by Neisha Washington


This Black History Month we take time to celebrate the black women who paved the way. A recent DOOBOP interview with the revolutionary Elaine Brown—author, activist, and only woman to hold the title of Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party—breathes new life into the accounts of Civil Rights era leaders. Chronicling her transition from an “unconscious silly girl” who wasn’t even sure of her blackness to an undeniable militant force, Brown’s story blends beauty with exotification, privilege with poverty, and radical politics with a disregard for the mainstream feminist ideas of the time. Here are some of our best takeaways from the interview.