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Saturday, August 7th, 2010When we are not actively aware of our place in the heiharchy of life, we are as fish out of water.
When we do not value, claim or document our collective contributions to civilization, then others who recognize its value and worth will claim it as their own.
Dr. Oba T’Shaka
Friday, August 6th, 2010Telling Our Story from Mental Slavery to Mastership. The rivercity Griot presents “An Afternoon with Dr. Oba T’Shaka.” No effective organizing can occur among Black people as long as we are programed to ‘see’ ourselves through the eyes of others. Carter G. Woodson told us how Black minds were placed under control. Professor T’Shaka tells [...]
John King
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010An Afternoon With John King As a pioneer and strong advocate for the arts and a civil rights activist, John King has a lot of insights to share about the tumultuous social and political upheaval that shook Sacramento and the nation in the 1960s and 1970s. John was present for the historic march from Dexter [...]