MONROE, LA (KTVE/KARD) – Huey Percy Newton, the Monroe, La. native who founded the Black Panther Party, would have celebrated his 83rd birthday on February 17, 2025. Newton was born in Monroe, La.

André Holland fights the power and impacts Hollywood's framework in his role as real-life figure Huey P. Newton in Apple TV+'s "The Big Cigar." "The story I'm about to tell you is how I, Huey P.