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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Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe 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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Read MoreA 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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Read MoreOakland has renamed a street after Black Panther Party co-founder Dr. Huey P. Newton -- who established numerous community support programs, medical clinics, food banks, and a newspaper.
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