Sat, Aug 08
|Langston Hughes Performing Arts
Reconnecting with Our Collective Power: Insights from the Founders of the Seattle Black Panther Party
Join us for an afternoon of reflection, history and community featuring a conversation with founders of the Seattle Black Panther Party and a special presentation from the Seattle Black Panthers Documentary project.
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Langston Hughes Performing Arts, 104 17th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Guests
About the Event
Join us for Reconnecting with Our Collective Power: Insights from the Founders of the Seattle Black Panther Party, a special gathering centered on the history, legacy and enduring relevance of the Seattle Black Panther Party.
Featured Speakers:
Aaron Dixon
Mr. Dixon was one of the founding members of the University of Washington's Black Student Union and, in 1968, became a founding member of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party. He was appointed Captain of the Seattle Chapter by Black Panther Party co-founder and Chairman, Bobby Seale. Seattle was the first chapter outside California and the second overall chapter of the Black Panther Party.
In 1972, Mr. Dixon relocated to the Party Central Headquarters in Oakland, and in 1974, he was appointed as personal assistant to Elaine Brown, the first woman to lead the Black Panther Party. He left the party in 1978 and, in 2000, founded Central House, a non-profit that worked with at-risk and gang-involved youth, and the Harder House transitional…