Seattle Women Black Panthers

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Keepers of the dream

Keepers of the dream Keepers of the dream Keepers of the dream

Historical Documentaries 

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Academic History Website

The University of Washington now features the oral histories of these Seattle Women Black Panthers on their Seattle Civil Rights website and their facebook site. 

Video Oral History at UW

PRESS

Photo of Patricia Boiko and Tajuan LaBee by Dorothy Edwards of Crosscut

YES Magazine

https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/03/02/maps-help-fight-racism-inequality?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YESDaily_%2020220213&utm_content=YESDaily_%2020220213+CID_5a119b23845e73d64fd7dd6e764787f2&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Read%20the%20full%20story

Seattle Met Magazine

https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2020/06/some-seattle-things-to-read-and-watch-to-better-understand-the-protests

CROSSCUT PICK

https://crosscut.com/culture/2020/10/now-streaming-new-movies-pnw

KUOW

 https://kuow.org/stories/debating-the-protests-with-grandma-a-former-black-panther 

Crosscut

 https://crosscut.com/2020/02/new-documentary-gives-voice-women-seattles-black-panther-party  

Featured with The Grit KBCS

 https://www.kbcs.fm/programs/the-grit/  

KBCS

 https://www.kbcs.fm/2020/02/13/black-panther-party-women/ 


The Stranger Best Black History Month Events

 https://www.thestranger.com/events/42694909/keepers-of-the-dream-seattle-women-black-panthers 

Seattle Scene

 https://www.ourseattlescene.com/new-events/2020/2/7/keepers-of-the-dream-seattle-women-black-panthers 

KBCS FM

 https://www.kbcs.fm/programs/gospel-highway/ 

2/8/20 2nd hour at 59:49

KBCS FM

 https://www.kbcs.fm/programs/hard-knock-radio/ 

7:54 Seattle Women Black Panthers

Opening Night Photos by James Eugene Frank

About Us

Seattle Women Black Panthers Project

“Panther women became indispensable not only to the Black Panther Party but to the larger civil rights movement as well...they were  “keepers of the dream.” *


The women of the Black Panther Party were instrumental to the success of  the Party's survival programs such as the health centers and school breakfasts. Yet, these women's stories have not been visible. 


Now, our mostly People of Color team has documented the stories of six women involved in the Seattle Black Panther movement. 


Keepers of the Dream: Seattle Women Black Panthers screened to a sold -out audiences at the Northwest Film Forum prior to the Pandemic.  The series was one of the top 5 films featured at the Doctober Film Festival.  It was broadcast on the Seattle Channel. 

The individual stories are now part of the University of Washington Black Panther History Interviews. 

 https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/BPP_interviews.htm 


Thanks in part to grants from 4 Culture. 

*Curtis Austin, “Up Against the Wall”  https://www.uapress.com/product/up-against-the-wall/  

 

Francis Dixon

Frances Dixon

Keeper of the Dream

Keeper of the Dream

 Frances Dixon describes the effects on her of Emmett Till's murder, redlining in Seattle and her son's founding of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. 

Keeper of the Dream

Keeper of the Dream

Keeper of the Dream

 
Frances Dixon's story is the story of African American struggles and victories in the North.     

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Triumphs

Keeper of the Dream

Triumphs

 In the film she describes her triumphs with fighting job discrimination, her son's imprisonments and death threats against her sons.  

VAnetta Molson-turner

Called to Oakland from Seattle

Called to Oakland from Seattle

Called to Oakland from Seattle

Vanetta working with the BPP in Oakland to elect Bobby Seale for Mayor of Oakland and Elaine Brown to City Council in 1972, In this photo, Vanetta is working at the Lampost which was a Black Panther Party run club.

Where she lived and worked

Called to Oakland from Seattle

Called to Oakland from Seattle

Vanetta is standing in front of a mural which is in front on the house where she lived with members of the Seattle Black Panther Party. She had to step over sandbags to get out to do her work with the free clinic and breakfast program.

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Phyllis Noble Mobley

Phyllis joined the Seattle BPP at age 15

Phyllis learned that she could succeed in any endeavor.

Phyllis learned that she could succeed in any endeavor.

Her siblings were Seattle Black Panthers. She was allowed to go to Black Panther Party events with her siblings even though she was much younger. 

Phyllis learned that she could succeed in any endeavor.

Phyllis learned that she could succeed in any endeavor.

Phyllis learned that she could succeed in any endeavor.

She created her own hairweaving business. The first of it's kind in Seattle. 

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Winona Hollins-Hauge

Winona learned from Carolyn Downs

Winona learned from Carolyn Downs

Winona learned from Carolyn Downs

Carolyn Downs was a strong influence for Winona. Winona was active for 6 months but continued to help Carolyn collect money for the free breakfast program and the health clinic. 

Winona continues social action

Winona learned from Carolyn Downs

Winona learned from Carolyn Downs

Winona co-hosts "The Gospel Highway" on KBCS.She brings socially conscious songs, like "Benediction" by the Paula Boggs Band to the air.

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Youlanda givens

Youlanda helped organize and direct a Seattle Black Panther Party Free Breakfast program. She collected donations, bought, cooked and served food at the breakfast program.

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Youlanda talks about changing her "look" with a black leather jacket when she joined the Seattle Black Panther Party.

Youlanda's Son, Darnel Alexander and former group 2nd Nature along with 1995 Inter Mix Records and KadGroove Music present "Lift Up Your Voice and Sing." Also featuring David Booker, Leland Allen and Jason Turner.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVN9EzH5HsA&feature=youtu.be 

Screenings And Questions

Question asked at screening

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

Youlanda Givens spoke about the Stockley Carmichael Speech at Garfiled High Shool. Here is the speech that was asked about:

 http://aavw.org/special_features/speeches_speech_carmichael01.html 

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

An amazing exhibit and the documentary about Vanetta Molson-Turner

 https://artgallery.seattlecentral.edu/porches-panthers-and-progress 

Watch the Q&A from Opening Night

Vanetta Featured at Seattle Central College

Watch the Q&A from Opening Night

Malika Lee moderates discussion and questions from the audience at Opening Night at the Northwest Film Forum. Featuring Yolanda Givens, Vanetta Molson-Turner, Phyllis Noble Mobley and Winona Hollins -Hauge. 

Photos The Series

    CREDITS

    Series Produced and Directed by 

    Patricia Boiko

    Individual Documentaries

    Produced and Directed by

    Patricia Boiko

    Tajuan LaBee

    Assistant Director

    Malika Lee

    Edited by

    Kamaria Daniel

    Malika Lee

    Tifa Tomb

    Patricia Boiko

    Cinematography

    Omar Willey

    Kamaria Daniel 

    Production Assistant Veronique Harris

    Music 

    Composed and Directed by SassyBlack

    Vocals and Synthesizer by SassyBlack

    Saxophone by Kate Olson

    Trumpet by Katie Green

    Trombone by Liana Green

    Acoustic Guitar by Stephanie Anne Johnson

    Recording and Mixing Engineer  

    Ayesha Ubayatilaka

    Music Recorded and mixed at Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA

    Post production editing, color and graphics Jim Golingo, GolPost Inc.

    Post production Audio Bad Animals, Dave Howe

    “Benediction”

    composed by Paula Boggs and featuring the Paula Boggs Band. ©℗ 2017 Paula Boggs Music (BMI).

    https://www.paulaboggsband.net/

    Location Crew

    Nico Sanchez

    Arianne Garden Vazquez

      

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    Supported in part by grants from 4 Culture

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