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Huey P. Newton Gun Club

Huey P. Newton Gun Club
Co-foundersBabu Omowale
Yafeuh Balogun
Rakem Balogun[1][2]
FoundedAugust 20, 2014
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, United States
IdeologyBlack empowerment
Black nationalism
Gun rights
Anti-capitalism
SloganFreedom
Website
hueypnewtongunclub.org

The Huey P. Newton Gun Club is a group[2] named after Black Panther Party co-founder and Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton.[3]

The group teaches self-defense and has staged armed protests in favor of African American gun rights[2] and against police brutality.[4] The club was founded by Rakem Balogun,[5] Yafeuh Balogun[6] and Babu Omowale.[7][8]

The group garnered national attention in August 2014 for its open carry patrols. Yafeuh Balogun expressed the hope that the club would continue to grow and eventually become a mainstream gun-rights organization.[9]

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  2. ^ a b c Subramanian, Courtney (11 July 2016). "Are US black separatist groups on the rise?". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  3. ^ "Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners". The New York Times. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Huey P. Newton Gun Club leads open-carry rally in South Dallas". Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  5. ^ Simek, Peter (October 2018). "The Right to Bear Arms (And Say Shocking Stuff on Facebook)". D Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Dallas Shooter Followed Black Militant Groups". news.sky.com. Sky News. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ Atkinson, Khorri (9 July 2016). "Black Gun Owners in Texas Decry Racial Bias". texastribune.org. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ Steele, Tom (10 July 2016). "Black militia says Dallas shooter 'shall be celebrated one day'". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  9. ^ Smith, Aaron Lake (5 Jan 2015). "Huey P. Newton Gun Club in Dallas Are Responding to Police Brutality with Armed Community Patrols". VICE Media. Retrieved 2016-07-06.