Dreaming of Justice, Still in the Struggle
… An Afternoon with
Angela Y. Davis
February 21, 2010
WLCAC, Phoenix Hall
10950 Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Black civil rights icon and social activist the extraordinary Angela Davis will be appearing in Los Angeles at a speaking engagement on Sunday February 21. The event is a fundraiser for A New Way of Life organization, a not-for-profit that helps women transition from prison. The organization helps women reunite with their children, get jobs and stay sober while providing political education to help them understand the criminal justice system and how to change it.
Angela Davis’s life story is so amazing and bigger than life that is VERY easy to romanticize her —much like the public does a mythic super-star. But the fact is, that’s where she’s at historically—-the realm of superstardom in terms of activism, black consciousness and social revolution . She certainly was the most famous female figure of the civil rights movement. For LGBT activists and community members not in the know, Angela Davis, now a retired university professor, gained notoriety during the black civil rights movement in the ‘60s. A member of the Black Panther movement, Davis landed on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List in 1970 for her alleged involvement in the murder of Marin County Judge Harold Haley. She was eventually arrested and put on trial. After spending a year and a half in jail she was acquitted of any charges related to Judge Haley’s murder.
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