Meet the Author: Huey P. Newton’s Family - Roots of A Revolutionary Suicide

Name: Meet the Author: Huey P. Newton’s Family - Roots of A Revolutionary Suicide
Start: 2026-02-25T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-25T19:00:00-08:00
Location: 125 E 14th St, Oakland, CA 94606-2233, United States

Schedule

Wed Feb 25 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

125 E 14th St, Oakland, CA 94606-2233, United States | Oakland, CA

Judge Lise Pearlman will discuss her book Huey P. Newton’s Family: Roots of A Revolutionary Suicide at the Oakland Main Public Library for their #BlackHistoryMonth Program. The talk aims to shed light on how the Newton family’s ancestry and interrelationships helped shape Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Newton’s thinking and life trajectory.
Judge Pearlman will be joined by Melvin Newton, Prof. Emeritus of Merritt College, Huey Newton’s older brother, who provided many details of his family’s story—one of defiance, self-respect, pride, dignity, hopes, dreams and triumph.
https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6971651176261f280065dca7