I am Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, the author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution. A former Black Power and Civil Rights activist, I was a political prisoner from 1969 to 1984.

Due to the lack of affordable dental care in America for senior citizens, I have had to put off routine care I have needed for years. I lack the necessary money for expensive dentistry procedures. Now, I'm facing a dental emergency which is threatening my overall health, and causing me pain and discomfort on a daily basis. 

In September, 2025, a dental office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, told me that I need urgent emergency care to pull some teeth, and that I need other routine dental care over the long term. The price: $7,000 for a “discount” and $25,000 for full mouth restoration. My family cannot afford this high price, and I went to a second dental office, which quoted me a price of $3,000. But, the second office is overcrowded with patients, and I have been waiting for almost six months to see a dentist.

I could lose all of my teeth or get serious mouth infections now and in the near future. I suffer daily with tooth pain, which keeps me up at night. Nobody should have to suffer from lack of dental care like this because of their inability to afford to see a dentist.

I am asking my friends and allies to help me and my family raise the funds to pay for the dental care I need. I am 78 years old. Help me to not become a victim like so many other senior citizens and low income people in America who are suffering from poor dental health.

Please join this campaign and share it with others. Your contributions will help me get the emergency dental care I need to get some of my teeth extracted to help preserve my life and overall health and to purchase dental insurance to cover future care. 

Contributions may be sent via Paypal to: organize.the.hood@gmail.com .