He’s home.” OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 24: Fredrika Newton, left, and sculptor Dana King react during the dedication of a bust in memory of Black Panther Party co-founder and Newton’s former husband Dr. “That Huey will continue to look over the city he loved feels incredibly powerful right now. “With this sculpture of Huey, we are writing a new chapter for the party where we are finally claiming public spaces to declare that the Black Panther Party were vanguards and protectors of the communities they served and that their contributions made a difference,” Newton said. were also among the speakers.įredrika Newton, co-founder of the foundation, was emotional during the ceremony. Newton’s widow, Fredrika Newton, older brother Melvin Newton and Fred Hampton Jr. Newton Foundation, which featured live entertainment by local Grammy-award winner Fantastic Negrito and others, and appearances by city officials including District 3 city Councilmember Carroll Fife, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. The unveiling took place during a block party celebration hosted by the Dr. “It was Fredrika’s openness that helped guide my hands and my heart in creating the work that I did.” “It is a rare gift to be able to work closely with someone who knew the subject of my work,” King said. 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. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1980. On August 22 1989, Huey Newton was shot and murdered in Oakland California.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. Newton returned to school, earning a Ph.D. To avoid prosecution, he fled to Cuba in 1971, but he returned three years later. In the 1970s, the Black Panthers began to fall apart, key members left, and Newton faced more criminal charges. The party's treasurer, Bobby Hutton, was even killed during of these conflicts in 1968. The case was later dismissed after two retrials. During its time, members of the group clashed with police several times.
This became a popular slogan of the day, helped Newton's case. He was later convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to two to 15 years in prison. After his conviction, Huey fans around the country pressured "Free Huey" everywhere. They also fought against police brutality in black neighborhoods by mostly white cops. Newton himself was arrested in 1967 for allegedly killing an Oakland police officer during a traffic stop. By then, The Black Panther Parted expanded to more than two people. The Black Panthers wanted to improve life in black communities and establish social programs. Unlike other Civil Rights activists, Seale and Newton were no peaceful protesters. The group believed that violence might be needed to bring about social change. This change regarding laws that protected the right to bare arms. They were both involved in different political groups and college but soon decided to come together and make a group of their own. Founded in 1966, they called their group the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. After high school, he went to Merritt College and met Bobby Seale. This carried on to his adult hood when he got arrested during the Black Panther marches.ĭespite his run ins with the law, he took his education seriously. As a teenager growing up in California, he got in trouble with the law. He became a leading figure in the Black Power movement of the 1960s.
Newton started to gain recognition to the outside world when he helped establish the political origination for African-Americans called the Black Panther Party with Bobb y Seale. Huey Percy Newton was born to Walter Newton and Armelia Johnson in Monroe Louisiana.
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