Oakland Tag

Bettmann In Oakland, a historic hot dog restaurant utilized by members of the Black Panther Party will soon feature a everlasting art installation commemorating the group. As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Kasper’s Hot Dogs, which opened in 1943 within the Temescal neighborhood in North Oakland and is ready to reopen by yr’s end, will honor the legacy and roots of the Black Panther Party within the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where party co-founder Huey P. Newton grew up. Temescal is where the Black Panther Party was founded and was lively locally, launching initiatives resembling free breakfast for youngsters and a newspaper. The group also had a 10-point program that emphasized things like freedom, employment and housing for Black people. Kasper’s, named after founder...