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'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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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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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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Oakland street renamed after Black Panther Party co-founder Dr. Huey Newton

Oakland 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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