The Foundation will participate with five professional sports franchises from the Bay Area in a first-ever joint initiative to celebrate Black History Month. “The Black Panther Party Celebration of Activism” program will feature Black Panther Party alum, athletes from Bay Area professional sports teams and local Bay Area artists and activists. The groundbreaking event will showcase a discussion of the origins and outcomes of Black Panther Party-led activism told through the lens of the “Black Panther Party 10 Point Platform and Program; What We Want, What We Believe” and how it has helped to shape the activism in local communities today.

The virtual program will be available online at 12:00 p.m. via Facebook Live, Instagram and YouTube. “This Black History Month, I will reflect back on the beginnings of the Black Panther Party nearly 55 years ago, as well as on the countless tragedies against Black men and women just last year alone,” said Fredrika Newton. “With that in mind, I will move through 2021 with a renewed sense of empowerment and ask that we all find a way to stand on the shoulders of those who fought for Black Power in the past and successfully deliver it now.” Later in 2021, the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation will be unveiling a bronze bust of Huey, which will be placed on the newly named Dr. Huey P. Newton Way at Mandela Parkway. Internationally renowned sculptor Dana King is creating the bust.

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