Wish we were talking about before. It could not have been told before. We needed to evolve as a society where we could rethink of the seminole character like sinclair in light of his feminism and not criticize or feel like he was a whimper or something which is what historians tended to do in the past. The take it away and thanks for coming. Thank you very much. I will share the stage with my friend jay martin who will tell you about his relationship to dr. Sinclair after i am done talking and we will both take questions. I am thrilled to be here. This is my first and perhaps will only event in San Francisco. I am excited about this book. I would like to talk about how i came to write it. I will launch into that. I will not read aloud from it. I was a teacher of womens history, i retired a few years ago. One i started teaching in 1975 at the Junior College where i live there was no such course as womens history. Me and other women around the country and around the world. Invented the c
The community celebrates Terry Collins, long time warrior for the people
The community celebrates Terry Collins, long time warrior for the people
July 29, 2021
Terry Collins, 1936-2021, was a Black Panther, a 1968 SF State Student Striker and BSU organizer, a founding member of San Francisco’s Black radio station KPOO 89.5 and mentor and professor to countless young activists in California and around the country right up until his last days. We at the Bay View remember him with deep love. His work here continues. – Photo: Johnnie Burrell
by Arlene Eisen
On July 24, 2021, a sunny Saturday, surrounded by flowers and balloons, good food, music, loving family and comrades, we transformed the parking lot of the African American Art & Culture Complex into a joyful place to celebrate the life of Terry Collins.