At the National Black United Front building at 7714 Prospect Ave., the sound of African drums echoed through the hall as a crowd of community members, elders, activists and youth gathered to welcome a former Kansas City Black Panther leader, Charlotte O’Neal.
Dressed in a blue dashiki and seashell-adorned hat, O’Neal who is also a poet and community builder, greeted the audience with a warm smile.
She played the agogo bell, alongside the drummers in attendance from Art in Motion studio, performing a bit before she shared her story of struggle and revolution…