The Black Panther Party, celebrated for its breakfast program, had 65 significant community survival initiatives often overlooked in history. In honor of Black History Month, former members shared their experiences at the Black Panther Party Museum exhibition, showcasing their vital community services. The event emphasized the impact of the Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation, established by Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, which highlighted their mission to ensure health care as a foundational human right. Fredrika Newton shared moving testimony about the party's life-saving influence on individuals, emphasizing their commitment to serving the community's needs.
I spoke to a young woman with sickle cell anemia who said that if it wasn't for the Black Panther Party, she wouldn't be alive today, said Newton during her brief speech.
The exhibit highlights the party's 65 community survival programs which chapters across the country launched during the 1960's and 1970's.
Believing that health care is a basic human right, Dr. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation in 1971.
That's what this is all about serving the people, body and soul.
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