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met with several prominent members of the black panther party. It was such an honor to meet them and converse with them. it seems beyond belief that Blacks of the stature of these giants are just walking around among us, virtually ignored by countless beneficiaries of their courage and sacrifice. There are so many things that need to be done. so many pressing issues in the black community and in the war against oppression. the situation may be more dire today than in the past, and in some ways, must be. for the suffering of the "now" is always greater than the suffereing that has already come to pass. while meeting with this luminary, we were able to come to a meeting of minds about several issues that are pressing in the black community and several pressing needs. 1. a black perspective think tank. 2. re-organization, re-invigoration of the black oakland, grass-roots infrastructure. 3. take back our communities from interloper, non-af-am control (west oakland in particular)_4. turn the tide from oppression to social investment, reversing of hundreds if not thousands of institutionalized racist policies and procedures5. creation ongoing memorials and eduational opportunities for the next generation of freedom fighters. 6. that the black panther party legacy is "ours" all black folks that understand it and embrace it. 7. make available the digital archives of the black panther partyand on and on and on. currently I am sitting on the leadership board of a county-wide non-profit aimed at solving homelessness in alameda county. through this association, I am having the experience of seeing how to create a grassroots, politically active organization, and how to break down, digest and attack various aspects of an overall problem in a methodical way. I hope to use this directly in the effort of black panther blvd.