Huey Newton
Huey Newton
Huey Percy Newtonwas an African-American political activist and revolutionary who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. He continued to pursue an education, eventually earning a Ph.D. in social philosophy. In 1989 he was shot and killed in Oakland, California...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth17 February 1942
CityMonroe, LA
CountryUnited States of America
real media issues
Too many so-called leaders of the movement have been made into celebrities and their revolutionary fervor destroyed by mass media. They become Hollywood objects and lose identification with the real issues. The task is to transform society; only the people can do that
fear animal pigs
We felt that the police needed a label, a label other than that fear image that they carried in the community. So we used the pig as the rather low-lifed animal in order to identify the police. And it worked.
latin blood america
The United States can hide behind a facade simply because it is sucking the blood of other people...The Third World people: Africa, Asia and Latin America.
believe moving order
We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to the old African culture, it's unnecessary and it's not advantageous in many respects. We believe that culture itself will not liberate us. We're going to need some stronger stuff.
worry thousand dies
You can only die once, so do not die a thousand times worrying about it.
sea people mountain
To die for the racists is lighter than a feather, but to die for the people is heavier than any mountain and deeper than any sea.
people slavery moments
Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.
fighting two evil
We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.
hate thinking real-love
I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.
dog wrath people
The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people.
forever soul body
You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!
jail revolution revolutionary
You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution.
ability
Power is the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired manner.
positive media white
I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.