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DESCRIPTION:Episode from the landmark Eyes on the Prize television series which spans 
 over three decades of history, and dozens of events across the country 
 during the Civil Rights and Black Power Movement.\n\nThis film showing is 
 part of the Commemoration Events at the Uhuru House April 4-6, 2014:\n\nFOR 
 IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  World Renowned African Leader Omali Yeshitela in 
 Oakland for April Events for Black Power, Self-Reliance and Black Community 
 Health and Justice Uhuru Movement Will Host a Series of Events to Honor the 
 Legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Hutton\n\nOakland, CA, 
 April 4-6, 2014,During the first weekend in April, the Uhuru House, located 
 at 7911 MacArthur Blvd in Oakland, will host a series of events for the 
 purpose of establishing ongoing economic development and self-reliance 
 within black communities. The three days of activities will begin on 
 Friday, April 4th at 7pm with the showing of the historical film “Eyes on 
 the Prize: the Black Power Years.” \n\nOn Saturday, April 5th, and also 
 at the East Oakland location, the Uhuru House presents a Health Fair where 
 practitioners will offer health and wellness workshops, clinics, and 
 information sessions from noon to 4pm. Later that afternoon at 2:30, Uhuru 
 Movement organizers will hold a ceremony to re-open the Uhuru House Garden 
 Project that had been established in the ’90’s.\n\nFinally, on Sunday, 
 April 6th, the Uhuru House will hold a commemoration of the lives of Dr. 
 Martin Luther King Jr. and “’Lil” Bobby Hutton, who were both killed 
 in April of 1968 in the midst of the struggle for African community 
 political and economic self-reliance. The Sunday event will feature 
 Chairman Omali Yeshitela, leader and founder of the Uhuru Movement, and 
 longtime leader and activist for African self-determination 
 worldwide.\n\nStates Bakari Olatunji, local organizer with the Uhuru 
 Movement, “Every year we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King 
 Jr.; however, we often whitewash the memory of Dr. King who, later in his 
 life, represented the interests of black workers and spoke out against the 
 violence of the U.S.”\n\nBobby Hutton was the first member of the Black 
 Panther Party in Oakland, CA. On April 6, 1968, just shy of his 18th 
 birthday, Hutton was gunned down in West Oakland by Oakland police, just 
 two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King.\n\nContinues 
 Olatunji, “’Lil’ Bobby Hutton is not just a local hero, but was a 
 young man who stood tall for African people everywhere against police 
 violence, poverty and oppression.  We want to remember both these leaders 
 and emulate the stand they took.”\n\nThe Uhuru House hosts activities to 
 bring about change in the community and is part of the African People’s 
 Education and Defense Fund aiming to end disparities in health, education, 
 healthcare and economic development in African communities. The Oakland 
 center is soon to be the home to the well-known Uhuru Foods & Pies and 
 upcoming Uhuru Jiko kitchen, a part of Black Star Industries which includes 
 an independent worldwide African marketplace. For more info, contact Bakari 
 Olatunji at 510 569 9629 or email oakland@inpdum.org\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/03/10/18752406.php
SUMMARY:Special Movie Night: The Black Power Years from Eyes on the Prize
LOCATION:Uhuru House, 7911 MacArthur Blvd near Parker St., Oakland, CA\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/03/10/18752406.php
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