The mural in progress on the corner of 14th & Peralta is historic: It’s the first Black Panther Party mural in Oakland to be painted by Black people. More than 50 years after the revolutionary organization’s founding, a Bay Area artist Refa Senay is working to reclaim the visual landscape & shift the energy in the neighborhood where the Panthers used to roam.
For more, read Ryan Lindsay’s article in the East Bay Express.
Credits
REPORTER: Ryan Lindsay
PHOTO CAPTION & CREDIT: David Bacon
Air Date
November 2017