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Women & Marginalized

Gayle Asali Dickson: Why I Joined the Black Panther Party (1 of 3)

  • 25 Apr 2025
  • by Gayle Asali Dickson
  • Elders

Gayle “Asali” Dickson describes how the discrimination she faced as an Afro-American girl and young woman in Oakland (California, United States) awakened within her the spirit of activism that led her to later join the Black Panther Party in 1969.

Women & Marginalized

My Ministry, Being Black, and Community Care (1 of 2)

  • 25 Apr 2025
  • by Gayle Asali Dickson
  • Journeys

Gayle “Asali” Dickson shares what moved her to become a minister after leaving the Black Panther Party (BPP); in her ministry she preached community and caring for each other, much like what she learned from the BPP.

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