Showing posts with label Black Panthers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Panthers. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2021

Huey P. Newton Sculpture Unveiled In Oakland California

The Black Panther Party marked its 55th anniversary with the unveiling of a new bronze sculpture of Huey P. Newton on Dr. Huey P. Newton Way and Mandela Parkway in Oakland, Calif. The site is near where the Panther co-founder was murdered in 1989. The Oct. 24 event was hosted by the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. Produced by Oakland artist Dana King, the sculpture is the first permanent public artwork in the city dedicated to the Panthers.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Former Black Panther freed after 40 years in solitary confinement

Albert Woodfox, a man once linked to the Black Panther Party who spent 43 years in solitary confinement at a notorious prison in Louisiana has been released.