In celebration of Juneteenth this year, The West Oakland Mural Project opened a small museum to highlight Black Panther Party history.
“It's going to stay here for as long as I am able to sustain it,” said Jilchristina Vest, the visionary and owner of the house and museum, on what she's calling a "mini museum."
KQED’s Kate Wolffe spoke with Vest about what she hopes to share with the community, the significance of the location and what it means to open this weekend.
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The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.
What can people find inside the mini museum?
Jilchristina Vest: The mini museum is a combination of several 8-foot banners that have a lot of beautiful photographs and a lot of really amazing information on them. There's a lot of news articles — and information to take away, things you’ve never seen. A lot of it has been educational material that Ericka Huggins has used in classrooms, as well as museum exhibits and pop ups.