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Courtroom sketch of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, George W. Sams, Jr., Warren Kimbro, and Ericka Huggins, during the 1970 New Haven Black Panther trials.. This is an alphabetical referenced list of members of the Black Panther Party, including those notable for being Panthers as well as former Panthers who became notable for other reasons.
Despite the fact that over two-thirds of Black Panthers members were women, Cleaver was among a small group of women who were prominent in the Black Panther Party, which included Elaine Brown and Ericka Huggins. [7] As communications secretary, she was the first female member of the Party's decision-making body.
Black Panther Party Free Food Program flier shows images of Black Panther female activists Angela Davis and Ericka Huggins with the title "10,000 Free Bags of Groceries" for the Black Community Survival Conference in March 1972. The Black Panther Party was involved in many community projects as part of their organization.
Barbara Easley-Cox became involved with the Black Panther Party in 1967 during her college years. Throughout her experience with the Party, she worked in the Oakland, California, Philadelphia, New York, and international chapters. [3]
Director Stanley Nelson said of the Black Panther Party. The Black Panthers were founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 and upon their founding had a relatively simple goal — stop police brutality.
Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), [a] also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
In 1969, members of the New Haven Black Panthers tortured and murdered Alex Rackley, whom they suspected of being an informant. Along with Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, Huggins was charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy.
When Newton fled to Cuba in 1974 to avoid criminal charges, he appointed Brown to lead the Black Panther Party. Brown was the only woman to do so. She chaired the Black Panther Party from 1974 until 1977. She dealt with regular sexism because the men were angered by the thought of taking orders from a woman.