Philadelphia native Elaine Brown rose through the Black Panther organization after she moved to Los Angeles in 1965 ... by Elaine Brown The [Black Panther] party reached out mostly to men ...

It also describes her relationship with her partner and the father of her daughter, John Huggins, who led the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party. The book draws on archives ...

Brown has had a storied career going back decades. She joined the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and helped organize its legal aid services and free breakfast program.