EP 007: Critical Remembering - The Oakland Community School and the Black Panther Party

How does the history help us to understand the present? In this episode of The Equity Experience Podcast, I have an engaging conversation with Dr. Rob Robinson about his recent dissertation, “Stealin’ the Meeting: The Oakland Community School and the Black Panther Party”. In episode 007, Rob and I discuss: The role that the Black Panther Party (BPP) played in their development of the Oakland Community School in the 1970s The BPP’s Community School is positioned as a form of black education of self-liberation and black life in education Challenges that the BPP faced as they opened their community school in Oakland How the BPP helped to create a transformative, educational space for Black youth Challenging deficit frameworks of Black students being uneducable Valuing students as co-creators of knowledge and social change To continue the conversation with Dr. Rob Robinson, you can connect with him on social media: @robertprobinson Twitter & Instagram or email him [email protected]