On his 89th birthday, the City of Oakland honored Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale by naming a street in North Oakland after him.
Oakland declared Oct. 22, “Bobby Seale Day” and renamed the intersection of 57th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Speakers included Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, City Councilmember Zac Unger, and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon. Oakland rapper and entrepreneur Stanley “Mistah Fab” Cox hosted. The event also featured live performances.
Seale migrated from Texas as a child. He lived in the integrated Codornices Villages and attended Berkeley High. After leaving the Air Force, Seale attended Merritt College, then located on Grove Street (now MLK). There he joined the Afro American Association and met Huey P. Newton. The two co-founded the Panthers in 1966.
Books by Seale include “Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton”, and the co-authored book, “Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers.”
Oakland filmmaker and educator Jasmene Miranda shared these images with Oakland Voices.
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