An old black and white photo shows four Black boys around 10-12 years old, smiling at the camera, only their heads and hands visible because a block of text about the Oakland Community School is covering them.

Black Panther Museum education exhibit made more accessible through new Spanish translation

For the past year, an exhibit at the Oakland Black Panther Party Museum has educated visitors about the community school model that was launched by the Panthers in 1973 and has since been incorporated into every Oakland Unified School District building.  Recently, the exhibit’s reach was expanded, thanks to the efforts of a Madison Park Academy student and the nonprofit Ocelotl, which worked to translate the exhibit into Spanish.  “The Black Panther Party, they brought communities together, and I feel…

By on September 12, 2025