Fredrika Newton was introduced to the young political icon, Dr. Huey P. Newton, in 1970 by her mother, Arlene Slaughter, a housing activist and real estate agent for the Black Panther Party. Soon after their meeting, Newton elected to join the Black Panther Party where she served as a teacher in the Samuel Napier Youth Institute, helped establish the George Jackson Free Medical Clinic, and briefly worked on the Black Panther Party Newspaper. She and Dr. Newton were married several years later and lived together until he was killed in 1989. As the president of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, which she co-founded with David Hilliard, Newton works to preserve and promulgate the history, ideals, and legacy of Dr. Newton and the Black Panther Party. Newton is currently working with the Oakland Mayor’s Office towards a prominently placed historical monument, a series of plaques located throughout the city, and a touring (and permanent) museum to commemorate the Black Panther Party’s historical legacy.

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