Join us for a timely panel discussion on Black Americans featuring longtime activist Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation in Oakland, CA. Newton, widow of Huey Newton, is a former Black Panther Party member.
The event will be both live and virtual. It will be held at the Historic Belmont Mansion.
The aim of the foundation is to provide an accurate history of the Party based on Huey’s archives, to preserve its legacy and commemorate its work. The archives are located at Stanford University. Huey and Bobby Seale founded the party in 1966.
The foundation has developed educational materials, organized forums and exhibited historical documents from the Party archives. In 2021, a bust of Huey was installed in Oakland, and the street where he was killed in 1989 was designated “Dr. Huey P. Newton Way.” The foundation’s seeks to ensure that the Party has a permanent space in Oakland’s history through a monument, pop-up exhibits and a museum. Fredricka believes that the Party helped set the stage and cleared the path for the Black Lives Matter movement.
The panel will also feature Solomon Jones, commentator/author/columnist; activist Michael Africa Jr. of the MOVE Archival Project, among others. A reception will be held before the panel discussion.
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Shallow Alcove / Sarah Gross / Kennedy Shaw | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
Glenn Jones / Liam Grant / Elizabeth / Laprelle | 7:30pm | Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement | All Ages |
The Courettes | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Dougie Poole / Margaux | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Tara Clerkin Trio (Rescheduled from 3/22) | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Arto Lindsay & John Moran | 8:00pm | Jerry's on Front | All Ages |
Bambara / Buck Gooter | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
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Sarah and the Safe Word / The Weekend Run Club | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
WKDU Supports: Brooks Nielsen | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
Kendra Morris | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Fazerdaze | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Public Circuit / Abbatia / Lust Orchid (DJ set) | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Telescreens | 7:00pm | Cambridge Hall - Warehouse on Watts | All Ages |
Jack Van Cleaf | 7:45pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Spanish Love Songs / Bike Routes / World's Greatest Dad | 8:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |