Oakland Observes Black August with Block Parties, Film Showings, Workshops

Oakland Observes Black August with Block Parties, Film Showings, Workshops

By Jana Lang, Propel Youth Reporter Study. Train. Fast. Fight. These are the four tenets of Black August, a month dedicated to commemorating the sacrifices of political prisoners and Black revolutionaries in the struggle for Black liberation. Observers are urged to study the history of the Black struggle for freedom, train their bodies for health and self-defense, fast to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit, and fight ongoing oppression alongside…

Oakland Observes Black August with Block Parties, Film Showings, Workshops – The Windy City Word

By Jana Lang, Propel Youth Reporter Study. Train. Fast. Fight. These are the four tenets of Black August, a month dedicated to commemorating the sacrifices of political prisoners and Black revolutionaries in the struggle for Black liberation. Observers are urged to study the history of the Black struggle for freedom, train their bodies for health and self-defense, fast to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit, and fight ongoing oppression alongside…