Part of Ninth Street in West Oakland named for Huey P. Newton
By Keith Burbank
Unveiling Huey Newton Way
Damien McDuffie, an archivist with the Huey P. Newton Foundation, talks about the unveiling of Huey Newton Way in West Oakland.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Three blocks of a West Oakland street were named Wednesday morning for a co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.
Numerous people attended the gathering including Newton s widow Fredrika Newton and newly elected Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife.