Elaine Brown (born March 2, 1943) is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther Party chairwoman who is based in Oakland, California. [1] Brown briefly ran for the Green Party presidential nomination in 2008 .

Elaine Brown is a former leader of the Black Panther Party, as Minister of Information then Chairman. She is the author of A Taste of Power and The Condemnation of Little B.

She is a Black incarceration activist, writer, singer, and former Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party. Elaine Brown grew up in the inner city of North Philadelphia with her mother, Dorothy Clark, and an absent father.

Aug 21, 2020 · After their breakup, Brown began working for the African American newspaper Harambee. She attended her first Black Panther meeting after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968.

From 1974 to 1977, Elaine Brown was Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party. As a Panther, Brown also ran twice for a position on the City Council of Oakland, California. Since the 1970s she has been active in prison and education reform and juvenile justice.

Philadelphia native Elaine Brown rose through the Black Panther organization after she moved to Los Angeles in 1965. She later became the first woman to head the controversial, male-dominated...

Sep 27, 2016 · In a controversial move Newton appointed Elaine Brown as the new leader of the Black Panther Party in his absence in 1974, after he fled persecution to Cuba. Despite challenges stemming from sexism among various members, she led the Party from 1974 until 1977.

Elaine Brown is accustomed to breaking new ground — and overcoming adversity is a challenge she’d conquered long before she made history in the 1970s as the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party.

Sep 10, 2020 · Elaine Brown, the only woman to lead the Black Panther Party, was its chairwoman from 1974 to 1977. She attended her first Black Panther party meeting in April 1968 and become a member of the Los Angeles chapter.

Elaine Brown is a former leader of the Black Panther Party—Minister of Information and Chairman. She is the author of A Taste of Power and The Condemnation of Little B. In March, the film rights to A Taste of Power were optioned for a major motion picture.