![]() ![]() She is subjected to a great deal of sexism in the party as well as her own personal obstacles when becoming head of the party from 1974 to 1977. Brown describes her experiences in developing a black consciousness, and later, a feminist consciousness. She later ends the affair, and through her neighbor begins to meet people involved in the Black Panther Party. Īt age 19, Brown moves to California, where she has a love affair with Jay Kennedy. She'd act "white" while hanging out with her school friends, and "black" when with the girls in her neighborhood. From that point on, Brown describes being a part of two worlds. Due to her mother's persistence, she is able to attend an experimental elementary school in a nice neighborhood and becomes friends with some Jewish girls. In the early chapters of the book, Brown recalls growing up on York Street in a rough neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The book follows her life from childhood up through her activism with the Black Panther Party. A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story ( Pantheon Books, 1992) is a memoir written by Elaine Brown. ![]()
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