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Huey’sRe-Mix

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Huey’s Re-Mix is a project that explores the multiplicity of appropriations of the original photograph of Huey P. Newton, co-founder and Minister of Defence of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defence depicted as a “Black Urban Warrior” (As said by Kathleen Cleaver). Taking the ‘copy’ as starting point the project seeks to answer the question: what message is sampled here?

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Huey’s Re-mix 2020: Lovie Simone as Selah

Amazon Primehigh schoolHuey P. NewtonLovie Simonequeen beeSpadeTayarisha PoeUnited States
Lovie Simone as Selah in a rattan chair. Found on iDMB

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Huey’s Remix Timeline

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Huey’s Re-mix 2019: Michael Kiwanuka

Michael KiwanukaOlivia Rose
Michael Kiwanuka © Olivia Rose

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2019: Strong Black Lead

Garrett MorrisLoretta DivineLynn WhitfieldNetflixRuth E CarterStrong Black LeadTracy the Clayton
February 19, 2019: Ruth E. Carter 📷: @shamayim

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Huey’s Re-mix 2018: Power To The People Movie

Jibril HaynesKeith WalkerMathias SaundersPower to the people
A scene from the concept trailer 'Power to the People'. Found on YouTube.

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2018: Kelly Rowland

Halloween costumesHuey P. NewtonKelly RowlandTim WeatherspoonUnited States
Kelly Rowland & Tim Weatherspoon as members of the Black Panther Party@ Halloween 2018

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2018: I am Queen Mary

colonialismCopenhagenDenmarkHuey P. NewtonJeannette EhlersLa Vaughn BelleslaveryVirgin IslandsWest Indian
I Am Queen Mary by Danish artist Jeannette Ehlers and Virgin Islands artist La Vaughn Belle

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Kendra Foster

FunkadelicGeorge ClintonHuey P. NewtonKendra FosterPedro Bellthe oneUncle Jam
Found on Facebook

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Patch & button Radical Dreams

celebrationHuey P. NewtonJacksonvillepatchpinradical dreamsShannon P
Patch found on radicaldreams.net

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Mahogany Jones

Alexis AllonCheD-CypheredDetroitDetroit Institute of ArtsEllie SandiegofemaleHip hopJenny RisherLakia NicoleMahogany JonesPiper CarterReddBone
Revolution Tribute, 2017. Hip-hop artists Mahogany Jones, Che, ReddBone, Alexis Allon, Ellie Sandiego, Piper Carter and Lakia Nicole. Photo © Jenny Risher.

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Huey’s remix 2017: Jay Z’s The Story of OJ

HiphopJay ZMark RomanekO.J. SimpsonRustam HasanovstereotypeUnited States
Screenshot taken at [2'10''] from "The Story of OJ" by Jay-Z and Mark Romanek

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Chadwick Boseman

Black PanthersChadwick BosemancomicDiana BuddsHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionMarvelOaklandrevolutionsuperheroT'challaUnited StatesWakanda
Black Panther (2018) via www.imdb.com Poster design by Art Machine.

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Zinzi Minott

Black Panther Party of Self-defenceDanceLondonPerformanceraceSomerset House StudiosUnited KingdomZinzi Minott
Found on Twitter

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2017: Kamaiyah

Black Panther Party of Self-defenceHuey P. NewtonKamaiyahOaklandUnited States
Found on twitter.com

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2016: Beyoncé

BeyoncéBlack Panther Party of Self-defenceEast RutherfordFormationHuey P. NewtonJay ZKendrick LamarSerena WilliamsSuperbowlUnited States
Beyonce: Formation Worldtour 2016, https://maximequoilin.com © Daniela Vesco

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2015: Paris

Bay AreaBlack Panther Party of Self-defenceCaliforniaGuerilla FunkHuey P. NewtonOaklandParisUnited States
Found in sfchronicle.com, photo by: Guerrilla Funk.

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2015: Slauson Girl

Apprentice 'Bunchy' CarterBlack PanthersBunchy CarterEldridge CleaverHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionLos AngelesMayor of the GhettorevolutionSlauson gangSlauson RenegadesSlauson Street gangSouth Centralwoman
The Original: Found on website of Slauson Girl

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Huey’s Re-mix 2013: graffiti Huey

9th WardBrandan OdumsCoretta Scott KingFrederick DouglassGordon ParksgraffitiHuey P. Newtonhurricane KatrinaJames BaldwinMalcolm XMartin Luther King JrMuhammad AliNew OrleansProject BeUnited States
Part of "Project Be" by Brandan Odums.

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2013: Whip it good by Jeannette Ehlers

colonialismDenmarkHuey P. NewtonJeannette Ehlersslavery
Promotional image for performance Whip it Good by Jeannette Ehlers

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Huey’s Re-mix 2013: Jennifer Moon

asianBlack PanthersHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionrevolutionwoman
Jennifer Moon, There Is Nothing Left but Freedom, detail of You Can Kill My Body, but You Can’t Kill My Soul, 2013

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2011: Gil Scott-Heron

Black Panther Party of Self-defenceBlack PanthersGil Scott-HeronHuey P. NewtonPGM & Ras TermsRevolutionary Suicide
made by PGM & Ras Terms

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2011: Freddie Gibbs

Black Panther Party of Self-defenceFreddie GibbsHuey P. NewtonJun ChaLos AngelesUnited States
Tattoo on rapper Freddie Gibbs by LA's Jun Cha

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2008: Otabenga Jones

Houston TXHuey P. NewtonOtabenga Jones & associatesUnited States
Grow Black Growth Activity page 14 2008, Otabenga Jones and Associates, Xerox booklet. Courtesy of the artist.

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Huey’s Re-mix 2004: Sam Durant

Black PanthersHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionrevolutionSam Durant
Sam Durant - Proposal for Monument to Huey Newton at Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland, CA., 2004

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Huey’s Re-mix 2003: Missy Elliott

Black PanthersGeorge ClintonHiphopHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionrevolution
Missy Elliott - This Is Not A Test! - 2003

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2003: Big Boi

Albumcover of Big Boi's side of the album Speakerbox/ The Love Below by Outkast.

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Huey’s Re-Mix 2000: Fear of a Black Marker by Keith Knight

Fear of a black planetHuey P. NewtonKeith KnightPublic EnemySan FranciscoUnited States
Fear Of A Black Marker: Another K Chronicles Compendium (2000) by Keith Knight

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1995: Marcus Chong

Black Panther Party of Self-defenceHuey P. NewtonMario van PeeblesMelvin van Peeblesmovie
Mario van Peebles reconstructs 'Newton in Wicker chair' with Marcus Chong as Huey

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Huey’s Re-mix Late 1990s(?): Nas

Black PanthersHiphopHuey P. Newtonlanguagelanguage of revolutionrevolution
Nas

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1992: Chuck D.

Black PanthersChuck DHiphopHuey P. NewtonJesse Frohmanlanguagelanguage of revolutionPublic EnemyrevolutionS1WScott Poulson-BryantSPIN Magazine
Photo by Jesse Frohman, SPIN, October 1991, p 47

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1985: Sugarfoot

OhioOhio PlayersRoger TroutmanSugarfootUnited States
Sugarfoot. Photo © David Sanford

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1979: Uncle Jam a.k.a. George Clinton

AfrofuturismfunkFunkadelicGeorge ClintonHuey P. NewtonlanguagePedro Bellrevolution
Uncle Jam Wants You, cover photo (by Diem M. Jones) and artwork (by Pedro Bell), 1979

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1975: Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson

Brian JacksonGil Scott-HeronGorillaguerillaHuey P. NewtonIcemanMidnight BandNixonPan-africanThe liberation SongUnited States
The First Minute of a New Day, by Iceman

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The origins of the Peacock chair

Addams FamilyAl GreenAlternative American FamilyCoolEmmanuelleexoticMarilyn MonroePeacock chairPhillipinesRattanregalSylvia Kristelthrone-likeWicker Chair
a.k.a. Emmanuelle-Chair (film poster based on photo by Francis Giacobetti, 1974)

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Heuy’s Re-Mix 1972: Eddie Kendricks People… Hold On

Eddie KendricksHuey P. NewtonWeldon Arthur McDougal III.
Eddie Kendricks People... Hold On. Photography by Weldon Arthur McDougal III

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1970: Welcome Back

New YorkPalantePuerto RicanThe BronxThe Bronx MuseumUnited StatesYoung Lords
Found on NYU Libraries

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1970: Sandbag edition

Huey P. NewtonNew Havensandbagsself defenceUnited States
Found on: stephenshames.com/projects/black-panther-party/

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1970: Happy Birthday Huey

Black Panther PaperBlack Panther Party of Self-defenceEmory DouglasHappy BirthdayHuey P. Newton
Found on 18.10.2017 at SOUL OF A NATION: Art in the Age of Black Power @ Tate Modern

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Huey’s Re-mix 1969: John Huggins

The Black Panther Black Community News Service. Published on January 25, 1969 by the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. Vol.2, No.21

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Huey’s Re-Mix 1969: Special Issue of The Black Panther

The Black Panther Vol.2, No.20; Cover

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