And the most recent thing this institution of higher learning got right was the sponsoring of a Black History Month event that featured the civil and human rights activist and co-founder of the Black ...

Huey Percy Newton, the Monroe, La. native who founded the Black Panther Party, would have celebrated his 83rd birthday on February 17, 2025. Newton was born in Monroe, La., but moved to California ...

In 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, Calif. The group became widely known for the striking image its members cultivated: black leather ...