"On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the City of Oakland will celebrate the 89th birthday of Black Panther Party cofounder Bobby Seale with a formal proclamation of "Bobby Seale Day" and a commemorative street renaming. At a Wednesday evening block party, the intersection of 57th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way will officially be renamed Bobby Seale Way. Hosted by North Oakland lyricist and entrepreneur Mistah F.A.B., the party will also feature comments from Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a performance by The Curtis Family C-Notes"
"Seale's story has been told extensively, both through his autobiography A Lonely Rage and his book Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton. The cover of the latter shows Seale bound and gagged as the result of a order from the presiding judge in the Chicago 8 trial. That case was also depicted in the 2020 film The Trial of the Chicago 7, where Seale was portrayed by Oakland's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II."
Oakland will mark Bobby Seale's 89th birthday with a formal proclamation declaring "Bobby Seale Day" and a street renaming. A public unveiling and block party will rename the intersection of 57th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way to Bobby Seale Way. The event, hosted by Mistah F.A.B., will include comments from Mayor Barbara Lee and performances by The Curtis Family C-Notes, plus a speech by Donald Lacy Jr. Seale's life is represented in his books A Lonely Rage and Seize the Time, and his courtroom image and cinematic portrayals remain part of his legacy. The unveiling coincides with Oakland's "Love Life Week."
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