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Aaron Dixon co-founded the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968. He led the chapter for four years, launching a free breakfast program for children and a community health and legal clinic. Dixon has spent half a decade working for social justice through involvement in electoral politics, community activism, and non-profit organizations. In this event, Dixon will draw on his published memoir, My People are Rising, to discuss his experiences fighting for Black empowerment and racial justice.

Presented by the College of Liberal Arts, School of History, Philosophy and Religion and School of Language, Culture and Society, the Social Justice Committee of UAOSU, and the Educational Opportunities Program and the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.