CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH: AFROFUTURISM
Saturday, February 24
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
All ages, family-friendly.
Included with General Admission – In the spirit of making this event accessible, General Admission tickets will be half-priced at the door on the day of the event. Programs included with admission to the Center.
This Black History Month, join Chabot Space and Science Center in a celebration of Black scientists, scholars, and artists of the past, present, and future. Afrofuturism is an activist aesthetic movement that imagines the future through a Black cultural lens. Through music, art, and storytelling, Afrofuturism imagines a just future rooted in Black liberation. Come join us in a day of hands-on activities, presentations, and live demos for the whole family.
Black Panther Party Legacy Alumni Network
Rotunda
10 AM-4 PM
Stop by and visit the BPPLAN in the Rotunda to see exclusive limited edition merchandise, art prints and books by original Black Panther Party artists as well as a selection of 10 contemporary artists creating artworks in homage to the ideology of the original BPP. The collection of artwork is curated in an exhibition all February for Black History Month in Studio Fallout, a community arts event space in North Beach, San Francisco, and is making a special appearance in Oakland for Celebrate Black History Month: Afrofuturism at Chabot Space and Science Center.
The Relevance of the Black Party’s Legacy
Planetarium
12:30 PM
Dr. Saturu Ned’s presentation will talk about the origin and progressive development of the Black Panther Party from 1966-1982 and its local, national, and global influence. He will also talk about what the Black Panther Party Legacy Alumni Network (BPPLAN) is and the work they are doing today.
Saturu Ned, then known as James Mott, joined the Black Panther Party in May of 1968. Saturu was a member of the ‘Lumpen’, the Black Panther Party singing group. A book was written by Professor Ricky Vincent called “Party Music” the untold story of the Lumpen and their influence on the Black Power Movement. Dr Saturu was a teacher at the award-winning Oakland Community School and Learning Center that was started and run by Black Panther Party Members. He has appeared on numerous television and video productions, radio, print and online publications. He continues to work in the interest of the community as an Educator, Innovator, and a Survival Program Architect.
