Fantastic Negrito

The greater community is invited to share in an historic day and celebration for the unveiling of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Memorial Sculpture. This will be the first permanent art installation honoring the Black Panther Party in the City of Oakland and the event will take place Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., showcasing local artists, elected officials, Party members, businesses, and community members, featuring Black-owned enterprises. Performers include: • 3x Grammy Winner Fantastic Negrito • Prescott Circus Theatre - Afro Stilt Walking • Nina Sol • DJ Mario X Prins • Gina Belafonte, Emcee The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation collaborated with world renowned and local sculptor Dana King on the creation of the sculpture, which will be placed in the median at the intersection of Dr. Huey P. Newton Way (formerly 9th street) and Mandela Pkwy, the same street where Huey took his last breath over 32 years ago. The Black Panther Party was co-founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966. As we commemorate the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party by unveiling a bronze sculpture of its co-founder, we remember the Party as both the small grassroots organization born in Oakland and the international organization it grew into. From legal self-defense from abusive police officers to Survival Programs that provided essential services, like free food, medical clinics, and education to the communities they served, the Black Panther Party was an exemplary organization of the Black Power Era and continues to have rippling effects to this day. Despite the FBI's counterintelligence program, COINTELPRO, the Black Panther Party was the most influential revolutionary movement of the twentieth century. Huey’s widow, Fredrika Newton, co-founded The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation to preserve and promulgate the history, legacy, and contributions of the Black Panther Party. We are proud to gift the Dr. Huey P. Newton Memorial Sculpture to the City of Oakland as a permanent fixture in the city's landscape. www.hueypnewton.org