2/25/04: While many are continuing to challenge Black History Month as a means to confine black society to one month a year of nostalgia, activists are mobilizing to take the struggle to a new level. As February ended, new call-outs were being made for upcoming conferences and mobilizations, while several venues in the Bay Area still continue to shine a light on the history of people of color everywhere.

For example, Oaklandish screened "All Power To the People", a film documenting the Black Panthers' history of organizing in the Bay Area, while James Spooner's documentary "Afropunk: The Rock'n'Roll Nigger Experience" screened again in March, to a people-of-color-only audience.
On February 27th, legendary Rap Artist KRS-ONE performed and informed Oakland.: Oakland hosting a live concert and panel discussion featuring the region's hip-hop activist greats, KRS-One, an MC, intellectual, teacher, founder of the Temple of Hip Hop, peace advisor to the United Nations and author of a new book, Ruminations, performed at the Historic Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway in Oakland. Opening for him were Jahi and the Life, Youth Speaks and master DJs D’Jam Hassan (Best Kept Secret) and Sake-One (Local 1200). The concert was preceded by a panel discussion entitled “The Intersection of Hip Hop and Electoral Politics” which was moderated by KPFA Hard Knock Radio’s own Davey D. This was a rare appearance by KRS-One along with several of the region’s Hip-Hop activist greats: Jeff Chang, author Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, Aya De Leon, Hip-Hop theater artist and co-author / How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office, Dereca Blackmon, organizer / National Hip-Hop Political Convention (Bay Area LOC), T-Kash, band member / The Coup, Josh Koenig, Technology Director, Music for America, a representative of Rock the Vote, and Ricardo “Kool Aid” Chavez, MC and political organizer / La Paz and the son of historic civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta. Opening remarks will be provided by Gregory Frankel, President, On Up Initiatives. The panel discussion was held at We the People Auditorium, 200 Harrison Street @ 2nd in Jack London Square. For info about other similar events, see Uma Productions

In addition, "Let It Burn", a film documenting the Black Liberation Movement screened March 4 in San Francisco. The Anarchist People of Color Conference is fast-approaching in April. In addition, the Anarchist Cafe on March 13 was a benefit for Sherman Austin this year.

Organizers are also still invited to help with the APOC Summer Festival '04, whose West Coast dates are still to be announced.
Stay tuned for upcoming coverage from Enemy Combatant Radio and Indybay on how you can get involved with the Anarchist People of Color Conference and the campaign to free Sherman Austin.