Black Voices in the Town
African American Community Health in the Age of COVID
Dr. Saturu Ned on why the Black Panther Party survival programs of the past may be critical to the future of the African American community […]
Black Panther Party
Arts & Culture
Q&A with Artist Dana King on Creating Huey P. Newton Statue
Interview with longtime journalist and sculptor Dana King. […]
Arts & Culture
Sculptor Dana King alongside Fredrika Newton Unveils Dr. Huey P. Newton’s Bust in West Oakland
The rain didn’t dampen Sunday’s celebration for the unveiling of the bronze bust in honor of Dr. Huey P. Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party. “The rain is very symbolic of the […]
Arts & Culture
New West Oakland Mural Celebrates Black Joy and Women of Black Panther Party
“This is something people do not know. The history books do not carry us.” – Ericka Huggins […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Ericka Huggins: a Life in Learning
Ericka Huggins, the activist, educator, and poet, begins her class at Merritt College “The Black Panther Party: Strategies for Organizing the People” by having students gather their desks around in a circle. She reminds them […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
‘Negroes With Guns:’ My Black Panther Reeducation
Today, mainstream media depicts a Panther demise into pimping, drug-dealing and gangbanging, but that history is questioned and should not remain as the Party’s legacy. In 1968, the police were the soldiers of a racist system and acted with impunity. The Panthers offered black communities much-needed protection, and through good works like teaching and feeding children, empowered and mobilized people to stand up against racial violence and rampant police brutality. […]