yeah. Much has been written by and about the Panthers. Stanley Nelsonis an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, MacArthur Genius Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In one image from 1970, Newton, the former Minister of Defense for the Party, stands in his living room shortly after his release from prison. How many people today know that this Black Panther program was the template for the free breakfast and free lunch programs in schools throughout the nation today? Amy Gastelum: Mm-hmm. KalaLea: And some days I dont have the energy. Amy Gastelum: Including efforts by legislators to stop fact-based lessons, which are being referred to as critical race theory.

But local activists, including Carlos, are using newly discovered historic documents to piece together not just the tragedy of the massacre, but the success of the neighborhood before and after the attack. Sometimes I too am exhausted a lot of times for this reason. Perhaps this missed opportunity is a consequence of hindsight. Mass French Strikes and Mobilizations Challenge Macrons Pension Reform, Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange, Reconciling Saudi Arabia and Iran: the Significance of the China Effort, I Miss Tom Clancy, the Author Who Provoked Me to Write, The Simple Reason Why the U.S. A century of silence means a lot of information has been lost. Lead Supporters Stephen Shames, Black Panther co-founders Bobby Seale & Huey Newton pose in Hueys penthouse apartment, Oakland, California, 1971Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. NARRATOR Resmaa Menakem: Think about this. And I really appreciate that about you. We only immortalize whatwe think is necessary to immortalize.

In doing research, we had come across hundreds of other fully or predominantly Black-owned, Black Indigenous write me back personally. All Work is Copyright Of Respective Owner, Otherwise 2023 Aperture Foundation. You know, there were certain moments where even for myself, I thought people should know, like people should know this story. Yeah. Thank you for asking. And just for our listeners, I mean, I want to say that this clip does not actually include any violence from that day. Not long after that Hampton was dead, murdered in his bed by Chicago police. Golden Rule Week is Coming! Thats new sis. Thank you for asking. And basically he just happened to be there at the wrong time. Yep. "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Stephen Shames, Black Panther member sells The Black Panther, the Partys newspaper, in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, 1970Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Amy Gastelum: On todays Making Contact, were talking about Black history in Oklahoma. Recently, they made some pretty big discoveries. Yeah. KalaLea: Towns or communities or counties like this throughout Oklahomaand throughout the entire country actually. Now back to the show. KalaLea: And I feel like we need to spend more time and energy interrogating, investigating the people who are nameless. Franklin: Remarkable. So the founder of Greenwood is a Black woman. J.W. KalaLea: And I think, you know, its hard to understand why we would live on a planet with millions and millions or billions of various life forms and species, all types of colors and sizes and shapes and abilities, and that are a part of a larger ecosystem, and that you can understand that why do we have various trees and birds and animals. Amy Gastelum: On todays Making Contact, were talking about Black history in Oklahoma. It was a statement that perfectly encapsulated the Partys unprecedented influence in the social, cultural, and political psyche of the United States. But, the world the Panthers imaginedis yet to come. Now were gonna shift to a conversation with host and lead producer of the Tulsa Burning podcast series, KalaLea. J.W. KalaLea: Mm-hmm. Black Panthers She yelled, this is all hearsay, or allegedly. The Black Panthers Party. Amy Gastelum: Right. KalaLea: Yes, I am. You too. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Hatuey: 500th Anniversary of a Freedom Fighter, The Lorax: Dr. Seuss Revisited and Revised, On Howard Zinns BirthdayLessons from the Peoples Historian, Claiming and Teaching the 1963 March on Washington, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, What We Dont Learn About the Black Panther Party but Should, What We Want, What We Believe: Teaching with the Black Panthers 10-Point Program, Oct. 15, 1966: The Black Panther Party Founded. Will Leviathan Democracy Blindfold The World? From, News documentary from 1968 hosted by George Foster, exploring the legacy of oppression that remains over 100 years after the abolition of, Part Two examines how Trumps campaign exploited the countrys divisions, how his, FRONTLINE begins its 2020 election year coverage with a two-part, four-hour documentary, News documentary from 1968 hosted by George Foster, exploring the legacy of, Commentary and Perspectives on the Latest News, and Current Affiars. You do take care to provide like content warnings in the series. Rethinking Schools. Chairman of the Black Panther Party and here he is.Applause. Thats, I mean, thats really new that we can be doing this, right? So I want to play this just a little clip so that our listeners can get an a sense of Greenwood. You can find out about upcoming screenings of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution at www.TheBlackPanthers.com. Amy Gastelum: Stay with us. In Tulsa, one resistance group was called the African Blood Brotherhood. And I just appreciate all the work that youre putting out and the energy that youre putting into it for all of us to be able to participate in it and be changed by it. And some reason, I mean, this is the thing, like I believe that somebody in Tulsa is working on this now, this story. Well, thank you again for your time. KalaLea: And I remember one of my story editors saying like, oh my God, we have to say white so many times. One thing people dont understand about the Black Panther Party is that the median age of a Party member in 1969 was nineteen years old, Huggins notes. In the era of Black Lives Matter, what is the legacy of the Black Panther Party? Distribution Bracken Klar: Thats super cool.

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