Fredrika Newton joined the Black Panther Party as a youth member in 1969. She first met Huey P. Newton in 1970, marrying him eleven years later in 1981. They lived together until Newton's death in 1989 with Ms. Newton establishing the Huey P. Newton Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, in 1993. Serving as the Foundation's President, she operates the community-based programs, which include literacy, voter outreach and health-related components.

Ms. Newton also coordinates the high-profile Black Panther Legacy Tour, an Oakland city tour that has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, MTV, NBC, ABC, CBS, and NPR.

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