A busy stretch of Broadway in downtown Oakland will soon bear the name of one of the city’s most famous political organizations — the Black Panther Party.

On Saturday, local luminaries will gather at the intersection of 15th Street and Broadway to celebrate the newly designated Black Panther Party Boulevard, according to an announcement Monday from the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.