OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was initially married to Gwen Fontaine before marrying Fredrika Newton, who became widowed after his death in 1989. 'The Big ...

The astonishing true story of Huey P. Newton’s flight to Cuba comes to life in Apple TV+’s “The Big Cigar.” Janine Sherman Barrois, the recipient of the NAACP Image Award, along with Jim Hecht and ...

Growing up: Before the party: -- Who I am -- I meet Huey -- Huey breaks with the cultural nationalists -- The Soul Students Advisory Council -- We hit the streets -- Using the poverty program -- ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. supported non-violent resistance as a way to change the nation's civil rights laws. But Huey Newton, the child of a minister, believed that aggressive militance was ...

Apple TV+ announced the release date and shared first-look photos Thursday of an upcoming limited series about Black Panther Party leader and social activist Huey P. Newton. “The Big Cigar” follows ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with André Holland about his starring role as Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton in the Apple TV Plus series "The Big Cigar." ANDRE HOLLAND: (As Huey P. Newton) They ...