I was recently featured on the Black Jonestown podcast hosted by Jonestown survivor, author and activist Leslie Wagner Wilson:
“In this episode, Leslie sits down with Sikivu Hutchinson to explore what drew so many Black families to the San Francisco area during the 1970s — and the deep sense of hope that the Peoples Temple represented for the Black community. Leslie and Sikivu unpack the social and political climate of the era: the search for racial equality, economic opportunity, and genuine community in a country that had so often denied all three. They examine why the Temple’s message of integration, dignity, and collective purpose resonated so powerfully with Black Americans — and how that hope was ultimately betrayed.”
