Preserving the History of the Black Panthers Close to Home

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Capt. Erica Arteseros. Photo by Lila LaHood // Public Press

By Sandhya Dirks, KQED News Fix

Every corner of Billy X Jennings’ home is filled with memorabilia. The walls are barely visible behind a sea of posters and banners. Every available surface is carefully decorated with mugs, statues, newspapers and pamphlets — all of it forming a living shrine to Black Panther history.

Jennings’ house, on a tree-lined residential street in Sacramento, has become the de facto museum and archive of the Panthers. He also runs an online archive to preserve the Black Panther Party’s legacy and connect alumni.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 
 

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Capt. Erica Arteseros. Photo by Lila LaHood // Public Press

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