Nixon argued that community-based programs can become critical safety nets when residents believe government systems are failing them.
Angie Nixon turned to Black Panther Party history during a heated exchange over healthcare, arguing that community-based programs created decades ago offer a lesson for communities facing gaps in government services today.
Speaking at the event held at her coffee shop and bookstore, Cafe Resistance in Jacksonville, Nixon pointed to the party’s efforts to feed children and provide medical care, saying, “The Black Panther Party saw children in Oakland going to school hungry. When children don’t eat, they can’t function.”…