As part of our annual Black August observance, you are invited to join us for a screening of Dope is Death (2020):

The story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 – a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist

After many long years as a political prisoner, Dr. Shakur was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. In December 2022 he was released on parole to spend his remaining days with his loved ones. He passed away a few weeks ago in July 2023.

We’ll discuss his legacy and its implications for our community today.

Acupuncture services will be available from Tai Hawkins of Ola Nani.