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Huey P. Newton Honored With Statue Commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party

Huey P. Newton, the revolutionary co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was honored with a bronze bust to commemorate the party’s 55th anniversary, the Associated Press reports.

The unveiling of the bust took place on Sunday at Dr. Huey P. Newton Way and Mandela Parkway, near the very spot where Newton was murdered in 1989. According to ABC 7, the statue is the first permanent art display to honor the Black Panther Party in Oakland.

“I’ve created him to bring him home to West Oakland,” said sculptor Dana King.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Photos: Black Panther Party co-founder Dr. Huey P. Newton bust dedication

At least 100 or more people braved heavy rain and winds Sunday to attend the dedication of a bronze bust in memory of Black Panther Party co-founder Dr. Huey P. Newton.

In commemoration of the Black Panther Party’s 55th Anniversary, the piece created by local artist Dana King is the first sculpture honoring the Black Panther Party in Oakland.

“It is a rare gift to be able to work closely with someone who knew the subject of my work,” King said. “It was Fredrika’s openness that helped guide my hands and my heart in creating the work that I did.”

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

‘Long live the legacy of Dr. Huey P. Newton’: Sculpture honors Black Panthers co-founder

During an unusually stormy Sunday in West Oakland, about 150 people sang and danced in the rain to celebrate the unveiling of a sculpture honoring Huey P. Newton, who co-founded the Black Panther Party in the city.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Black Panther Party unveils Huey P. Newton statue in Oakland

Newton's bust by artist Dana King was created in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Dr. Huey P. Newton bust debuts in Oakland, becomes city’s first permanent art display for Black Panther Party

An influential figure of the Black Panther Party, Dr. Huey P. Newton was honored Sunday when a bronze bust debuted in West Oakland, simultaneously commemorating the political party's 55th anniversary.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Huey P. Newton bust unveiled in West Oakland

Community members gathered on Sunday to remember the Black Panther Party co-founder, whose likeness was sculpted in bronze by artist Dana King.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Huey Newton bronze bust installed in Oakland, the first permanent statue honoring the Black Panther co-founder

More than 30 years after his death, the city of Oakland has its first permanent public art piece honoring Huey Percy Newton, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Black Panther Party Co-Founder Huey P. Newton honored with bronze statue

The bronze statue of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton will be the first permanent art installation to honor the party in Oakland.

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Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

Debut of Huey Newton bust spotlights an influential figure

The unveiling is scheduled for Sunday at Dr. Huey P. Newton Way and Mandela Parkway, near the spot where Newton was murdered in 1989. It comes as Panther alumni, descendants and others gathered to mark the 55th anniversary of a party that has long been both celebrated and vilified.

Kieron SlaughterJanuary 10, 2022Batch2

'Our America: A Year of Activism': How activism has evolved since the murder of George Floyd

LOS ANGELES -- One year after George Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer, the country reflects on the progress made in the fight for racial and social justice. "Our America: A Year of Activism" is an exclusive streaming special of social impact experts discussing the evolution of activism over the course of the last year and if enough change has occurred. The three panel conversations feature prominent artists, activists, journalists and commentators. This special programming is a collaboration between ABC Owned Television Stations and Participant.

Fredrika Newton On Legacy And Revolution

For our Action zine cover, we had the honor of speaking with the wife of the late Dr. Huey P. Newton, Fredrika Newton about her time in the Black Panther Party and the importance of preserving its legacy with the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation.

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Power of The People

From 1966, when the Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, until it was disbanded in 1982, it established itself as a power in Black communities across the U.S. Now, the time for recognizing the Panthers’ true legacy may finally be here.

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Mural to Honor Women of the Black Panther Party

A West Oakland resident wants to celebrate the legacy of the women of the Black Panther Party with a permanent 2,000-square-foot mural on her house. Jilchristina Vest joins NBC Bay Area to talk more about the project.

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The Black Panther Party and the Rev. Cheryl Dawson

The sun shined down on West Oakland last Wednesday as I was greeted with a warm, welcoming, COVID-cautious elbow bump from Ericka Huggins.

Huggins, the former director of the Black Panther Party’s Oakland Community School, stood masked among a scattered crowd of people on the 1.3-mile stretch of greenway that bisects Mandela Parkway in West Oakland. It’s here that the Cypress Structure collapsed in the '89 quake—and also where two months prior in that same year, Black Panther Party cofounder Dr. Huey P. Newton was shot and killed just a few blocks away.

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‘A mural that celebrates Black joy’: Oakland home honors women of the Black Panther party

Jilchristina Vest always wanted people to look up to Black women. Now, thanks to a two-story mural on the side of her Oakland home, they literally do.

The mural, dedicated to the women of the Black Panther party, was unveiled earlier this month. Vest’s house sits at Center and 9th streets, in the heart of the West Oakland neighborhood where the Black Panther party began, once known as the Harlem of the west. The mural looks down on the corner where Huey Newton, one of the party’s founders, was killed.

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Kieron SlaughterMarch 1, 2021Batch1

The Dr. Huey P Newton Foundation and Black Panther Party Alumni Partner with the Oakland A’s and others to Celebrate Black History Month

A coalition of five Bay Area professional sports teams representing BAY AREA UNITE is joining forces with the Dr. Huey P Newton Foundation to rally community engagement and awareness for Black History Month. “The Black Panther Party Celebration of Activism” virtual program will broadcast via Facebook Live and YouTube February 24th at 12:00 p.m. PST/3:00 p.m. EST.

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The event will feature a tribute to the “Black Panther Party 10 Program; What We Want, What We Believe,” special performances and an exclusive look into Judas and the Black Messiah.

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Three Bay Area Cities Adopt Resolutions Supporting a Black Panther Party National Park unit

The City’s of Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond all unanimously adopted resolutions urging the National Park Service to conduct a reconnaissance survey to determine the appropriateness of a National Park Service unit to recognize the historical significance and contributions of the Black Panther Party.

The resolutions also urge President Biden to utilize the results of the survey to establish a National Park unit including a Visitors Center and Museum through the Antiquities Act. These are the first three cities in the United States to adopt such resolutions.

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Kieron SlaughterFebruary 19, 2021National Park, Black Panther Party, NPS, NPS Urban, NPS Urban Agenda, National Monument

Black Panther Party Alumni Partner with the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland A's, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland Roots to Celebrate Black History Month

A coalition of five Bay Area professional sports teams representing BAY AREA UNITE is joining forces with the Dr. Huey P Newton Foundation to rally community engagement and awareness for Black History Month.

"The Black Panther Party Celebration of Activism" virtual program will broadcast via Facebook Live and YouTube February 24th at 12:00 p.m. PST/3:00 p.m. EST. The event will feature a tribute to the "Black Panther Party 10 Program; What We Want, What We Believe," special performances and an exclusive look into Judas and the Black Messiah.

Tune in here! https://www.facebook.com/plusonesociety

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Kieron SlaughterFebruary 19, 2021Batch1

Part Of Ninth Street In West Oakland Named For Huey P. Newton

Three blocks of a West Oakland street were named Wednesday morning for a co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.

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Kieron SlaughterFebruary 19, 2021Batch1

Part of Ninth Street in West Oakland named for Huey P. Newton

Three blocks of a West Oakland street were named Wednesday morning for a co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.

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Kieron SlaughterFebruary 19, 2021Batch1