A ‘Vigil For Black Lives’ hosted by “Brown Folx 4 Black Lives” and The Greenlining Institute was held on Tuesday at 360 14th St. According to organizers, there were a few hundred people in attendance.
Olga Talamante, with board members of the Chicana Latina Foundation, National Center for Lesbian Rights and Greenlining Institute, the co-sponsor of the vigil, spoke and said of social distancing that it was “six feet of power.”
She introduced Debra Gore-Mann, president and CEO of Greenlining Institute and added: “This is not a Black and white issue, it’s a right or wrong issue.
Talamante then introduced Angela Davis, who spoke in front of a mural titled ‘Black Lives Are Sacred.’
Davis spoke of the “history of Black and Brown unity” and that she would not be free from the San Jose Courthouse after her trial nearly 50 years ago if not for the Chicano/Latino communities.
