Juneteenth, George Floyd and Black Resistance

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Mon, 06/19/2023 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Sky Wilson interviews Kent Ford, co-founder of the Portland Black Panthers, longtime community activist, public intellectual, and People’s historian, who helped organize the Memorial Fred Hampton People’s Health Clinic and organized and volunteered for years at the Panther’s Free Breakfast Program. They discuss the history of Juneteenth, the hard-won gains of the George Floyd Uprising, and the critical importance of street protests in struggles for liberation. Produced by Desiree Hellegers.

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