The OBS was founded in 1980 by activists,students, union organizers and other community members in order to fill a vacuum left by the assaults on the Black Power Movement.
Our vision: To contribute to the creation of a society free of all forms of exploitation and oppression.
Read the OBS Strategic Vision.
Our mission: To build a movement that fights for political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class.
