Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation Establishes a GoFundMe Campaign for the Creation and Installation of a Memorial Bust in West Oakland
To support the creation and installation, the Foundation has launched a GoFundMe Campaign to raise money as well as awareness for the project.
- To support the creation and installation, the Foundation has launched a GoFundMe Campaign to raise money as well as awareness for the project.
- "The story of the Black Panther Party and the story of Huey as well are woven into the fabric of Oakland," said Fredrika Newton, widow of Huey and co-founder of HPNF.
- The bust will be located on Dr. Huey P. Newton Way (formerly 9th Street) and Mandela Parkway in West Oakland.
- The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation is a tax-deductible 5013 that was found in 1993 by David Hilliard and Fredrika Newton.