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Black Panthers in Seattle turn to the next chapter

Black Panthers in Seattle turn to the next chapter

FromSeattle Now


Black Panthers in Seattle turn to the next chapter

FromSeattle Now

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Black Panther Party’s Seattle chapter is drumming up new plans, more than 40 years after it disbanded.A group devoted to preserving Black Panther history plans to open a museum in Pioneer Square early next year, bringing attention to the ways the Panthers influenced Seattle then, and still do now.Seattle Times Race and Equity Reporter Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks is here to tell us about it, with some help from Elmer Dixon, a founding member of Seattle’s Black Panther chapter.Read Alexandra’s full piece: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/traces-of-seattles-black-panthers-are-all-around-if-you-know-where-to-look/We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback
Released:
Apr 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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