A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story

A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story

Elaine Brown assumed her role as the first and only female leader of the Black Panther Party with these words: â€œI have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, Comrade?â€ It was August 1974. From a small Oakland-based cell, the Panthers had grown to become a revolutionary national organization, mobilizing black communities and white supporters across the countryâ€”but relentlessly targeted by the police and the FBI, and increasingly riven by violence and strife within. How Brown came to a position of power over this paramilitary, male-dominated organization, and what she did with that power, is a riveting, unsparing account of self-discovery.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brownâ€™s story begins with growing up in an impoverished neighborhood in Philadelphia and attending a predominantly white school, where she first sensed what it meant to be black, female, and poor in America. She describes her political awakening during the bohemian years of her adolescence, and her time as a foot soldier for the Panthers, who seemed to hold the promise of redemption. And she tells of her ascent into the upper echelons of Panther leadership: her tumultuous relationship with the charismatic Huey Newton, who would become her lover and her nemesis; her experience with the male power rituals that would sow the seeds of the party's demise; and the scars that she both suffered and inflicted in that eraâ€™s paradigm-shifting clashes of sex and power. Stunning, lyrical, and acute, this is the indelible testimony of a black womanâ€™s battle to define herself.

â€œA glowing achievement.â€ â€”Los Angeles Times
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â€œHonest, funny, subjective, unsparing, and passionate. . .Â A Taste of PowerÂ weaves autobiography and political history into a story that fascinates and illuminates.â€ â€”The Washington Post
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â€œA stunning picture of a black womanâ€™s coming of age in America. Put it on the shelf besideÂ The Autobiography of Malcolm X.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385471077
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1993-12-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780385471077

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Anchor
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780385471077
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1993-12-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780385471077

A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story

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