After each point is presented she brings forth either a primary source in reference or a resource produced by qualified peers. A taste of power : a Black woman's story / Elaine Brown Pantheon Books New York 1992. It is an interesting story.Wow. While thoroughly researched and well-written, the result is uneven in its ability to inform and educate.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Each compelling and hard to stop reading. Mnacko puts a non-Marxist stress on the fallibility of human nature and the universal dangers of power. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. they cut off the panther 21 awaiting trial on the east coast, eldridge cleaver chillaxin' in algiers after escaping prison, & tons elaine brown was appointed charperson of the black panther party in the 70s, after huey p. newton was sent packing off to jail again. It is a shame that Huey Newton's legacy seems to have overshadowed hers in popular culture, as she contributed fundamentally to the Panther's Survival Programs, from free meals to their community school. This autobiography details her experience as a woman, leading the somwhat chauvinist Black Panther Party.It was such an interesting look into the life of an intelligent and gifted woman both extremely strong and habitually weak at the same time. . OTHER BOOKS. have you ever noticed that when dudes write memoirs, maybe they'll mention sexual or romantic relationships, but they tend to keep that stuff to a minimize unless they are addressing a really significant relationship, like someone they marry or whatever (unless they are rock stars detailing their groupie conquests, which is a different issue). it was kind of a dick move, but they were operating under duress, having been thoroughly flummoxed & wrong-footed by the dirty tricks of the FBI & their COINTELPRO scheme, which targeted the black panther party heavily. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. A Taste of Power I was impressed with the stories in this series.
Definitely worth discussing.I learned SO MUCH from this. Resenting that label, I had joined the majority of black women in America in denouncing feminism… . In A Taste Of Power, Elaine Brown recounts her life and exeperiences in the Black Panther Party. Her self-awareness and candor. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.This page works best with JavaScript. And a continuous reminder of just how far women have come since those days...though lord knows we haven't come far enough. influencers in the know since 1933. I'd heard names like Eldridge Cleaver and Huey Newton, but I didn't know much about them; now I feel like I understand them, and their role in history, much more. Besides trying to raise a kid, live through police attacks, and dealing with sexiest fucks, let alone racism, I found that I deeply identify with some accounts of self-denial and deep-seated self fears. ... Upload book_review . “A Taste of Power” – My first book review. I finally have a better understanding of Estacion Libre's critique of the BPP's vanguardist philosophy, although Elaine Brown does not offer that analysis at all - actually she ends the memoir pretty abruptly with her escape from the Party.Wow, I can't say enough about how great this book is. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-520-08894-8. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations And a continuous reminder of just how far women have come since those days...though lord knows we haven't come far enough.